fazaa-e-shaam ziyaa-e-sahar usi se mili — Ehteram Islam

"bazm-e-tanhaai mein aks-e-shoala-paikar thaa koi yaa hamaare saamne yaadon kaa lashkar thaa koi qurbaton ke ghaaT par sukhi nadi saabit huaa faaslon ke dasht mein gahraa samundar thaa koi us ki saari iltijaaein hukm Thahraai gaiin jis ghaDi dekhaa gayaa jaame se baahar thaa koi devtaa hai ab vahi mandir ke aasan par jamaa Thokarein khaataa huaa raste kaa patthar thaa koi us ki khvaahish thi ki sath-e-aab par chal kar dikhaae kyaa muqaddar thaa ki dariyaa kaa muqaddar thaa koi karb apne baune-pan kaa jheltaa huun aaj tak soch ubhri thi bujhi mere baraabar thaa koi saamne us ke agar suraj nahin thaa 'ehtiraam' paani paani aakhirash kyuun shoala-paikar thaa koi"

"tauqir andheron ki baDhaa di gai shaayad ik shama jo raushan thi bujhaa di gai shaayad phir dar-badari hone lagi us kaa muqaddar phir shauq ke shoalon ko havaa di gai shaayad mauhum nazar aataa hai ab josh-e-mulaaqaat kuchh garmi-e-ehsaas ghaTaa di gai shaayad is baar bhi shoalon ne machaa Daali tabaahi is baar bhi shoalon ko havaa di gai shaayad Tiktin nahin duniyaa-e-haqiqat pe nigaahein khvaabon ki koi bazm sajaa di gai shaayad aa Thahri thi jo zabt ke asraar se bach kar aankhon se vahi buund giraa di gai shaayad qaatil ko biThaayaa gayaa sar par mire hote mujh ko meri auqaat bataa di gai shaayad"

"haadson kaa silsila manzar-ba-manzar jam gayaa har kisi ke dhaD pe ik firaun kaa sar jam gayaa khaak ki kashti tale sone kaa saaghar jam gayaa dida-e-be-khvaab mein khvaab-e-sikandar jam gayaa mausamon ke biich ki duuri kaa andaaza lagaao bah gae parbat pighal kar aur samundar jam gayaa laDkhaDaa kar gir paDi unchi imaarat dafatan dafatan taa'mir ki kursi pe khanDar jam gayaa rifat-e-charkh-e-barin mahdud ho kar rah gai jab saron par dhund kaa saffaak lashkar jam gayaa dida-e-gurba se kyaa phuTi shuaa-e-jaan-guzaa phaDphaDaayaa tak nahin zinda kabutar jam gayaa ahl-e-duniyaa se mujhe to koi andesha na thaa naam teraa kis liye mere labon par jam gayaa"

"surkh mausam ki kahaani hai puraani ho na ho aasmaan kaa rang aage aasmaani ho na ho khvaab mein mujh ko nazar aati hain bhigi sipiyaan aankh khulne par tiri aankhon mein paani ho na ho saath hoti hai mire har gaam par sanjidgi ho rahi hai duur ab mujh se javaani ho na ho har jagah niklegi teri baat mujh ko dekh kar tazkira teraa kahin meri zabaani ho na ho raushni dete raheinge mujh ko zakhmon ke charaag ab andhere mein kahin se zau-fishaani ho na ho ik taraf meri anaa hai ik taraf teri khushi aa gayaa mere liye pal imtihaani ho na ho zahr kaa paani mein honaa tai-shuda hai 'ehtiraam' aagahi ke ghaaT par dariyaa mein paani ho na ho"

"muntashir har shai qarine se sajaa di jaaegi yaa mire kamre ki shakhsiyyat miTaa di jaaegi saath rakhiye kaam aaegaa bahut naam-e-khudaa khauf gar jaagaa to phir kis ko sadaa di jaaegi aag bhaDkegi havaa paa kar baDaa sach ye nahin sach baDaa ye hai ki shoalon ko havaa di jaaegi be-Thikaana yuun kiyaa jaaegaa ik jaltaa charaagh taaqche mein mom ki guDiyaa biThaa di jaaegi aaina haalaat kaa aaegaa jo bhi dekhne koi umda si ghazal us ko sunaa di jaaegi bolne par koi paabandi nahin kuchh boliye haan magar aavaaz uTThegi dabaa di jaaegi sar-ba-kaf ho jaaeinge pir-o-javaan sab dekhnaa desh ki khaatir mataa-e-jaan luTaa di jaaegi ghair-mumkin kuchh nahin duniyaa mein lekin 'ehtiraam' aap ki sohbat bhalaa kaise bhulaa di jaaegi"

"ghaiz kaa suraj thaa sar par sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun raas aataa kis ko mahshar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun sab ne paDh rakkhaa thaa sach ki jiit hoti hai magar thaa bharosa kis ko sach par sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun maan rakhtaa kaun vish kaa kaun apnaataa salib koi iisaa thaa na shankar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun thaa kisi kaa bhi na maqsad sach ko jhuTlaanaa magar munh mein rakh kar luqma-e-tar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun aadmi to khair se basti mein milte hi na the devtaa the so the patthar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun sab haqiqat mein ubhartaa jab bhi sach lagtaa na thaa khvaab mein hote ujaagar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun yaad thaa 'suqraat' kaa qissa sabhi ko 'ehtiraam' sochiye aise mein baDh kar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"