jab bhi khalvat mein vo yaad aaegaa — 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"

"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"

"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"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"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"