nazr e firaaq
— Fahmida Riaz
Ai dil-e-kaafir ijz se munkir aaj tiraa sar kham kyuun hai
Teree haTelee shiryaanon men ye bebas maatam kyuun hai
Aankh to ronaa bhuul ga.ee thee phir har manzar nam kyuun hai
Mat roko bahne do aansoo kisee ko karte hain parnaam
Aap jhukaa hai jhukne do sar chhupaa thaa us men koi salaam
Shaayad us ke huzoor men ho tum jis ko kahte hain anjaam
Vo hastee kee sarhad-e-aakhir huaa jahaan har safar tamaam
Bebas hai insaan bebas hai taktee rah ga.ee rotee shaam
UTh gaya koi bharee Dunya se baaqee rahe khuda kaa naam
Yaa phir kaaghaz par parchhaa.een milegaa jis ko sabt-e-davaam
Ye TukDe insaanee dil ke shaa.er aur shaa.er kaa kalaam
Naaz karoongee khush-bakhtee men main ne 'firaaq' ko dekhaa thaa
UjDe ghar men wo tahzeebon ke sangam par baiThaa thaa
Garm ham-aaghoshee sadiyon kee hogee kitnee pyaar bharee
Jis kee baanhon men khelee thee us kee soch kee sundartaa
Sher kaa dil shaffaaf thaa itnaa jaise aa.eena-e-taareekh
Kyaa bhar puur visaal thaa jis ne us shaa.er ko janm diyaa
Gar taareekh ne paagal ho kar khud apna sar phoDaa hai
Khuun uchhaalaa hai galiyon men apna hanDolaa toDaa hai
ChheenT na thee daaman par us ke kaun ghaaT dho baiThaa thaa
Jise samajhte ho naa-mumkin wo us insaan jaisaa thaa
Insaan bhee itnaa maamoolee jaise apna ham-saaya
Apne sher sunaanaa us kaa aur khud hairaan ho jaanaa
Baaton men maasoom mahak thee aankhon men bechain lapak
Khaamoshee ke vaqfe yuun jaise us ne Kuch dekhaa thaa
PiiD bahut jhelee thee us ne itnee baat to zaahir thee
Lahja men shokhee thee jaise raakh men chamke angaara
Sangam ke paanee par main ne dekhee thee kaisee tasveer
UDaa lahak kar ik jal-panchi kheench gaya paanee pe lakeer
Jamunaa kee niilee gahraa.ee bhed bharee chup se bojhal
Gangaa ke dhaare kee jumbish ujlee taaqat aur be-kal
Is paanee men aks Daaltaa aasmaan kaa ik TukDaa
MiTTee ke but hare naariyal chandan lagaa koi mukhDaa
Vo dhaaron par naav khetaa sookhaa panjar maanjhee kaa
Daan ke paise gintaa panDit taanba sooraj saanjhee kaa
Jamunaa par meenaar qila ke gumbad kaa tirchhaa saayaa
Paaksitaan se aa.e muhaajir gende kee TuuTee maalaa
Paanee men chappoo kee shap shap baaton ke TuuTe TukDe
Yaheen kaheen par ham se ojhal sarasvatee bhee bahtee hai
Jo samjhee jo aage samjhoon chhalak raha hai dil kaa jaam
Vo manzar jo khud se baDaa thaa us kaa gheraa tumhaare naam
Ye kamre kaa maand ujaalaa baahar huuk papihe kee
KhiDkee par boondon kee dastak saansen bhartee khaamoshee
Puuree baat nahin batlaataa goonge aansoo ro denaa
Teree dhartee sah na sakegee itne husn ko kho denaa
Tanhaa aur apaahij booDhe tujhe na marne denge log
Abhee to jeevan baanjh nahin hai phir tujh ko janmenge log
Ai dil-e-kafir ijz se munkir aaj tera sar KHam kyun hai
Teri haTeli shiryanon mein ye bebas matam kyun hai
Aankh to rona bhul gai thi phir har manzar nam kyun hai
Mat roko bahne do aansu kisi ko karte hain parnam
Aap jhuka hai jhukne do sar chhupa tha us mein koi salam
Shayad us ke huzur mein ho tum jis ko kahte hain anjam
Wo hasti ki sarhad-e-aKHir hua jahan har safar tamam
Bebas hai insan bebas hai takti rah gai roti sham
UTh gaya koi bhari duniya se baqi rahe KHuda ka nam
Ya phir kaghaz par parchhain milega jis ko sabt-e-dawam
Ye TukDe insani dil ke shaer aur shaer ka kalam
Naz karungi KHush-baKHti mein main ne 'firaq' ko dekha tha
UjDe ghar mein wo tahzibon ke sangam par baiTha tha
Garm ham-aghoshi sadiyon ki hogi kitni pyar bhari
Jis ki banhon mein kheli thi us ki soch ki sundarta
Sher ka dil shaffaf tha itna jaise aaina-e-tariKH
Kya bhar pur visal tha jis ne us shaer ko janm diya
Gar tariKH ne pagal ho kar KHud apna sar phoDa hai
KHun uchhaala hai galiyon mein apna hanDola toDa hai
ChhinT na thi daman par us ke kaun ghaT dho baiTha tha
Jise samajhte ho na-mumkin wo us insan jaisa tha
Insan bhi itna mamuli jaise apna ham-saya
Apne sher sunana us ka aur KHud hairan ho jaana
Baaton mein masum mahak thi aankhon mein bechain lapak
KHamoshi ke waqfe yun jaise us ne Kuch dekha tha
PiD bahut jheli thi us ne itni baat to zahir thi
Lahja mein shoKHi thi jaise rakh mein chamke angara
Sangam ke pani par main ne dekhi thi kaisi taswir
UDa lahak kar ek jal-panchhi khinch gaya pani pe lakir
Jamuna ki nili gahrai bhed bhari chup se bojhal
Ganga ke dhaare ki jumbish ujli taqat aur be-kal
Is pani mein aks Dalta aasman ka ek TukDa
MiTTi ke but hare nariyal chandan laga koi mukhDa
Wo dhaaron par naw kheta sukha panjar manjhi ka
Dan ke paise ginta panDit tanba suraj sanjhi ka
Jamuna par minar qila ke gumbad ka tirchha saya
Paksitan se aae muhajir gende ki TuTi mala
Pani mein chappu ki shap shap baaton ke TuTe TukDe
Yahin kahin par hum se ojhal saraswati bhi bahti hai
Jo samjhi jo aage samjhun chhalak raha hai dil ka jam
Wo manzar jo KHud se baDa tha us ka ghera tumhaare nam
Ye kamre ka mand ujala bahar huk papihe ki
KhiDki par bundon ki dastak sansen bharti KHamoshi
Puri baat nahin batlata gunge aansu ro dena
Teri dharti sah na sakegi itne husn ko kho dena
Tanha aur apahij buDhe tujhe na marne denge log
Abhi to jiwan banjh nahin hai phir tujh ko janmenge log