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