be-masraf be-haasil dukh — Abdul Ahad Saaz

"band fasilein shahr ki toDein zaat ki girhein kholein bargad niche nadi kinaare baiTh kahaani bolein dhire dhire khud ko nikaalein is bandhan jakDan se sang kisi aavaara manush ke haule haule ho lein fikr ki kis sarshaar Dagar par shaam Dhale ji chaahaa jhiil mein Thahre apne aks ko chumein honT bhigo lein haath lagaa baiThe to jivan bhar maqruz raheinge daam na puchhein dard ke saahab pahle jeb TaTolein naushaadar gandhak ki zabaan mein sher kahein is yug mein sach ke niile zahr ko lahje ke tezaab mein gholein apni nazar ke baaT na rakkhein 'saaz' ham ik palDe mein bojhal tanqidon se kyuun apne izhaar ko taulein"

"meri aankhon se guzar kar dil o jaan mein aanaa jism mein Dhal ke miri ruh-e-ravaan mein aanaa kho na jaanaa miri jaan sarhad-e-jaan tak aa ke qurb kaa paas liye buad-e-karaan mein aanaa main tire husn ko raanaai-e-maani de duun tu kisi shab mire andaaz-e-bayaan mein aanaa saath chalne ko rafiq-e-rah-e-duniyaa hain bahut tu mire saath mire apne jahaan mein aanaa laa-makaan sher ki bandish mein simaTnaa pal bhar aasmaan aaina-e-aab-e-ravaan mein aanaa ishq ne dekh liye husn mein aafaaq tamaam ek sakte kaa vo umr-e-guzraan mein aanaa zinat-e-dast-e-hinaai hai yahi duzd-e-hinaa ghaib kaa maaraza-e-vaqt-o-makaan mein aanaa tishna-e-nur miri fikr ke mahtaab o nujum mire khurshid miri kaahkashaan mein aanaa"

"savaal be-amaan ban ke rah gae javaab imtihaan ban ke rah gae had-e-nigaah tak buland falsafe gharon ke saaebaan ban ke rah gae jo zehan, aagahi ki kaar-gaah the khayaal ki dukaan ban ke rah gae bayaaz par sambhal sake na tajrabe phisal paDe bayaan ban ke rah gae kiran kiran yaqin jaise raaste dhuaan dhuaan gumaan ban ke rah gae ziyaaein baanTte the, chaand the kabhi gahan lagaa to daan ban ke rah gae miraa vajud shahr shahr ho gayaa kahin kahin nishaan 'ban' ke rah gae kamar javaab de ke jhuk gai badan savaaliya nishaan ban ke rah gae main fan ki saaaton ko lab na de sakaa nuqush be-zabaan ban ke rah gae nafas nafas talab talab the 'saaz' ham qadam qadam takaan ban ke rah gae"

"yuun bhi dil ahbaab ke ham ne gaahe gaahe rakkhe the apne zakhm-e-nazar par khush-fahmi ke phaahe rakkhe the ham ne tazaad-e-dahr ko samjhaa do-raahe tartib diye aur baratne nikle to dekhaa sah-raahe rakkhe the raqs-kada ho bazm-e-sukhan ho koi kaargah-e-fan ho zardozon ne apni maa-tahti mein julaahe rakkhe the mohtasibon ki khaatir bhi apne izhaar mein kuchh pahlu rakh to liye the ham ne ab chaahe an-chaahe rakkhe the jo vajh-e-raahat bhi na the aur TuuT gae to gham na huaa aah vo rishte kyuun ham ne ik umr nibaahe rakkhe the kaahkashaan-bandi mein sukhan ki rah gai 'saaz' kasar kaisi lafz to ham ne chun ke najume mohre maahe rakkhe the"

"saamea lazzat-e-bayaan-zada zehn o dil sehr-e-daastaan-zada fikr o tahqiq rehn-e-mohr-o-sanad taalib-e-ilm imtihaan-zada zaat ki fikr hai qayaas-aalud zindagi kaa yaqin gumaan-zada raat pahchaan de gai sab ko subh chehre mile nishaan-zada taak mein hai na ki taaaqub mein tu shikaari hai par machaan-zada un ki fikr-e-rasaa falak-paimaa apni sochein hain aasamaan-zada khud se rishte nahin rahe lekin log ab bhi hain khaandaan-zada raat hai log ghar mein baiThe hain daftar-aaluda o dukaan-zada"

"lafzon ke sahraa mein kyaa maani ke saraab dikhaanaa bhi koi sukhan sahaabi koi naghma nakhlistaana bhi ik muddat se hosh-o-khabar ki khaamoshi raaij hai yahaan kaash dayaar-e-asr mein gunje koi sadaa mastaana bhi nape-tule aahang pe kab tak sambhal sambhal kar raqs karein koi dhun divaani koi harakat majnunaanaa bhi shahr se baahar kohsaaron ke biich ye Thahraa Thahraa din kitnaa apnaa saa lagtaa hai aaj dil-e-begaana bhi ek tilismi raah fasil-e-tan se navaah-e-jaan tak hai jis ki khoj mein kho jaao to mumkin hai paa jaanaa bhi aagaahi maakus safar hai daanish-gaah ke raste kaa jis kaa har jaanaa-pahchaanaa manzar hai an-jaanaa bhi bol vahi hain sur bhi vahi mizraab ki jumbish badle to yaas-o-alam ke taaron mein muzmar hai ek taraana bhi haasil aur laa-haasil par ab vaise bhi kiyaa ghaur karein aur chhalakne vaalaa ho jab saanson kaa paimaana bhi kitni aag kashaakash kitni kitnaa tahammul hai darkaar 'saaz' koi aasaan nahin hai lafzon ko pighlaanaa bhi"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"