ho jaaein kisi ke jo kabhi yaar munaafiq — Danish Aziz

"mujh ko thapak thapak ke sulaataa rahaa charaagh pahlu mein raat bhar mire baiThaa rahaa charaagh kahtaa rahaa ki raat ye kitni hasin hai tira-shabi kaa girya bhi kartaa rahaa charaagh suraj kaa ek baar faqat naam kyaa liyaa mujh se tamaam raat hi laDtaa rahaa charaagh us ko miri shikast ki itni khushi hui haathon pe haath maar ke hanstaa rahaa charaagh main us ki zard lau mein khudaa dekhtaa rahaa kamre mein raat bhar mire jaltaa rahaa charaagh tab tak mire qalam ne faqat raushni likhi jab tak hatheli par miri likhtaa rahaa charaagh pahlu mein us ke kal tiri tasvir thi paDi ghazlein tire jamaal pe kahtaa rahaa charaagh aankhein miri bhi surkh thiin vo bhi bujhaa bujhaa yuun mere saath saath hi rotaa rahaa charaagh main us ke paas baiTh ke kahtaa rahaa ghazal aur puure inhimaak se suntaa rahaa charaagh kal us ke saath meri baDi guftugu hui meri kahaani sun ke sisaktaa rahaa charaagh tark-e-taalluqaat kaa misaaq jab huaa mere aur us ke darmiyaan baiThaa rahaa charaagh jaane havaa ne kyaa kahaa kaanon mein us ke kal 'daanish' tamaam raat machaltaa rahaa charaagh"

"gar subh-dam vo khush-gulu khush-khu nikal paDe phulon ko chhoD chhaaD ke khushbu nikal paDe teri gali ho log hon ghunghru pahan ke main eDi ghumaa ke raqs karun tu nikal paDe us ne kisi ghazal mein sahaare ki baat ki chaaron taraf se kitne hi baazu nikal paDe ham baada-khvaar ahl-e-subu sukh kaa saans lein vaaiz ki jeb se kahin daaru nikal paDe khvaahish hai main kharid luun 'ghaalib' kaa khasta ghar aur moajiza ho sahn se urdu nikal paDe us gul-badan ne shaakh ko dekhaa jo pyaar se patton pe aankhein ban gaiin abru nikal paDe 'daanish' baqaa-e-ishq kaa manshur thaam kar vaaris nikal paDe kabhi baahu nikal paDe"

"insaanon kaa chup kar jaanaa Thiik nahin tahriron kaa shor machaanaa Thiik nahin teraa ye mohtaat ravayya kahtaa hai tu ne mujh ko kuchh pahchaanaa Thiik nahin ye zaalim kab tere aansu pochhenge tasviron se dil bahlaanaa Thiik nahin raste mein kuchh dost numaa se dushman hain us ghar teraa aanaa jaanaa Thiik nahin baadal phir barsaat se tauba kar leinge paani mein yuun aag lagaanaa Thiik nahin jin baaton ne pahle baat bigaaDi thi un baaton kaa phir dohraanaa Thiik nahin us ne meraa naam likhaa hai baazu par har ik ko ye baat bataanaa Thiik nahin mausam kaliyaan phuul nazaare taak mein hain teraa ghar se baahar jaanaa Thiik nahin jab tak meri saans salaamat saath to do zinda shakhs ko yuun kafnaanaa Thiik nahin kyon tujh ko ye baat samajh naa aati hai ishq mohabbat pyaar kahaa naa Thiik nahin kitnaa tujh ko samjhaayaa thaa pyaar na kar tanhaa ho kar ab pachhtaanaa Thiik nahin us kaa naam kahin bhi sun kar logon se teri aankhon kaa bhar aanaa Thiik nahin log na jaane kyaa kyaa baatein socheinge baiThe baiThe gum ho jaanaa Thiik nahin aise to sab log kinaara kar leinge teraa itnaa ghussa khaanaa Thiik nahin 'daanish' chiDiyaan kaise aakar baiTheingi divaaron par kaanch lagaanaa Thiik nahin"

"mere jaise is basti mein aur bhi paagal rahte hain sab ne aankhein girvi rakh kar aadhe khvaab kharide hain koyal kavvaa chiil kabutar totaa mainaa chiDiyaa mor shaam Dhale sab chup chup baiThe ik duuje ko takte hain dariyaa saagar ambar baadal baarish aandhi dhuup havaa sab teraa bahrup hai saain teraa naam hi japte hain khaali kursi do cup chaae sabza khushbu bundaa-baandi subh-savere mujh se mil kar teri baatein karte hain hijr udaasi vahshat aansu aavaara-pan be-zaari shorida dil chaak garebaan sab ulfat ke jhagDe hain 'saaghar' 'mir' 'faraaz' aur 'ghaalib' 'momin' 'daagh' 'qatil' aur 'faiz' oDh ke misre nazmein ghazlein chain sukun se sote hain baatein yaadein raatein aankhein baanhein aahein fariyaadein suune ghar ke ik kone mein aksar mil kar rote hain chaand sitaare jugnu suraj pariyaan jin uDte panchhi sab dharti par aakar 'daanish' us ke paanv ko chhute hain"

"hasin jabin pe mire honT thartharaane lage phir is ke baad mire hosh kab Thikaane lage main ret par bhi taraashun jo khaal-o-khad us ke sitaare parda karein chaand munh chhupaane lage ye aabshaar ye baadal ye jhiil kaa paani use sanvarne ko sab aaina dikhaane lage kabhi jo chheDaa kisi ne bhi tazkira un kaa shajar khamida hue phuul muskuraane lage unhon ne puchhaa na us ki koi zarurat thi ham apnaa haal dil-e-muztarib sunaane lage mire labon ne faqat naam hi liyaa us kaa parind us ki gali shahr tak bataane lage main us ke paas jo baiThun ulajh paDe khushbu charaagh ghure mujhe aur tilmilaane lage vo duur aakhiri kursi pe baiThe baiThe mujhe dilaasaa dene lage hausla baDhaane lage ye jaan kar ki tiraa but paDaa hai mandir mein khudaa-parast vahaan ghanTiyaan bajaane lage main us ke shahr se aaya huun jaan kar itnaa tamaam log mire raaste sajaane lage jahaan baseraa kiyaa panchhiyon ne tere liye hamein vo ghonsle pairon ke aastaane lage ye husn ek hi saaat mein ban gayaa thaa miyaan khudaa ko ishq banaane mein kuchh zamaane lage khumaar dekhaa jo aankhon mein niind kaa 'daanish' zamin pe aa ke farishte use sulaane lage"

"tumhaare chehre ki dilkashi se kali gumaan ki khili hui hai tumhaari yaadon ki baarishon se zamin-e-hijraan dhuli hui hai ye jaagne ki tumhaari aadat abhi talak hai vo pahle jaisi tumhaare bistar ki ujli chaadar bhi silvaTon se bhari hui hai jo ho sake to koi nishaani bataur tohfa hi bhej denaa tumhaari bheji hui vo tie pahan pahan kar phaTi hui hai bichhaDte lamhe chhupaa ke sab se jo tum ne bistar pe pheink di thi tumhaari tasvir taaqche mein abhi talak vo rakhi hui hai tumhaare hote hue bhi dekho main khud ko tanhaa samajh rahaa huun mujhe to lagtaa hai ye judaai mire badan se sili hui hai ye mere ahbaab puchhte hain bataao un ko main kyaa kahun ab ye kaun laDki tumhaare pahlu mein saj sanvar kar khaDi hui hai vo kuchh dinon se kisi ke gham mein udaas chehra liye hue hai qasam khudaa ki main kyaa bataaun miri to jaan pe bani hui hai ki chhoDo 'daanish' ki baat chhoDo mujhe sunaao ki kyaa likhaa hai vo khaak teri ghazal sunegaa use to apni paDi hui hai"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa 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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"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"