us ne jab baat ki udaasi ki — Munir Anwar

"gali gali hain bheDiye muhaafizon ke ruup mein kasaafaton kaa raaj hai nafaasaton ke ruup mein ham ahl-e-shauq zakhm chaaTte ravaan-davaan rahe saDak pe khaar the saje hue gulon ke ruup mein huzur vaqt mil sake to ek baar dekh lein ye saailon ke masale hain faailon ke ruup mein kahaa gayaa thaa manzil-e-muraad paaeinge magar hamein jo raahzan mile hain rahbaron ke ruup mein ab apne khuun par bhi e'timaad kuchh muhaal hai safediyaan chhipi hui hain surkhiyon ke ruup mein baDe qalam-farosh log the jinhon ne aakhirash hamein tabaah kar diyaa hai 'aalamon ke ruup mein abhi se kyon gumaan-e-tark-e-'aashiqi huaa tumhein abhi to naachtaa hai khuun dhaDkanon ke ruup mein"

"apne andar dhyaan lagaae baiThaa huun aavaazon par kaan lagaae baiThaa huun aaine mein apnaa 'aks hai main jis par kitne surkh nishaan lagaae baiThaa huun dekh mire dushman kuchh bhi ho saktaa hai is baazi par jaan lagaae baiThaa huun lafz bhi kaarobaar hain ek havaale se main bhi ek dukaan lagaae baiThaa huun duniyaa khel tamaashaa hai aur main 'anvar' daao par imaan lagaae baiThaa huun"

"ghazal kahun ki tujhe haasil-e-ghazal likhun main lafz likhun magar phir badal badal likhun tumhaare saath jo lamhe nasib mein aae unhein main umr kahun aur ek pal likhun abad qaraar duun chaahat ki har nishaani ko main tere pyaar ko sarmaaya-e-azal likhun tiri nazar ke badalte hue ishaaron ko main teraa aaj kahun aur apnaa kal likhun likhun to likhtaa chalaa jaaun ishq ki zid hai hai maslahat kaa taqaazaa sambhal sambhal likhun vo meri ruuh mein shaamil hai is tarah 'anvar' bin us ke ziist faqat saans kaa amal likhun"

"milaa to de ke judaai chalaa gayaa aakhir hamaare hisse mein tanhaa safar rahaa aakhir agar ye tai thaa ki har baat se mukarnaa hai to saath dene kaa vaada hi kyon kiyaa aakhir use khayaal thaa kitnaa jahaan vaalon kaa isi khayaal mein jaan se guzar gayaa aakhir tazaad-e-fikr kaa ilzaam kuchh durust nahin kahaa thaa main ne jo avval vahi kahaa aakhir vo mere dard mire gham ko baanTne vaalaa ik aur karb mujhe daan kar gayaa aakhir tumhein yaqin thaa ham dosti nibhaa leinge hamein gumaan thaa jis kaa vahi huaa aakhir faraaz-e-daar se pahle kaa vaqt mushkil thaa kisi ki yaad ke saae mein kaT gayaa aakhir jab ikhtiyaar thaa tum faisla sunaa dete tamaam umr tazabzub mein kyon rakkhaa aakhir main us ke haath se niklaa huaa zamaana thaa vo meri khoj mein niklaa bikhar gayaa aakhir main e'tibaar ki duniyaa se kaT gayaa 'anvar' kisi ke saath main itnaa bhi kyon chalaa aakhir"

"chaahaton kaa samar mil gayaa tujh saa ahl-e-nazar mil gayaa tu mujhe raah mein kyaa milaa ik javaaz-e-safar mil gayaa ik shuur-e-mohabbat hamein tere zer-e-asar mil gayaa tere me'yaar kaa to nahin haan magar chaaraagar mil gayaa meri takmil hone lagi vo saraapaa hunar mil gayaa tum sanbhaalo ye divaar-e-zar aadmiyyat kaa dar mil gayaa dil mein jaagi thi us ki lagan taa-ba hadd-e-nazar mil gayaa tu milaa to thakan jaag uThi yuun lagaa jaise ghar mil gayaa"

"tire khayaal mein had se guzar gayaa koi gham-e-hayaat ko hairaan kar gayaa koi havaaein jin ke ishaaron pe raqs karti hain charaagh vo mire raste pe dhar gayaa koi mujhe pata bhi nahin chal sakaa magar mujh mein tamaam rang mohabbat ke bhar gayaa koi main she'r kahtaa rahaa jis ki yaad mein ab tak kal us ke jaisaa ghazal mein utar gayaa koi labon tak aayaa huaa qahqaha na rok sakaa phir us ki guunj suni aur Dar gayaa koi main khvaab buntaa rahaa zindagi ke aur kahin fareb-e-zist se ghabraa ke mar gayaa koi main sochtaa huun ki us kaa likhaa dikhaaun use kahe sune se to yaksar mukar gayaa koi bas ik zaraa si tavajjoh ki baat thi 'anvar' nazar nazar se mili aur sanvar gayaa koi"

"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"

"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"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"