dariyaa-e-ishq jo thaa utar kar nahin rahaa — Ali Ejaz Tamimi

"be-khatar ranjish-e-dildaar uThaai jaae jaise divaar pe divaar uThaai jaae dushmani aur baDhaane kaa iraada jo nahin rakh ke kyon paanv pe dastaar uThaai jaae thak gayaa huun main uThaate hue aavaazon ko sochtaa huun koi talvaar uThaai jaae roz vo vasl ke badle mein alam detaa hai kyon na ye khvaahish-e-be-kaar uThaai jaae tujh ko bhi ilm nahin hai ki tiri chaukhaT par khilqat-e-shahr hai bezaar uThaai jaae dusri baar yaqin ishq pe aataa hai kise ye qasam vo hai jo ik baar uThaai jaae rush jo baDh jaae kharidaariyaan kam hoti hain kuchh na kuchh raunaq-e-baazaar uThaai jaae baadbaanon ke sahaaron pe raho mat 'eajaaz' hai havaa band to patvaar uThaai jaae"

"na shab kaa kuchh pata chale na din ki kuchh khabar lage main us nagar mein huun jahaan muhaafizon se Dar lage khudaa tire malang hain ye mast log tang hain yahaan pe kuchh sukun ho to ghar bhi apnaa ghar lage tabhi to ham ko saazishon ne sar ke bal giraa diyaa hami the bevaquf jo kisi ki aas par lage main hijr ke dayaar mein bhaTak bhaTak ke thak gayaa yahin kahin thiin manzilein yahin kahin the dar lage mujhe bhi us ke ishq par ho maan umr-bhar 'ali' main us kaa sirf us kaa huun use bhi umr-bhar lage"

"zabt ke qaafile phir bhi raahon mein the khvaab aankhon mein thaa aap baanhon mein the koi bichhDaa to phir hasbunallah kahaa gham ke maare tiri baargaahon mein the jheltaa kis tarah haakim-e-shahr gham tiir ashkon mein the tanz aahon mein the is liye bhi nahin jiit paayaa kabhi maat ke mashvare khair-khvaahon mein the ishq ke dar pe vaari gaiin azmatein kitne daaman-darida bhi shaahon mein the yaa-khudaa teri jannat to apni jagah kuchh maze bhi to the jo gunaahon mein the maan ne jaate hue thaa kahaa khair ho phir jahaan bhi gae ham panaahon mein the dekhnaa un kaa 'eajaaz' hai varna ham raushni mein khaDe ru-siyaahon mein the"

"jab se banaa liyaa tujhe parvardigaar yaar aati hai har taraf se sadaa yaar yaar yaar ye hijr ye firaaq hain qisse kahaaniyaan jaane kahaan gae hain sabhi duur paar yaar tu ham ko chhoD-chhaaD ke arshon pe jaa basaa ham ab bhi kar rahe hain tiraa intizaar yaar vo husn-e-be-misaal nazar aa gayaa mujhe dekhaa basaaraton se pare baar baar yaar vo dhaDkanon ki oT mein kartaa hai guftugu mujh mein basaa huaa hai mire aar-paar yaar daaman ko taar kar ke koi qais ho gayaa meri taraf bhi dekh badan taar-taar yaar jo ahlyaan-e-ishq the jaane kidhar gae ab to bache hain jhuuT ke qaul-o-qaraar yaar ai yaar dekh suratein viraan ho gaiin marne pe aa gae hain tire sogvaar yaar yaaraan-e-dardmand ne khushiyon ki di sadaa dekhaa gayaa na un se koi ashk-baar yaar 'eajaaz' vo judaa to huaa thaa gayaa nahin main roz mar rahaa huun magar qist-vaar yaar"

"ye umr thi na abhi hijr ke zamaane the mujhe to yaar abhi qahqahe lagaane the isi liye to chhupaae hain jaa ke miTTi mein vo log log nahin qimti khazaane the vahi judaai vahi duriyon kaa maatam hai jadid daur mein sadme vahi puraane the ghaDi ki ek suui hil nahin rahi jaise bichhaDte vaqt kaa lamha kai zamaane the jahaan-e-kun-fayakun mujh pe naaz kartaa thaa mire khudaa-o-payambar se dostaane the kanaar-e-aab thi suraj se dosti jis kaa yahaan pe aks kahin aur par Thikaane the ye kis ne raat ke baarah baje uThaayaa hai abhi to khvaab mujhe raushni ke aane the yahi bayaan hai phir amn tak laDeinge ham muraad ye ki abhi aur bam chalaane the tumhi ne call milaai nahin vagarna to bas ek phone pe ahbaab maan jaane the shikastagi se baDi pukhtagi milaani thi ye haadsaat kisi jiit ke bahaane the hamein to aur bhi 'eajaaz'-e-fan dikhaanaa thaa bahut se harf saraa-e-sukhan mein aane the"

"mohabbat hui to gumaan ho rahaa hai miri zindagi mein tumhaari kami thi nigaahon se qissa bayaan ho rahaa hai miri zindagi mein tumhaari kami thi piyaa jo dikhaa do vahi meri duniyaa sanam jo kaho tum vo hans ke karungi yahi qaul dil ki zabaan ho rahaa hai miri zindagi mein tumhaari kami thi khud hi hans rahaa huun khud hi ro rahaa huun yaqin ho chalaa hai tumhaaraa huaa huun huaa jo nahin thaa yahaan ho rahaa hai miri zindagi mein tumhaari kami thi khayaalon mein mere tumhi bas gae ho miri ruuh Tak mein tumhi rach gae ho miraa dil tumhaaraa makaan ho rahaa hai miri zindagi mein tumhaari kami thi miri raah mein shaam ki talkhiyaan thiin ye pur-kaif raatein kahaan par nihaan thiin andheraa ajab kahkashaan ho rahaa hai miri zindagi mein tumhaari kami thi main 'eajaaz' anmol ashaar kah kar ghazal likh rahaa huun tumhein yaar kah kar miraa har sukhan shaadmaan ho rahaa hai miri zindagi mein tumhaari kami thi"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"