chuTkiyaan li hi ki uTh baiTh jo mar jaae koi — Abdul Rahman Ehsan Dehlvi

"phir aayaa jaam-ba-kaf gul-ezaar ai vaaiz shikast-e-tauba ki phir hai bahaar ai vaaiz na jaan mujh ko tu mukhtaar sakht huun majbur nahin hai dil pe miraa ikhtiyaar ai vaaiz anaar-e-khuld ko tu rakh ke hain pasand hamein kuchein vo yaar ki rashk-e-anaar ai vaaiz usi ki kaakul pur-pech ki qasam hai mujhe ki tere vaaz hain sab pechdaar ai vaaiz hamaare dard ko kyaa jaane tu ki tujh ko hai na dard-e-yaar na dard-e-dayaar ai vaaiz kiyaa jo zikr-e-qayaamat ye kyaa qayaamat ki ki yaad aayaa mujhe qad-e-yaar ai vaaiz bhulaaegaa na kabhi yaad-e-gul-rukhaan 'ehsaan' koi vo samjhe hai samjhaa hazaar ai vaaiz"

"yunhi kufr har subh har shaam hogaa ilaahi kabhu yaan bhi islaam hogaa kahin kaam mein vo to khud-kaam hogaa yahaan kaam aakhir hai vaan kaam hogaa yahi dil agar hai yahi be-qaraari tah-e-khaak bhi khaak aaraam hogaa sanam tiin paanch aap kaa chaar din hai sadaa ek allaah kaa naam hogaa ye mizhgaan vo hain jin ki kaavish se ik din mushabbak jigar misl-e-baadaam hogaa buto jab ki aaghaaz-e-ulfat hai ye kuchh khudaa jaane kyaa is kaa anjaam hogaa duaa ke evaz gaaliyaan aur to kyaa inaayaat yahi mujh ko inaam hogaa ye do ik balaa hain giraftaar un kaa koi subh hogaa koi shaam hogaa yahi subh aur shaam tak gar amal hai amal teri zulfon kaa taa-shaam hogaa main vo naa-tavaan huun agar zabh kiije na ik naala mujh se sar-anjaam hogaa ju bismil tu kartaa hai bismillaah ai shokh tire kaam mein meraa bhi kaam hogaa miri lag rahin chhat se aankhein hain dekho musharraf kab is se lab-e-baam hogaa kabhu tu bhi hogaa musalmaan ai but sadaa teraa jhuTaa hi paighaam hogaa shikaar-e-ajal honge ik roz ham sab hamesha na rustam na yaan saam hogaa kahaan hai vo said-afgani gor mein aah khudaa jaane kyaa haal-e-bahraam hogaa na sun meri 'ehsaa۔n' mubaarak tujhe ishq mujhe kyaa tiraa naam badnaam hogaa"

"marte dam naam tiraa lab ke jo aa jaae qarib ji ko ThanDak ho tap-e-gham na mire aae qarib bosa maangun to kahein mujh se ye bulvaa ke qarib kis kaa munh hai jo mire munh ke vo munh laae qarib haath dauDaaun na kyuun jabki vo yuun aae qarib paanv phailaaun na kyuun paanv jo phailaae qarib paas aauun to kahe paas-e-adab bhi hai zarur duur jaaun to vahaan jaae taqaazaa-e-qarib mujh ko ai pir-e-mughaan mohtasib-e-naa-hanjaar qurb-e-mahshar hai ki be-qurbi se bulvaae qarib gham-e-duri se tire kuche ke royaa aashiq vaan se jab rauza-e-rizvaan use laae qarib meri bedaari se ai daulat-e-bedaar ho kyaa bakht jaagein jo mujhe apne to bulvaae qarib mere naalon se na din chain na shab ko hai qaraar marg ke pahunche hain ab to mire ham-saae qarib aisi majlis se agar rahiye baiid aulaa hai dil dimaagh apnaa to vo aur ye ghaughaa-e-qarib paas jaaun to machal kar kahe chal yaan se duur duur baiThun to ghuDak kar mujhe farmaae qarib ishq ke pech mein huun chaahiye hamdam pas-e-marg ishq-e-pechaan hi miri qabr ke lagvaae qarib mushk-o-sandal ho tire rang se baalon ham-sar ghussa dil ko mire kis tarah na aa jaae qarib kuchh radif ab ki baDhaa qaafiya 'ehsaan' tu badal phir qarib aise biThaa tujh ko vo biThlaae qarib"

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"tumhaare qad se hain qaaem qayaamatein kyaa kyaa uThi hain baiThe biThaae ye aafatein kyaa kyaa labon pe jaan kaa aanaa ye khvaab kaa jaanaa khayaal-e-lab mein hain teri halaavatein kyaa kyaa dil apnaa tum ko diyaa phir rakhe vafaa ki umiid bayaan apni karun main himaaqatein kyaa kyaa zamin mein sharm se us qad ki gaD gayaa hai sarv hui hain us ko na haasil nadaamatein kyaa kyaa phiraa 'adam se koi ab talak na uktaa kar khudaa hi jaane vahaan hain faraaghatein kyaa kyaa tu be-nasib hai naaseh tujhe kahun kyaa main ki ranj-e-ishq mein hoti hain raahatein kyaa kyaa gale se lagte hi jitne gile the bhuul gae vagarna yaad thiin mujh ko shikaayatein kyaa kyaa mujhe hai girya main machlaae par hansi aati kahe hai sun ke tu jab meri haalatein kyaa kyaa kahe hai mujh ko miraa shoala-ru ba-sad tashnia bayaan teri karun main sharaartein kyaa kyaa kahun jo aa to phire mere gird pahron talak jo bolun jaa to jataae naqaahatein kyaa kyaa Daraae aah se gar aah sun ke main na Darun dikhaae ashk ki apni saraayatein kyaa kyaa jo zulf dekhi to chimTi mujhe balaa ki tarah nasib apne ki batlaaein shaamatein kyaa kyaa jo kholun band-e-qabaa phir khule hai teri zabaan nikaaltaa hai tu is mein qabaahatein kyaa kyaa jo surma duun huun to ik tutiyaa saa baandhe hai kahun jo baat banaae hikaayatein kyaa kyaa mariz-e-'ishq tu ho aur mujh ko rog lage rahein hain ab ki zamaane mein chaahatein kyaa kyaa jo zikr kal kaa kiyaa main ne munh chhupaa ke kahaa tujhe bhi yaad hain 'ehsaan' kinaayatein kyaa kyaa"

"nim-chaa jald myaan hi na miyaan kijiyegaa nim-jaanon kaa abhi kaam ravaan kijiyegaa taaqat-e-garmi-e-khurshid-e-qayaamat hai kise taab ki daagh-e-jigar se na fughaan kijiyegaa dil mein tum ho na jalaao mire dil ko dekho meraa nuqsaan nahin apnaa ziyaan kijiyegaa kah do baqqaal pisar se ki miraa dil le kar qasd-e-akhz-e-dil-e-aghyaar na haan kijiyegaa dil se dil paas hain to bhi hai dilon ki khvaahish kyaa dilon ki kahin dilli mein dukaan kijiyegaa aur bhi soz-e-jigar bazm mein hogaa raushan shama saan qata agar meri zabaan kijiyegaa yaar jab saath safar mein ho kahaan ki rozi roz rozon hi mein id-e-ramzaan kijiyegaa kis se yaarab kahun ahvaal ye kahtaa hai vo but apni yaan raam-kahaani na bayaan kijiyegaa vo dhuaan-dhaar si zulfein hain nazar mein har shab vird ab sura-e-vallail-o-dukhaan kijiyegaa shahr-e-dil ki tumhein aabaadi kaa kuchh bhi hai khayaal yaa jahaan rahiyegaa viraan hi vahaan kijiyegaa meri jaanib se kaho mohtasib-e-shahr se ye sai-e-arzaani-e-mai az dil-o-jaan kijiyegaa paani pi pi ke tumhein deveinge dushnaam ye rind tum subuk hoge agar baada giraan kijiyegaa jald 'ehsaan' se kaho vo but-e-khud-kaam aayaa ab to lillaah kahin band zabaan kijiyegaa"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"