khaashaak se khizaan mein rahaa naam baagh kaa — Ejaz Gul

"tham gai vaqt ki raftaar tire kuche mein aise saabit huaa sayyaar tire kuche mein manzar-e-baam sar-e-did nahin khultaa hai kuchh hai naa-dida kaa asraar tire kuche mein har talabgaar ko hai haasil-e-guftaar-e-sukut na hai inkaar na iqraar tire kuche mein aaina shaam kaa raushan rukh-e-mahtaab se kar aks chamke to ho didaar tire kuche mein vaslat-e-kaar baham ho ki hain jama din raat pesha-e-hijr ke be car tire kuche mein nafaa ke khel mein samjhaa gayaa thaa taaq jise vo khasaare mein hai hoshyaar tire kuche mein aakhir-e-umr ne ki raunaq-e-baazaar tamaam na dukaan hai na kharidaar tire kuche mein ek muddat se hai tartib mein be-tartibi na durusti ke hain aasaar tire kuche mein"

"usi jannat jahannam mein marungaa gae mausam ko aavaazein na dungaa nae jismon se maqtal jaagte hain nae logon ke raste par chalungaa miri aankhein salaamat hain to phir main paraae khvaab le kar kyaa karungaa lahu ki surkhiyaan mere alam hain khizaan ke zard lashkar se laDungaa kisi khitte mein qatl-e-raushni ho main apne shahr par nauha kahungaa aur us par jo sitam TuTegaa us ko tumhaare naam likkhungaa sahungaa"

"phailaa ajab ghubaar hai aaina-gaah mein mushkil hai khud ko DhunDhnaa aks-e-tabaah mein jal-bujh chukaa hai khvaahish-e-naakaam se vajud parchhaain phir rahi hai makaan-e-siyaah mein main vo ajal-nasib ki qaatil huun apnaa-aap hotaa huun roz qatl kisi qatl-gaah mein rakkhaa gayaa huun izzat-o-tauqir kaa asiir baandhaa gayaa hai sar ko ghurur-e-kulaah mein halkaan mein nahin tiri khaatir sar-e-hujum sab mar rahe hain hasrat-e-yak-do-nigaah mein"

"ham tum jab bhi pyaar kareinge jaan-o-dil sadqe honge ruhon ki khushbu mein hongi baahon ke gajre honge peshravo tum biit chuke ab ham logon ki baari hai zindaanon ke dar to vaa hon ham aage aage honge gumnaami ki galiyon mein taarikh kahaan tak pahunchegi ek tumhi suqraat nahin ho aur bahut guzre honge husn agar zanjir kiyaa hai ishq bhi phir zanjir karo varna baat bahut phailegi duur talak charche honge ai chakvaal se aane vaalo kuchh to haal-ahvaal kaho phuul se aariz chaand se chehre tum ne bhi dekhe honge"

"pechaak-e-umr apne sanvaar aaine ke saath baaqi ke chaar din bhi guzaar aaine ke saath haasid bahut hai pal mein huvaidaa kare khizaan itnaa na lag ke baiTh bahaar aaine ke saath pathraa gae hain log tajalli se husn ki thoDaa saa Daal rukh pe ghubaar aaine ke saath kartaa hai aks zer-o-zabar naa-muraad vaqt jab ghumtaa hai ulTe madaar aaine ke saath paayaa na kuchh khalaa ke sivaa aks-e-hairati guzraa thaa aar-paar hazaar aaine ke saath maadum ho rahe hain khad-o-khaal kis sabab guft-o-shunid kar mire yaar aaine ke saath viraan saa khanDar hai magar sair ke liye lagti hai ik tavil qataar aaine ke saath maakus o aks kaise hain paivast dekh tu aaina kar rahaa hai singhaar aaine ke saath"

"istaada hai jab saamne divaar kahun kyaa haasil bhi nahin rauzan-e-darkaar kahun kyaa lagtaa to hai kuchh diid ko naa-did ke pichhe khultaa nahin manzar koi us paar kahun kyaa huun tang zaraa jeb se ai hasrat-e-ashyaa shaamil to hai fahrist mein baazaar kahun kyaa jis baat ke inkaar kaa had-darja gumaan hai vo baat yaqin ke liye sau baar kahun kyaa main un ke javaabaat se aur ahl-e-zamaana hain mere savaalaat se bezaar kahun kyaa jis baat pe thi bahs hui bahs se khaarij ab rah gai aapas mein hai takraar kahun kyaa ham-saae ki ham-saae se pahchaan nahin hai paivast hai divaar mein divaar kahun kyaa ghaafil nahin aisaa bhi main ab apni rasad se is dil mein talab kaa hai jo ambaar kahun kyaa gulzaar saa khil uThtaa hai khushbu-e-sukhan se jaadu hai vo is kaa dam-e-guftaar kahun kyaa hai rang badan kaa lughat-e-rang mein naapaid laa-saani hai qaamat mein qad-e-yaar kahun kyaa"

"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"