hijaab aane lagaa ab to balaa-e-aasmaani ko — Ehsan Darbhangavi

"khalish bakhshi tapish bakhshi gudaaz apnaa diyaa main ne mizaaj-e-husn ko bhi kar diyaa gham-aashnaa main ne khirad ne chaarasaazi ki junun ne rahnumaai ki baDi mushkil se paayaa saaya-e-zulf-e-rasaa main ne khajil huun main ki ehsaas-e-faraaghat chhin kar tum se gham-e-aaraaish-e-kaakul tumhein kyon de diyaa main ne havaaein tund mausam naa-muvaafiq baaghbaan barham ajab aalam mein rakkhi hai nasheman ki binaa main ne ilaaj-e-dard-e-dil mushkil thaa lekin ho gayaa aasaan mohabbat ko khudi kaa ik nayaa nuskha diyaa main ne main kahtaa thaa ki aql-o-ishq mein rishta nahin mumkin magar ab sochtaa huun ye garebaan kyon siyaa main ne khudaa kaa shukr hai 'ehsaan' is daur-e-tanaffur mein faraaham kar liye hain chand arbaab-e-vafaa main ne"

"shauq-e-nazzaara jo sargarm-e-nazar hotaa hai jalva-gar husn ba-andaaz-e-digar hotaa hai ho mubaarak ye tiri parda-nashini tujh ko yaad ye bhi rahe divaar mein dar hotaa hai jhuuT phir jhuuT hai lekin ye haqiqat hai ki jhuuT purkashish hotaa hai aur zud-asar hotaa hai jis kharaabe mein paDaa huun use ghar kaise kahun dar-o-divaar salaamat hon to ghar hotaa hai tu hai vo nakhl gul-afshaan hai jo har rahrav par main huun vo peD jo be-barg-o-samar hotaa hai us ki bedaad-gari din ke ujaale mein kahaan bol andhere kaa baDaa taa-ba-sahar hotaa hai vaadi-e-yaad hai aur paa-e-tasavvur 'ehsaan' dekhiye kis tarah maazi kaa safar hotaa hai"

"main takhliq-e-sharar kartaa huun apne soz-e-pinhaan se main parvaana nahin jo aag luun har sham-e-sozaan se kiyaa vahshat ne aql-o-ishq mein ik rabt-e-nau paidaa gae vo din ke divaane ulajhte the garebaan se na jaane imtihaan hai aaj kis ki naa-khudaai kaa ki jo bhi mauj uThti hai vo baDh jaati hai tufaan se kashish manzil ki daaman khinchti thi varna mushkil thaa guzarnaa fasl-e-gul mein be-niyaazaana gulistaan se kahein kyaa ham kahaan aa ke tire vahshi ne dam toDaa khirad samjhaa-bujhaa ke le to aai thi bayaabaan se ba-qaul ustaad ke 'ehsaan' hai suunaa dil kaa kaashaana chalo thoDi si raunaq maang laaein bazm-e-jaanaan se"

"shikan jabin pe na laae nazar jhukaa ke chale khudi ki laash uThaani hi thi uThaa ke chale ye mai-kada hai yahaan laghzishon se raunaq hai koi bahak ke chale koi laDkhaDaa ke chale Thahar gae to zamaane ko saath Thahraayaa chale to hosh uDaate hue havaa ke chale gham-e-hayaat ko samjhe the ahl-e-dil bhaari hamein hai naaz ki ye bojh bhi uThaa ke chale vo baada-khvaar nahin aur kuchh hai ai saaqi sharaab pi ke jo maanind paarsaa ke chale rah-e-junun mein hazaaron the ham-safar lekin charaagh le ke ham hi saamne havaa ke chale vo jaam-e-mai ho ki ho jaam-e-angabin 'ehsaan' chale jo daur bhi vo zarf aazmaa ke chale"

"vo kyaa samjhe nazar jis ki faqat sud-o-ziyaan tak hai ki ye saudaa mohabbat kaa hisaab-e-dostaan tak hai mire naqd-o-nazar tak hai mire husn-e-bayaan tak hai tumhaari daastaan mein rang meri daastaan tak hai haram se bhi hai aage yaa faqat ku-e-butaan tak hai khudaa jaane maqaam-e-justuju-e-dil kahaan tak hai mohabbat in lavaazim par qanaaat kar nahin sakti ki in sajdon ki manzil tere sang-e-aastaan tak hai dilon kaa muztarib jazba nazar kaa munfail shikva miri hairat tiraa ishva kinaayon ki zabaan tak hai ye kis shiddat ki jumbish hai hijaabaat-e-tajalli mein ki ik mailaan-e-betaabi zamin se aasmaan tak hai milegi raushni 'ehsaan' nazar ki gard to pochho ki ye saaraa andheraa bas ghubaar-e-kaarvaan tak hai"

"zabaan-e-mai-kada mein jis ko mai-kash jaam kahte hain use ham apne dil kaa dusraa ik naam kahte hain hadis-e-zulf-o-rukh kyaa haal subh-o-shaam kahte hain gham-e-jaanaan ke parde mein gham-e-ayyaam kahte hain tabassum ne kahi thi daastaan aaghaaz-e-ulfat ki suno ab aansuon se qissa-e-anjaam kahte hain tumhaari ankhDiyon mein hai sahar gangaa ke saahil ki magar mai-khvaar us ko mai-kade ki shaam kahte hain tiri zulf-e-siyah se khaal-e-rukh kaa jo bhi rishta ho asiraan-e-mohabbat daana zer-e-daam kahte hain tire dard-e-mohabbat ko zamaana ik maraz kah le magar ham to ilaaj-e-gardish-e-ayyaam kahte hain dil-e-afsurda ko 'ehsaan' tum sham'-e-sahar kah lo magar ahbaab to is ko charaagh-e-shaam kahte hain"

"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"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"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"