'ishq kab apne maqaasid kaa nigahbaan na huaa — Ehsan Danish Kandhlvi

"izhaar-e-sadaaqat mein asar kyon nahin hotaa ab meri taraf un kaa guzar kyon nahin hotaa khushbu kaa ye bikhraav bhi tauhin-e-chaman hai ehsaas tujhe baad-e-sahar kyon nahin hotaa kyon fikr se mahrum hain is daur ki naslein pahlaa saa zabaanon mein asar kyon nahin hotaa jo baat idhar hai vo udhar kyon nahin jaati jo karb idhar hai vo udhar kyon nahin hotaa is shahr-e-zabun-haal mein takhrib kaa ehsaas honaa to zaruri hai magar kyon nahin hotaa fankaar isi kashmakash-e-vaqt mein gum hain baazaar kharidaar-e-hunar kyon nahin hotaa allaah ko karte hain musibat mein sabhi yaad ye vird magar shaam-o-sahar kyon nahin hotaa khud-bin hain sabhi aur ye bataane se hain maa’zur aaine se nuqsaan-e-nazar kyon nahin hotaa peshaani-e-kohsaar pe suraj kaa hai milaad vaadi mein magar shor-e-sahar kyon nahin hotaa ho jis ke payambar kaa guzar ‘arsh-e-barin par ummat kaa sitaaron mein safar kyon nahin hotaa hairaan huun ki 'iqbaal' ki taa'lim kaa 'daanish' is shahr ke logon pe asar kyon nahin hotaa"

"hausle maayus zauq-e-justuju naakaam hai ye dil-e-naa-mahram-e-anjaam kaa anjaam hai aankh kyaa hai husn ki ranginiyon kaa aaina dil hai kyaa khun-e-tamannaa kaa chhalaktaa jaam hai dijiye bimaar-e-ulfat ki jigar-daari ki daad nazaa kaa aalam hai honTon par tumhaaraa naam hai phir vo yaad aae hui madhosh dil ki kaaenaat phir uThaa dard-e-jigar phir kuchh mujhe aaraam hai khaak-daan-e-dahr mein taskin kaa juuyaa na ho aah jab tak dil dhaDaktaa hai kahaan aaraam hai vo to dil mein dard ki duniyaa basaa kar chal diye mujh ko har taar-e-nafas ik maut kaa paighaam hai vaasil-e-mizraab-e-khaamoshi hai har taar-e-nafas us se kah do ab tire bimaar ko aaraam hai kar rahaa huun doston ke zoam par tark-e-vatan shaayad ab aaghaaz-e-daur-e-gardish-e-ayyaam hai"

"tiraa jamaal tiraa husn kaamgaar rahe vo kyaa kare na jise dil pe ikhtiyaar rahe hazaar kasrat-e-raaanaa ne chilmanein Daalin ba-har-hijaab-e-taayyun vo aashkaar rahe miri nazar kaa to kyaa zikr khud bahaar ke phuul fareb-khurda-e-rangini-e-bahaar rahe kisi maqaam pe dil ko sukun ho kyaa maani jo be-qaraar-e-azal hai vo be-qaraar rahe usi navaah mein ahl-e-nazar bhi mumkin hain kuchh aur der sar-e-tur intizaar rahe tamaam phuul the aur zarf-e-daaman-e-gulchin jo bach gae vo charaagh-e-shab-bahaar rahe miri nigaah mein hai vo harim-e-zebaai kaniz ban ke jahaan mariyam-e-bahaar rahe khizaan khizaan ho to daur-e-bahaar kyaa maani bahaar ho to khizaan kyuun bane bahaar rahe jahaan-e-husn ke asraar paa nahin saktaa jo ishq apni hadon tak hi be-qaraar rahe miri nazar se vo jalve na rah sake mastur jo zer-e-parda-e-pairaahan-e-bahaar rahe chhuDaa chukaa huun main dast-e-majaaz se daaman haqiqat apne hijaabon se hoshiyaar rahe main moDtaa huun isi rukh se kaarvaan apnaa kuchh aur der ufuq par abhi ghubaar rahe junun-e-shauq mein tahqiq-e-rang-o-bu kaisi rahe chaman mein to divaana-e-bahaar rahe hain is tarah ke zavaabit bhi be-qaraari mein ki tere saath zamaana bhi be-qaraar rahe vo sirf mere hain 'ehsaan' main faqat un kaa hai naagavaar kisi ko to naagavaar rahe"

"yuun us pe miri arz-e-tamannaa kaa asar thaa jaise koi suraj ki tapish mein gul-e-tar thaa uThti thiin darichon pe hamaari bhi nigaahein apnaa bhi kabhi shahr-e-nigaaraan mein guzar thaa ham jis ke taghaaful ki shikaayat ko gae the aankh us ne uThaai to jahaan zer-o-zabar thaa shaanon pe kabhi the tire bhige hue rukhsaar aankhon pe kabhi meri tarah daaman-e-tar thaa khushbu se moattar hai abhi tak vo guzargaah sadiyon se yahaan jaise bahaaron kaa nagar thaa hai un ke saraapaa ki tarah khush-qad o khush-rang vo sarv kaa paudaa jo sar-e-raahguzar thaa qatre ki taraai mein the tufaan ke nasheman zarre ke ahaate mein bagulon kaa bhanvar thaa is aadam-e-khaaki pe sitaaron ki nazar thi is khaak pe kuchh jalva-e-yazdaan kaa asar thaa main royaa to hansne ki sadaa aai kai yaar vo jaan-e-tamannaa pas-e-divaar-e-nazar thaa 'daanish' thaa ikahraa miraa pairaahan-e-hasti be-parda zamaane pe miraa aib-o-hunar thaa"

"jabin ki dhuul jigar ki jalan chhupaaegaa shuru-e-ishq hai vo fitratan chhupaaegaa damak rahaa hai jo nas nas ki tishnagi se badan is aag ko na tiraa pairahan chhupaaegaa tiraa ilaaj shifaa-gaah-e-asr-e-nau mein nahin khirad ke ghaav tu divaana-pan chhupaaegaa hisaar-e-zabt hai abr-e-ravaan ki parchhaain malaal-e-ruh ko kab tak badan chhupaaegaa nazar kaa fard-e-amal se hai silsila darkaar yaqin na kar ye siyaahi kafan chhupaaegaa kise khabar thi ki ye daur-e-khud-gharaz ik din junun se qimat-e-daar-o-rasan chhupaaegaa tiraa ghubaar zamin par utarne vaalaa hai kahaan tak ab ye bagula thakan chhupaaegaa khulegaa baad-e-nafas se jo rukh pe nil-kanval use kahaan tiraa ujlaa badan chhupaaegaa tire kamaal ke dhabbe tire uruuj ke daagh chhupaaegaa to koi ahl-e-fan chhupaaegaa jise hai faiz miri khaanqaah se 'daanish' vo kis tarah miraa rang-e-sukhan chhupaaegaa"

"ishq har-chand masaaib se pareshaan na huaa na huaa husn magar taaba-e-farmaan na huaa laakh duniyaa ne ye chaahaa ki pareshaan ho magar main tire gham ki hifaazat mein pareshaan na huaa dil ki aavaaz ho mahrum-e-asar kyaa maani ishq kaafir hai agar husn musalmaan na huaa darpai uqda-e-hasti hai azal hi se bashar lekin ik khaak ke zarre kaa bhi irfaan na huaa dil mein har khuun kaa qatra hai talaatum ba-kanaar jo magar aankh se Tapkaa vahi tufaan na huaa to vo aazaad ki be-vajh hai mujh se bhi gurez main vo majbur ki dushman se bhi naalaan na huaa apni paighaam-navaai ke nataaej mein mujhe fikr-e-zindaan to rahaa hai gham-e-zindaan na huaa jis ke mashrab mein mohabbat ho mohabbat kaa javaab meri taqdir mein aisaa koi insaan na huaa ek hi jalve se 'ehsaan' nazar haT na saki mujh se kuchh us ke sivaa kaar-e-numaayaan na huaa"

"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"