farhat-e-bu-e-saman nikhat-e-raihaan-e-ghazal — Ayaz Azmi

"tum ho qatra to qadam had se na baahar rakhnaa dil magar saat samundar ke baraabar rakhnaa zeb deti to hai dastaar magar sarv-qado sar zaraa turra-e-dastaar se baahar rakhnaa justuju apni zarurat hai talab apni gharaz kaam apnaa hai to kyon baar kisi par rakhnaa zahr-e-ehsaas ki talkhi liye ghar mat jaanaa din to kajlaayaa magar raat munavvar rakhnaa chaarpaai ke baraabar bhi faraakhi na mili paanv phailaanaa kahaan aur kahaan sar rakhnaa mauj-e-khun shoala-numaa shahr chaTakhti laashein haae kis tarah se aankhon mein ye manzar rakhnaa sehn-e-jaan taaza havaa se na ho mahrum 'ayaaz' ek divaar uThaanaa to kai dar rakhnaa"

"dhuaan dhuaan hai gham-e-gardish-e-safar se charaagh ajiib sahme hue hain havaa ke Dar se charaagh ajab tilism-kada hai ye jabr fitrat kaa ki raushni mein rahe raushni ko tarse charaagh ye khaamushi kaa bayaabaan ye shab kaa koh-e-sukut ye khvaab khvaab saa manzar ye be-khabar hai charaagh ye vaqt aisaa samundar ki jis ke daaman mein sadaf sadaf si hain raatein guhar guhar se charaagh miri ragon mein lahu ki shuaa ho ki na ho hazaar-haa hain farozaan mire hunar se charaagh main kyaa dikhaaun urus-e-ghazal kaa rang-e-jamaal abhi 'ayaaz' bahut duur hai nazar se charaagh"

"hirmaan ke daaere se nikal jaanaa chaahiye jo bujh gayaa charaagh vo jal jaanaa chaahiye aao ki lab pe shoala-e-harf-e-navaa sahi ye raat kaa hisaar pighal jaanaa chaahiye uThne lagaa navishta-e-divaar se dhuaan is vaqt aadmi ko sanbhal jaanaa chaahiye shahr-e-anaa mein phir koi patthar uchhaal duun is baar phir harif ko jal jaanaa chaahiye haalaat ke subu mein jo hai maujzan 'ayaaz' dil ke tahi ayaagh mein Dhal jaanaa chaahiye"

"muntashir muntashir hain khvaab bahut raushni ban gai azaab bahut dil salaamat to raushni ke liye aaftaab aur maahtaab bahut qatre qatre mein hai tilism hazaar zarre zarre mein hai sairaab bahut ishrat-e-taabish-e-guhar na sahi imbisaat-e-sarishk-e-naab bahut ik hamin to nahin hain khaak-basar ham se hain khaanumaan-kharaab bahut dhuup se tamtamaa rahaa hai vajud hai abhi tez aaftaab bahut"

"na havaa-e-jaah-e-sikandari na havas ki mahfil-e-jam mile mire dost tere dayaar ki mujhe khaak zer-e-qadam mile sar-e-bazm un ki janaab mein kise taab-e-did-e-jamaal thi vo to kahiye khalvat-e-naaz mein baDi ehtiyaat se ham mile kise ab sunaaein hadis-e-gham kise dil ke daagh dikhaaein ham thi karam ki jin se umiid kuchh vahi mahv-e-kaar-e-sitam mile yahi mai-kade kaa nizaam hai yahi tarz-e-gardish-e-jaam hai ki bajaae baada-e-mushk-bu kabhi tishnagi kabhi sam mile jo nigaah zarf-shanaas ho to ye farz pir-e-mughaan kaa hai na kisi kaa jaam chhalak paDe na kisi ko zarf se kam mile vahi bazm-gah ke charaagh the thi unhi se shaukat-e-razm-gah magar aah banda-e-maslahat vahi ahl-e-saif-o-qalam mile vahaan chaak parda-e-raaz thaa baDi go-mago mein 'ayaaz' thaa jinhein apne zohd pe naaz thaa vo asir-e-zulf-e-sanam mile"

"zahr-e-gham be-mazaa nahin hotaa phir bhi kyon hausla nahin hotaa dekh letaa hai mujh mein aks apnaa aur vo khud aaina nahin hotaa saare rishte charaagh jalne tak phir koi aashnaa nahin hotaa maslahat ban gai hai mohr-e-sukut ab koi lab-kushaa nahin hotaa lab na kholo ki log kahte hain is zamaane mein kyaa nahin hotaa kyaa hanse koi muskuraae kyaa raqs-e-gul be-sabaa nahin hotaa kyaa kahein vaqt ki kamaan ko 'ayaaz' tiir koi khataa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"bahut shaadaab ho lekin bayaabaani nahin jaati ki baam-e-auj chhune se bhi arzaani nahin jaati kai chehron ne aavaazon ne dil aabaad rakkhaa hai magar aankhon mein raqsaan hai jo viraani nahin jaati mujhe apni numu ke vaaste tum se bichhaDnaa hai tumhaare saath rahne se tan-aasaani nahin jaati main is dil ki sabhi sachchaaiyaan taslim kartaa huun magar ik baat aisi bhi hai jo maani nahin jaati hujum-e-shor-o-ghul mein kaun thaa kis ne pukaaraa thaa yahaan to apni bhi aavaaz pahchaani nahin jaati 'samir' is ishq mein insaan kyaa itnaa badaltaa hai main khud par ghaur kartaa huun to hairaani nahin jaati"

"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"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"