haath mein apne hifaazat kaa asaa le jaanaa — Ejaz Ansari

"kyaa khabar thi ek din ye haadisa ho jaaegaa umr bhar chaahaa jise vo bevafaa ho jaaegaa ho agar azm-e-musammam khvaahish-e-manzil ke saath raah kaa patthar bhi ik din rahnumaa ho jaaegaa is qadar baDhne lagi hai har taraf aaludgi saans lenaa aadmi kaa masala ho jaaegaa zindagi bhar saath chalne ki jo khaataa hai qasam dekhnaa vo raaste hi mein judaa ho jaaegaa ab tumhaaraa koi khat koi khabar milti nahin aise aalam mein to jiinaa bhi sazaa ho jaaegaa sar uThaate hain yahaan bhi asr-e-haazir ke yazid kal ye khitta bhi mahaaz-e-karbalaa ho jaaegaa kuchh na kuchh 'ejaaz' naghme likh vatan ke naam par is tarah se shaairi kaa haq adaa ho jaaegaa"

"gham-e-hayaat kaa manzar badalne vaalaa hai khushi manaao ki suraj nikalne vaalaa hai vo shakhs jis ne hamesha khulus baanTaa thaa zaraa si baat pe tevar badalne vaalaa hai ghurur hone lagaa us ko apni shohrat par ye azhdahaa ise zinda nigalne vaalaa hai sambhaalo apne safine khud apne haathon mein sunaa hai aaj samundar machalne vaalaa hai vaqaar-e-ilm-o-hunar kam na ho kahin 'ejaaz' yahi charaagh havaaon mein jalne vaalaa hai"

"raasta be-zabaan be-sadaa bhi nahin koi muD kar magar dekhtaa bhi nahin mere lahje se naa-aashnaa bhi nahin koi darvaaza lekin khulaa bhi nahin 'umr-bhar ham bhaTakte rahe dar-ba-dar koi manzil koi raasta bhi nahin sar jhukaa kar mile doston se magar qad hamaaraa kisi se ghaTaa bhi nahin khud ki nazron mein gir kar pata ye chalaa is se baDh kar to koi sazaa bhi nahin ai falak tu hamaaraa nigahbaan hai in fasaadon mein ab kuchh bachaa bhi nahin inkisaari se milte hain 'e'jaaz' ham varna ham se to koi baDaa bhi nahin"

"ghazlon ko ye andaaz-e-hunar kaaT rahaa hai hiiraa hai ki shishe kaa jigar kaaT rahaa hai beTe ki paDhaai pe kiyaa jis ne bahut kharch beTaa ab usi baap kaa sar kaaT rahaa hai hairat hai ki uDnaa abhi sikhaa nahin jis ne vo bhi mire baazu mire par kaaT rahaa hai dekhun tiri jaanib to larazti hain nigaahein vahshat mujhe itni hai ki ghar kaaT rahaa hai vo mujh se mukhaatib hai is andaaz mein 'e’jaaz' jaise kisi jaadu kaa asar kaaT rahaa hai"

"ilaahi tu miri taqdir ko tanhaaiyaan de de magar us ki shabon ko anjuman-aaraaiyaan de de dilon ko jazba-e-‘ishq-o-mohabbat bakhshne vaale use mashhur kar de aur mujhe rusvaaiyaan de de agar mere ta'alluq se koi paighaam denaa hai to lahje ko asar aur fikr ko gahraaiyaan de de dar-o-divaar ki ye be-hisi kab tak sahun aakhir miri khalvat ko bhi kuchh 'aks kuchh parchhaaiyaan de de udaasi tujh se jab 'e'jaaz' dekhi hi nahin jaati to phir is gham-zada maahaul ko shahnaaiyaan de de"

"khudaa use bhi kisi din zavaal detaa hai zamaana jis ke hunar ki misaal detaa hai vo jab shu'ur ko lafzon mein Dhaal detaa hai 'ajib soch niraale khayaal detaa hai koi samajh na sakaa us ki den kaa andaaza kabhi khushi kabhi ranj-o-malaal detaa hai kabhi vo zakhm lagaataa hai mere siine par kabhi vo paanv se kaanTaa nikaal detaa hai usi ne di hai gunaah-o-savaab ki tafriq vahi shuur-e-haraam-o-halaal detaa hai mire khudaa use sanjidgi 'ataa kar de vo meri baat ko hans hans ke Taal detaa hai kabhi kinaare bhi kashti bachaa nahin sakte kabhi bhanvar bhi safine uchhaal detaa hai vo kar guzartaa hai aksar miraa junun 'ejaaz' ki jo khirad ko bhi hairat mein Daal detaa hai"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"