fazaa-e-sahn-e-chaman aaj saazgaar nahin — Ahsan Aazmi

"nafrat ke andheron ko miTaa kyon nahin dete lau sham-e-mohabbat ki baDhaa kyon nahin dete chaahat hai agar amn ki ai amn ke khugar divaar taassub ki giraa kyon nahin dete kyon karte ho khuun adl kaa mansab ki ihaanat munsif ho to mujrim ko sazaa kyon nahin dete ai rahbaro tum jaise ho guftaar mein yaktaa kirdaar kaa sikka bhi biThaa kyon nahin dete taariq si futuhaat kaa armaan agar hai saahil pe safine ko jalaa kyon nahin dete bante ho jo tum usva-e-aslaaf ke pairav dushnaam-taraazon ko duaa kyon nahin dete saf mein jo adu surat-e-ahbaab hain un ke chehron se hijaabaat uThaa kyon nahin dete kyon jaate ho tum mujh ko lagaate hue Thokar patthar huun to raste se haTaa kyon nahin dete 'ahsan' tumhein paanaa hai jo mearaaj-e-bulandi sar rab ke huzur apnaa jhukaa kyon nahin dete"

"dil mein imaan to hai jazba-e-imaan na sahi ham musalmaan to hain shaan-e-musalmaan na sahi rab ki rahmat kaa sahaaraa hi hamein kaafi hai aaj duniyaa mein koi apnaa nigahbaan na sahi tiin sau terah ne ye badr mein paighaam diyaa azm-o-imaan hai to jang kaa saamaan na sahi ham to hain aaj bhi tazin-e-gulistaan mein sharik apne haathon mein nahin nazm-e-gulistaan na sahi aslahon ki mire qaatil ko zarurat kyaa hai tir-e-mizhgaan hai bahut khanjar-o-paikaan na sahi main ne palkon pe sajaa rakkhe hain ashkon ke charaagh mere TuuTe hue chhappar mein charaaghaan na sahi maal-o-zar paas nahin tosha-e-ulfat ke sivaa koi saamaan to hai ziist kaa saamaan na sahi aaj ki shab kisi bhuke ki ziyaafat kar de ghar mein tere nahin 'ahsan' koi mehmaan na sahi"

"bigDi hui jab hoti hai taqdir kisi ki kaam aati nahin aise mein tadbir kisi ki dil jiit liye apnon ke begaanon ke pal mein guftaar mein aisi bhi hai taasir kisi ki ye faateh-e-aqlim to ho sakti hai lekin dil jiit na paai kabhi shamshir kisi ki tahzib-o-tamaddun kaa chalan uTh gayaa shaayad kartaa hai kahaan ab koi tauqir kisi ki allaah re ye adl ye mizaan-e-adaalat paataa hai sazaa koi hai taqsir kisi ki soe hain abhi ahl-e-junun qaid-e-qafas mein pairon mein khanakti nahin zanjir kisi ki har lab pe faqat amn ki baatein hon khudaayaa ho vajh-e-fasaadaat na taqrir kisi ki ye husn kaa eajaaz hai yaa nashsha-e-mai hai saaghar mein utar aai hai tasvir kisi ki shohrat ki tamanna hai to kar jehd-e-musalsal 'ahsan' yunhi hoti nahin tashhir kisi ki"

"kaliyaan jahaan udaas hon gul mein phaban na ho yaa-rab kahin bhi aisi bahaar-e-chaman na ho hote nahin hain maarka-e-ishq sar kabhi dil mein agar junun na ho sar par kafan na ho ik din zarur aaegi phir rut bahaar ki khush meri bebasi pe ai charkh-e-kuhan na ho shahr-e-sitamgaraan hai ye mumkin nahin yahaan ahl-e-vafaa se zinat-e-daar-o-rasan na ho kaise vo qaum hogi bhalaa kaamyaab aaj din-daar jis kaa dil na ho dil mein lagan na ho be faiz har libaas hai ai dukhtaraan-e-qaum pairaahan-e-hayaa hi agar zeb-e-tan na ho bazm-e-tarab sajaaiye yaa gham ki anjuman paamaal bas rivaayat-e-gang-o-jaman na ho is nasl-e-nau se kaise ho ummid-e-behtari jis kaa amal na khuub ho behtar chalan na ho afkaar ki uDaan mein aa jaati hai kami qaaem agar tasalsul-e-mashq-e-sukhan na ho 'ahsan' na honaa gardish-e-haalaat se udaas hai kaun jis ki ziist mein ranj-o-mehan na ho"

"nashaat-e-hasti-e-faani ki justuju kyaa hai jo be-sabaat hai phir us ki aarzu kyaa hai fanaa kaa zaaiqa chakhnaa paDegaa har shai ko ye husn-e-zist ye duniyaa-e-rang-o-bu kyaa hai milegaa khaak mein teraa ghurur bhi zaalim baDe baDon ko zamin khaa gai hai tu kyaa hai talaash-e-yaar mein sahraa-navardiyaan kaisi jo dil ke paas hai phir us ki justuju kyaa hai jamaal-e-yaar ki tujh se misaal kaise duun falak ke chaand tiraa husn kyaa hai tu kyaa hai zaraa si baat pe bah jaaein khuun ki nadiyaan koi bataae yahaan qimat-e-lahu kyaa hai badan ko noch lo badle mein roTiyaan de do shikam ki bhuuk ke aage ye aabru kyaa hai hain ab bhi aise musalmaan jo jaante hi nahin namaaz roza kise kahte hain vuzu kyaa hai dilon mein jazba-e-akhlaaq ho to baat bane zabaan se amn ki be-faiz guftugu kyaa hai talaash karnaa phir auron ke aib ko 'ahsan' tu pahle jaan le anjaam-e-aib-ju kyaa hai"

"hain munfarid amal se ye guftaar se alag rahbar judaa hain qaul se kirdaar se alag honge na ghair ke sitam-aazaar se alag jab tak na honge ham saf-e-aghyaar se alag qasr-e-khulus ho gayaa mismaar is tarah baiThe hain log saaya-e-divaar se alag tahzib ke zavaal pe hairat na kijiye ye ahd-e-nau hai saabiqa advaar se alag kar lete hain ye jumbish-e-abru se guftugu hain ahl-e-ishq zahmat-e-izhaar se alag tark-e-hayaa ne chhin liyaa mah-vashon kaa husn be-qadr hain ye ho ke hayaa-daar se alag sarmaaya-e-hayaat mohabbat vafaa khulus daulat hai apni daulat-e-zardaar se alag shaan-e-khudi bachaae hue maslahat se duur main ji rahaa huun vaqt ki raftaar se alag 'ahsan' ko aarzu nahin naam-o-numud ki rakhtaa hai khud ko kucha-o-baazaar se alag"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"

"ek ujli du'aa kaa saaya hai masjid-e-jaan mein kaun aaya hai aane vaale dinon ki soch zaraa ye jo teraa hai sab paraayaa hai zakhm detaa hai sirf apnon ko us ne bhi kyaa mizaaj paayaa hai vaqt ab kyaa mutaalbe hain tire ham ne har qarz to chukaayaa hai haar kar tum se dil mohabbat mein aansuon kaa kharaaj laayaa hai ham andhere parakhne vaalon ne raushni se fareb khaayaa hai dosti pyaar e'tibaar 'anis' 'umr bhar bas ye dhan kamaayaa hai"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"gham utaaraa gayaa sabhi ke liye ashk utre hain aadmi ke liye ik tajalli mujhe 'inaayat ho meri aankhon ki raushni ke liye ji ke lagtaa nahin munaasib hai zindagi lafz zindagi ke liye baar hotaa rahaa kisi ke sipurd shukr kartaa rahaa kisi ke liye main ne had-darja koshishein kar liin dil banaa hi nahin khushi ke liye kuchh darinde bhi jaane jaate hain apni insaan-dosti ke liye sab nahin jaante ye vo dar hai yuun to darvaaza hai sabhi ke liye us ne baadal haTaa liye 'aamir' chand lamhon ki chaandni ke liye"

"nigaahon mein iqraar saare hue hain ham un ke hue vo hamaare hue hain jin aankhon mein aansu chakaare hue hain ham un ki nigaahon ke maare hue hain na khaTkein kaho kis tarah tir-e-mizhgaan jigar par hamaare utaare hue hain jhaDe jo tiri kafsh-e-zarrin ke zarre falak par vo jaa kar sayyaare hue hain 'abas jaan deti hai bulbul gulon par ye us rukh ke sadqe utaare hue hain kis andaaz se band-e-mahram kase hain ki joban ko un ke ubhaare hue hain yaqin hai balaa ho koi aaj naazil vo baalon ko apne sanvaare hue hain khabar-daar haathon se jaane na paaein ye duzd-e-hinaa maal maare hue hain kahe deti hain saaf aankhein tumhaari kisi ghair se kuchh ishaare hue hain main manjdhaar mein Dubtaa huun ilaahi vo dil le ke meraa kinaare hue hain hamesha jo bharte the dam dosti kaa vahi dushman-e-jaan hamaare hue hain nazar kar du'aa par khudaavand-e-aalam ki ham haath apne pasaare hue hain bhalaa ghair ki is mein hai kyaa shikaayat vahi dushman-e-jaan hamaare hue hain unhein ham ne nahlaa diyaa de ke chhinTein 'ajab lutf dariyaa kinaare hue hain khabar aamad-e-gul ki shaayad hai 'aaghaa' chaman saare jhaaDe bahaare hue hain"