suraj chhupaa ik ik gul-e-manzar bikhar gayaa — Jafar Shirazi

"havaa kaa shor sadaa-e-sahaab mere liye jahaan-e-jabr kaa har iztiraab mere liye sulagtaa jaataa huun main aur paDhtaa jaataa huun khulaa paDaa hai zamaane kaa baab mere liye main muntazir thaa jahaan par gulaab khilne kaa vahin pareshaan thi bu-e-gulaab mere liye ye meri umr ki shab ye uDi hui nindein na koi khvaab na afsun-e-khvaab mere liye tabaah kar diyaa ahde-javaan ki baaton ne shabaab is ke liye thaa sharaab mere liye jahaan hai nashsha-e-khvaab-e-sahar mein khoyaa huaa hai sar pe aayaa huaa aaftaab mere liye rahaa hai dhyaan mein ik jism chaand saa 'jaafar' hui vahaan hai shab-e-maahtaab mere liye"

"aks jaa-ba-jaa apni zaat ke giraataa hai kaun aasmaanon se aaine giraataa hai main ne ruup dhaaraa hai us ki ruuh kaa aur vo mere naqsh hi mere saamne giraataa hai umr bhar uThaaegaa dukh mire bikharne kaa aankh ki bulandi se kyuun mujhe giraataa hai shoala-e-mohabbat aur aab-e-ashk ai naadaan raushni ko dariyaa mein kis liye giraataa hai vo havaa kaa jhonkaa bhi meraa sakht dushman hai shaakh se jo patte ko zor se giraataa hai jazb kar na le 'jaafar' soch lahr ki tujh ko tu kahaan samundar mein kankarein giraataa hai"

"ba-sath-e-aab koi aks-e-naa-tavaan na paDaa havaa guzar bhi gai aur kahin nishaan na paDaa baDe sukun se dekhaa hai jalte lamhon ko hamaari aankh mein varna dhuaan kahaan na paDaa kaThin bhi aisaa na thaa meri teri sulh kaa kaam koi bhi shakhs mire tere darmiyaan na paDaa hue hain khaak khamoshi ke dasht mein kho kar hamaare kaan mein hi shor-kaarvaan na paDaa balaa ki dhuup hai 'jaafar' kisi ko hosh nahin paDaa hai abr kaa saayaa kahaan kahaan na paDaa"

"apne ehsaas se baahar nahin hone detaa raaz zaahir bhi ye mujh par nahin hone detaa khauf-e-rusvaai se kar detaa hai hairaan aisaa meri aankhon ko samundar nahin hone detaa mom kar detaa hai jab lauT ke aa jaataa hai mujh ko furqat mein vo patthar nahin hone detaa dekhtaa huun to kabhi chaand kabhi phuul hai vo apni surat mujhe azbar nahin hone detaa ji mein hai uD ke chalaa jaaun jahaan rahtaa hai vo miraa ghar bhi miraa ghar nahin hone detaa jab bhi miltaa hai to bas TuuT ke miltaa hai mujhe apne gham kaa mujhe khugar nahin hone detaa ruuTh bhi jaate hain 'jaafar' to manaa lene mein mujh ko apne se vo behtar nahin hone detaa"

"jaan aise khvaabon se kis tarah chhuDaaun main shahr so gayaa saaraa ab kise jagaaun main paaemaal sabze par dekh kar gire patte ab zamin se khud ko kis tarah uThaaun main in akeli raaton mein in akele raston par kis ke saath aauun main kis ke saath jaaun main ek hi si tanhaai ek hi saa sannaaTaa dasht kyaa hai dil kyaa hai kyaa tujhe bataaun main dekh kaise din aae dekh main na kahtaa thaa tu qarib bhi aae aur tujhe bulaaun main aaj sab mein ghul-mil jaaun mujh ko kyaa khabar kal tak kis ko yaad aauun main kis ko bhuul jaaun main kitne kaam duniyaa ne de diye mujhe 'jaafar' ashk-e-gham giraaun main baar-e-gham uThaaun main"

"arz-o-samaa pe rang thaa kaisaa utar gayaa aandhi chali to shaam kaa chehra utar gayaa tufaan ki zad na shor-e-talaatum mujhe bataao main mauj mein nahin huun ki dariyaa utar gayaa kyaa kyaa rahi kanaar-e-mohabbat ki dhun mujhe jin paaniyon mein us ne utaaraa utar gayaa ik kashmakash mein ab hain samundar paDe hue sahraa ki tah mein phir koi pyaasaa utar gayaa bikhraa paDaa hai khaak pe yuun chaandni kaa jism jaise miri hi ruuh mein tesha utar gayaa 'jaafar' kabhi na ye mere vahm-o-gumaan mein thaa main aur us ke dhyaan se aisaa utar gayaa"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"