aap kaa intizaar rahtaa hai — Hajir Dehlwi

"adaaein hain jo us rashk-e-pari mein na DhunDe se mileingi vo kisi mein na dekhi vo kisi ki dushmani mein jo aafat hai tumhaari dosti mein taghaaful kis qadar himmat-shikan hai nahin hai ab koi armaan ji mein taDapte hain hazaaron kushta-e-gham qayaamat hai bapaa teri gali mein banaavaT mein vo kaifiyyat kahaan hai mazaa hai jo tumhaari saadgi mein vo kab sunne lage hain shikva-e-gham khafaa ho jaate hain jo dil-lagi mein judaa jab se hue ho tum miri jaan kami kuchh aa gai hai zindagi mein vahi dil ko bachaa saktaa hai gham se kabhi jo khush nahin hotaa khushi mein bachaanaa har balaa se ai khudaa tu tiraa hi aasraa hai be-kasi mein jo dil mein bas rahaa hai kaun hai vo kise maalum hai ye be-khudi mein tumhin ko chhinti hai mujh se duniyaa mile the ek tum hi zindagi mein na bhulegi ye sair-e-baagh 'haajir' kisi ko saath le kar chaandni mein"

"adu pur-lutf hai ham par jafaa hai miri jaan kyaa yahi rasm-e-vafaa hai sitam-ijaad teri kyaa khataa hai miri taqdir hi mujh se khafaa hai ham apne haal ke qurbaan jaaein vo farmaate hain tum ko kyaa huaa hai tire dar par jabin-saai se haasil kahin taqdir kaa likkhaa miTaa hai tumhaari kaakul-e-pechaan se uljhun miraa baiThe biThaae sar-phiraa hai tasavvur ki fusun-kaari to dekho vo goyaa saamne baiThaa huaa hai abas karte ho taklif-e-mudaavaa mariz-e-gham kahin jaan-bar huaa hai vo sun kar kahte hain fariyaad 'haajir' kisi TuuTe hue dil ki sadaa hai"

"unhein dushman se milne ki paDi hai yahaan betaabi-e-gham har ghaDi hai kisi surat gham-e-furqat saheinge karein kyaa ab to sar par aa paDi hai bandhaa hai aansuon kaa taar gham mein vo farmaate hain saavan ki jhaDi hai chale jaao zaraa Thokar lagaa kar hamaari laash raste mein paDi hai nigaah-e-yaar sharmaai hui hai khudaa maa'lum kis kis se laDi hai nahin hai paasbaan dar par tumhaare qayaamat hai ki khud aa kar khaDi hai adaa-e-ishq se kab aashnaa the tabi'at aap hi se kuchh laDi hai taDapte zindagi bhar us ko dekhaa nazar jis par tiri jaa kar paDi hai na kyon qaail huun us sannaaa kaa main ye surat jis ne fursat mein ghaDi hai nae raste nikaale shauq ne phir tabi'at jab kabhi apni aDi hai hujum itnaa hai kyon dar par tumhaare yahaan kyaa husn ki daulat gaDi hai nahin hai dil mein ye surat kisi ki koi tasvir shishe mein jaDi hai tumhaaraa naam hai har dam zabaan par tumhaari yaad dil ko har ghaDi hai ye hai kis fitna-gar ki aamad aamad jigar thaame hue khilqat khaDi hai gham-e-furqat se kyunkar jaan chhuTe baDi mushkil mein ab ye jaa paDi hai 'ayaadat ko mariz-e-gham ki aao ki us ki maut ab sar par khaDi hai abhi se vasl kaa armaan ai dil abhi to hijr ki manzil paDi hai muqaddar ne diyaa hai saath kyaa kyaa nigah us but se haT haT kar laDi hai tumhaare lab ko kyaa nisbat kisi se gul-e-tar ki ye naazuk pankhuDi hai sanbhal kar raah-e-ulfat mein qadam rakh are naadaan ye manzil kaDi hai mohabbat mein jo dil uljhaa hai dil se nazar un ki nazar se jaa laDi hai kiyaa hai muntakhab dil ne unhin ko nazar laakhon mein un par jaa paDi hai milaa hai 'ishq mein jo ranj 'haajir' vo us zanjir ki pahli kaDi hai"

"sochtaa huun kabhi huron kaa khayaal achchhaa hai kabhi kahtaa huun ki us but kaa jamaal achchhaa hai mujh se kahte hain kaho 'ishq mein haal achchhaa hai chheD achchhi hai ye andaaz-e-savaal achchhaa hai na adaaein tiri achchhi na jamaal achchhaa hai asl mein chaahne vaale kaa khayaal achchhaa hai dekh kar shakl vo aaine mein apni bole kaun kahtaa hai ki huron kaa jamaal achchhaa hai jo hunar kaam na aae to hunar phir kaisaa kaam jo vaqt par aae vo kamaal achchhaa hai vo javaani vo adaa aur vo qadd-e-mauzun dekh kar bol uThaa dil bhi ki maal achchhaa hai hijr mein dil ne kahaa kucha-e-jaanaan mein chalo shauq kam-bakht ye bolaa ki khayaal achchhaa hai yuun to 'aashiq ke liye donon vabaal-e-jaan hain hijr se phir bhi har ik tarah visaal achchhaa hai aap jab hote nahin is kaa to phir zikr hi kyaa aap jab saamne baiThe hain to haal achchhaa hai jalva-afroz hon jab aap nazar ke aage vo mahina vo ghaDi aur vo saal achchhaa hai us ne jab pyaar se puchhaa ki kaho kaise ho munh se be-saakhta ye niklaa ki haal achchhaa hai lutf se khaali nahin jaur bhi un kaa 'haajir' jo hasinon se milaa hai vo malaal achchhaa hai"

"log kahte hain ki lailaa parda-e-mahmil mein hai qais kahtaa hai ghalat hai vo to mere dil mein hai mujh ko daa'vaa thaa ki teraa 'ishq mere dil mein hai dekhtaa huun ab tiraa charchaa har ik mahfil mein hai ik nazar dushman ki jaanib ik hamaari samt hai kuchh nahin maa'lum kyaa us be-vafaa ke dil mein hai aur bhi ik haath ai qaatil khudaa ke vaaste jaan thoDi si abhi baaqi tan-e-bismil mein hai aap puuraa kar nahin sakte mujhe maa'lum hai puchh kar kyaa kijiyegaa jo tamannaa dil mein hai raah-e-ulfat mein chalaa jaataa huun main divaana-vaar kuchh nahin maa'lum kitnaa faasla manzil mein hai ek vo din the ki jab thaa aarzuon kaa hujum ab ye haalat hai ki hasrat ki bhi hasrat dil mein hai paarsaa bhi rind ban jaate hain aa kar is jagah kuchh 'ajab taasir maikhaane ke aab-o-gil mein hai al-madad ai naakhudaa-e-bahr-e-ulfat al-madad faasla do haath kaa ab kashti-o-saahil mein hai faisla ho jaae kis ki dosti manzur hai main bhi huun maujud dushman bhi tiri mahfil mein hai aap agar anjaan ban jaaein to is kaa kyaa 'ilaaj aap ko maa'lum hai jo kuchh hamaare dil mein hai 'ishq bhi dushvaar tark-e-‘ishq bhi dushvaar-tar ye dil-e-naa-‘aaqibat-andesh ab mushkil mein hai munhasir hai marg par bimaar-e-ulfat ki shifaa chaara-gar tu kyon 'abas is sa'i-e-laa-haasil mein hai vo yahaan par khud chale aaeinge 'haajir' dekhnaa kuchh asar baaqi gar apne jazba-e-kaamil mein hai"

"vaaqif nahin hai koi hasinon ki chaal se dil kaa shikaar karte hain zulfon ke jaal se naaseh khudaa ke vaaste zikr-e-sanam na kar hotaa hai ranj aur kisi ke khayaal se aaegaa baaz tu na 'adu se mile baghair zaahir ye ho rahaa hai tiri chaal-Dhaal se us ke liye jahaan mein lutf-e-hayaat kyaa maayus ho gayaa ho jo tere visaal se ab raaz ham se khinchne kaa maa'lum ho gayaa karte ho khush 'adu ko hamaare malaal se ye bhi hai ik saliqa-e-inkaar dekhnaa chin-bar-jabin vo hote hain mere savaal se achchhaa ye 'ishq achchhi ye dil-bastagi hui aaya huun tang roz ke ranj-o-malaal se yuun to bashar ke vaaste iksir hai sharaab piinaa hai is kaa shart magar e'tidaal se dil mein agar vo khush hon to hairat kaa hai maqaam zaahir mein jo khafaa hain miri ‘arz-e-haal se kyaa kyaa guzar chuki hai mire dil pe hijr mein vaaqif nahin hain aap abhi mere haal se 'haajir' ke mo'taqid hon ye ham ko yaqin hai jaa kar milein gar aap bhi us baa-kamaal se"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"