aap apne ko mo'tabar kar lein — Ghani Ejaz

"thakan ghaalib hai dam TuuTe hue hain safar jaari qadam TuuTe hue hain ba-zaahir to hain saalim jism-o-jaan se magar andar se ham TuuTe hue hain adhure hain yahaan saare ke saare sabhi to besh-o-kam TuuTe hue hain buraa ho e'timaad-e-baahami kaa ki sab qaul-o-qasam TuuTe hue hain taalluq TuTne ko hai jahaan se chalo ki band-e-gham TuuTe hue hain khudaa kaa ghar na bakhshaa zaalimon ne kai dair-o-haram TuuTe hue hain unhein munsif nahin qaatil kaho tum ki sab un ke qalam TuuTe hue hain"

"khvaahishein apni saraabon mein na rakkhe koi in havaaon ko habaabon mein na rakkhe koi chand lamhon kaa ye jiinaa hai ghanimat jaano zindagi apni azaabon mein na rakkhe koi aaj har fard hai ik hasrat-e-taabir liye ab khayaalaat ko khvaabon mein na rakkhe koi kaam tahqiq ke unvaan pe baDhegaa kaise gar savaalon ko javaabon mein na rakkhe koi ye bhi kyaa zid hai ki kaanTon ko mahakne diije yaani khushbu ko gulaabon mein na rakkhe koi nekiyaan kitni hain 'ejaaz' hisaar-e-dil mein khubiyaan hon to kharaabon mein na rakkhe koi"

"parinda hadd-e-nazar tak jo aasmaan mein hai paron mein zor kahaan hausla uDaan mein hai abhi se bhiig rahaa hai hadaf pasine mein ki tiir chhuTaa nahin hai abhi kamaan mein hai giregi kaun si chhat pe ye kab kise maalum kaTi patang havaaon ke imtihaan mein hai sukun-e-qalb ko mahlon mein DhunDne vaalo sukun-e-qalb faqiron ke khaandaan mein hai kharidnaa hai jo tohfa tumhein mohabbat kaa milegaa dil ke evaz dard ki dukaan mein hai hayaat-o-maut faqat naam ghar badalne kaa sameT rakkhaa hai saamaan saaebaan mein hai"

"junun mein der se khud ko pukaartaa huun main jo gham hai daaman-e-sahraa mein vo sadaa huun main badal gayaa hai zamaana badal gayaa huun main ab apni samt bhi hairat se dekhtaa huun main hayaat ek sazaa hai bhagat rahaa huun main dar-e-qubul se lauTi hui duaa huun main jise khud aap hi apne pe pyaar aa jaae jafaa ke daur mein vo laghzish-e-vafaa huun main jamaal-e-yaar ki raanaaiyaan maaaz-allaah nigaah ban ke nazaaron mein kho gayaa huun main bas ek jumbish-e-lab tak vajud hai jis kaa zabaan-e-shauq pe vo harf-e-muddaaa huun main agar hai jurm mohabbat to phir takalluf kyaa madaar-e-jurm huun taqsir huun khataa huun main rafaaqaton ke ye faanus taa-ba-kai 'ejaaz' havaa ki zad pe laraztaa huaa diyaa huun main"

"bijli ki zad mein ek miraa aashiyaan nahin vo kaun si zamin hai jahaan aasmaan nahin bulbul ko gham hai gul ke nigahbaan nahin rahe gulchin hai khush ki ab koi daaman-kashaan nahin manzil kaa milnaa zauq-e-tajassus ki maut hai achchhaa hai jo hayaat miri kaamraan nahin chashm-e-karam nahin nigah-e-khashmagin to hai naa-mehrbaan to hain vo agar mehrbaan nahin vo apni apni tarz-e-takallum ki baat hai gul mahv-e-guftugu hain go munh mein zabaan nahin"

"bijli giri to soch ke sab taar kaT gae yak-lakht raushni se andhere lipaT gae sahraa-navardiyon mein to mahfuz the magar shahron ke aas-paas hi kheme ulaT gae milne ko chand roz mile the sukun ke din apni umr ke to bahar-haal ghaT gae saae ki phailte hi chale the zamin par suraj ne junhi aankh dikhaai simaT gae anjaam-e-kaar khud hi shikaari the jaal mein 'ejaaz' ahl-e-jaur ke paanse palaT gae"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"