vaadi-e-shauq mein vaarafta-e-raftaar hain ham — Fani Badayuni

"vaa-e-naadaani ye hasrat thi ki hotaa dar khulaa ham qafas raaz-e-asiri kyaa kahein kyunkar khulaa fursat-e-ranj-e-asiri di na un dhaDkon ne haae ab chhuri sayyaad ne li ab qafas kaa dar khulaa allaah allaah ik duaa-e-marg ke do do asar vaan khulaa baab-e-ijaabat yaan qafas kaa dar khulaa uf is aazaadi-e-be-hangaam ki majburiyaan main qafas ke paas yuun baiThaa hi rahtaa par khulaa ujlat-e-parvaaz jab milne bhi de raah-e-gurez yuun to khulne ko qafas kaa dar khulaa aksar khulaa band hai baab-e-qafas ho sar to paTke jaaiye ham ne dekhaa hai qafas ki tiliyon mein dar khulaa kam to kyaa sayyaad be-taabi sivaa ho jaaegi tu ne naahaq tiliyon mein rakh diyaa khanjar khulaa aasmaan garam-e-talaafi chaahiye kaisaa qafas bijliyon ke ik ishaare mein qafas kaa dar khulaa likh chuke ham jaa chukaa khat gar yahi haalat rahi haath mein aayaa qalam aur shauq kaa daftar khulaa dil mein zakhm ashkon mein khuun surat ba-bin-aalam-mapras vo nigah uf vo mizha naavak chhupaa nashtar khulaa dam-ba-khud sakte kaa aalam murdani chhaai hui rang meri zindagi kaa meri mayyat par khulaa dil mein teraa dhyaan ik muddat rahaa begaana-vaar khulte hi khulte khulaa aur kyaa hi sharmaa kar khulaa dekhiye kyaa gul khilaati hai bahaar ab ke baras khvaab mein 'faani' ne dekhaa hai qafas kaa dar khulaa"

"mizaaj-e-dahr mein un kaa ishaara paae jaa jo ho sake to bahar-haal muskuraae jaa bahaar-e-sad-chamanistaan-e-aarzu ban kar mire khayaal ki ranginiyon mein aae jaa khirad-navaaz nigaahon ki aaD mein rah kar fazaa-e-aalam-e-divaangi pe chhaae jaa pilaae jaa ki abhi hosh-e-be-khudi hai mujhe pilaae jaa mujhe saaqi abhi pilaae jaa dil o jigar pe guzar jaaegi jo guzregi tiri nazar se jo fitne uThein uThaae jaa zaraa Thahr ki ab anjaam-e-soz-e-gham hai qarib charaagh-e-zist bhaDakne ko hai bujhaae jaa sukut-e-mayyat-e-'faani' hai ik fasaana-e-shauq lab-e-khamosh se har muddaaa ko paae jaa"

"ziist kaa haasil banaayaa dil jo goyaa kuchh na thaa gham ne dil ko dil banaayaa varna kyaa thaa kuchh na thaa vo to mere saamne the dekhne ki der thi main ne aankhein band kar liin varna pardaa kuchh na thaa yaa alam-koshi rahi yaa khud-faraamoshi rahi dil kisi din dil na thaa yaa dard thaa yaa kuchh na thaa kuchh samajh kar khud hi ham ne jaan de di dil ke saath un ki nazron kaa abhi aisaa taqaazaa kuchh na thaa aap kaa divaana thaa ye iddaaa baatil sahi 'faani'-e-divaana divaana bhi thaa yaa kuchh na thaa"

"kuchh kam to huaa ranj-e-faraavaan-e-tamannaa aaghaaz-e-junun go nahin paayaan-e-tamannaa phir yaas ne rakkhaa hai qadam khaana-e-dil mein yaani hai ab allaah nigahbaan-e-tamannaa go chaak huaa dil magar armaan na nikle be-faaeda kholaa dar-e-zindaan-e-tamannaa afsaana miraa khvaab-e-zulekhaa-e-mohabbat jalva hai tiraa yusuf-e-kanaan-e-tamannaa juz vaada-e-baatil nahin buniyaad kuchh us ki dil kaanp uThaa dekh ke aivaan-e-tamannaa ik jaan hai vo khair se vaarafta-e-gham hai ik dil hai so hai sokhta-saamaan-e-tamannaa 'faani' kaa dam ik din tire qadmon pe nikal jaae dil ki ye tamannaa hai ab ai jaan-e-tamannaa"

"ibtidaa-e-ishq hai lutf-e-shabaab aane ko hai sabr rukhsat ho rahaa hai iztiraab aane ko hai qabr par kis shaan se vo be-naqaab aane ko hai aaftaab-e-subh-e-mahshar ham-rikaab aane ko hai mujh tak us mahfil mein phir jaam-e-sharaab aane ko hai umr-e-rafta palTi aati hai shabaab aane ko hai haae kaisi kashmakash hai yaas bhi hai aas bhi dam nikal jaane ko hai khat kaa javaab aane ko hai khat ke purze naama-bar ki laash ke hamraah hain kis DhiTaai se mire khat kaa javaab aane ko hai naa-umidi maut se kahti hai apnaa kaam kar aas kahti hai Thahar khat kaa javaab aane ko hai ruuh ghabraai hui phirti hai meri laash par kyaa janaaze par mere khat kaa javaab aane ko hai bhar ke saaqi jaam-e-mai ik aur laa aur jald laa un nashili ankhDiyon mein phir hijaab aane ko hai khaana-e-tasvir mein aane ko hai tasvir-e-yaar aaine mein qad-e-aadam aaftaab aane ko hai phir hinaai hone vaale hain mire qaatil ke haath phir zabaan-e-tegh par rang-e-shahaab aane ko hai gudgudaataa hai tasavvur chuTkiyaan letaa hai dard kyaa kisi be-khvaab ki aankhon mein khvaab aane ko hai dekhiye maut aae 'faani' yaa koi fitna uThe mere qaabu mein dil-e-be-sabr-o-taab aane ko hai"

"justuju-e-nashaat-e-mubham kyaa dil mayassar hai lazzat-e-gham kyaa masti-e-hosh ke fasaane hain jashn-e-parvez o ishrat-e-jam kyaa ek aalam ko dekhtaa huun main ye tiraa dhyaan hai mujassam kyaa izn hangaama-e-nigaah na de kyaa hamaari bisaat aur ham kyaa nang-e-rahmat hai ehtiyaaj-e-duaa intizaar-e-gadaa-e-mubram kyaa meri fitrat hai gosh bar aavaaz sun rahaa huun navaa-e-mehram kyaa miT gayaa naam-e-aashiqi ab aur chaahtaa hai vo husn-e-barham kyaa kaash puchho to kuchh bataaein ham haasil-e-shikva haae baaham kyaa dil kamaal-e-hayaat hai 'faani' dil ke maare huon kaa maatam kyaa"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"