kitne baa-hosh ho gae ham log — Ejaz Rahmani

"vaqt kaa daaman tang hai lekin meraa daaman tang nahin dhuup ke Dar se jo uD jaae rang vo meraa rang nahin bedaari kaa 'aalam mujh ko khvaab kaa mausam lagtaa hai hairat hai aaj un haathon mein aaina hai sang nahin bahne vaalaa saDkon par ye kis kaa lahu hai meraa hai main to apnaa qaatil khud huun ghair se meri jang nahin chikh uTheinge saare parbat tesha koi laae to aisaa kaun saa patthar hai jis patthar mein aahang nahin jab tak us ke qurb ki khushbu haasil thi main zinda thaa vo jo nahin to yuun lagtaa hai koi bhi mere sang nahin pahle apne qad ko dekhein phir mujh par tanqid karein un kaa zikr bhi kyon karte ho jo mere paasang nahin honTon par kuchh lafz shikasta jumle bhi be-rabt 'e'jaaz' dil ki baat sunaaun kaise kahne kaa bhi Dhang nahin"

"raahbar so gae ham-safar so gae kaun jaagegaa ham bhi agar so gae gesu-e-vaqt ab kaun suljhaaegaa be-khabar jaag uThe baa-khabar so gae is haqiqat se inkaar mumkin nahin so gai qaum jab dida-var so gae miT gayaa dil se kyaa khauf-e-daar-o-rasan log phulon pe kyaa soch kar so gae apni barbaadiyaan apne haathon huiin jaagnaa thaa hamein ham magar so gae be-gharon ko takalluf se kyaa vaasta niind aai sar-e-rahguzar so gae vo gae ghar ki raa'naaiyaan bhi gaiin yuun lagaa jaise divaar-o-dar so gae"

"miT gayaa gham tire takallum se lab hue aashnaa tabassum se kis ke naqsh-e-qadam hain raahon mein jagmagaate hain maah-o-anjum se hai zamaana baDaa zamaana-shanaas kabhi mujh se gilaa kabhi tum se naakhudaa bhi milaa to aisaa milaa aashnaa jo nahin talaatum se us ne aa kar mizaaj puchh liyaa ham to baiThe hue the gum-sum se naakhudaa ne Dubo diyaa un ko vo ki jo bach gae talaatum se zindagi haadson ki zad mein hai koi kaise bache tasaadum se saaya-e-gul mein baiThne vaalo guftugu hogi daar par tum se main ghazal kaa asiir huun 'ejaaz' sher paDhtaa huun main tarannum se"

"saae mein aablon ki jalan aur baDh gai thak kar jo baiThe ham to thakan aur baDh gai kal is qadar thaa habs hamaare makaan mein sanki havaa zaraa to ghuTan aur baDh gai kaanTon ki guftugu se khalish dil mein kam na thi phulon ke tazkire se chubhan aur baDh gai ye baaghbaan hamaare lahu kaa kamaal hai nairangi-e-bahaar-e-chaman aur baDh gai ye hijr ki hai aag mizaaj us kaa aur hai ashkon se shoalagi-e-badan aur baDh gai sairaab kar sakaa na use meraa khuun bhi kuchh tishnagi-e-daar-o-rasan aur baDh gai harf-e-sipaas pesh kiyaa jab bhi vo milaa lekin jabin pe us ki shikan aur baDh gai tahrir ki jo ek ghazal us ke naam par 'ejaaz' aabru-e-sukhan aur baDh gai"

"naqsh-bar-aab ho gayaa huun main kitnaa kamyaab ho gayaa huun main jhurriyaan kah rahi hain chehre ki khushk taalaab ho gayaa huun main kyaa karungaa main ab khushi le kar gham se sairaab ho gayaa huun main yaad rakhtaa nahin mujhe koi arsa-e-khvaab ho gayaa huun main is qadar baar-e-gham uThaayaa hai jhuk ke mehraab ho gayaa huun main ik masihaa ki mehrbaani se jaam-e-zahraab ho gayaa huun main khushk aansu hue hain jis din se dasht-e-be-aab ho gayaa huun main hai ye ehsaan jabr-e-duniyaa kaa sakht aasaab ho gayaa huun main us ne jis din se chhu liyaa mujh ko rashk-e-mahtaab ho gayaa huun main khud hi 'ejaaz' apnaa dushman huun sirf ahbaab ho gayaa huun main"

"rang mausam ke saath laae hain ye parinde kahaan se aae hain baiTh jaate hain raah-rau thak kar kitne himmat-shikan ye saae hain dhuup apni zamin hai apni peD apne nahin paraae hain apne ahbaab ki khushi ke liye bilaa-iraada bhi muskuraae hain dushmanon ko qarib se dekhaa doston ke fareb khaae hain ham ne toDaa hai zulmaton kaa fusun raushni ke bhi tiir khaae hain dekh le muD ke mahv-e-aaraaish aaina ban ke ham bhi aae hain pai-ba-pai raah ki shikaston ne hausle aur bhi baDhaae hain zindagi hai usi kaa naam 'e'jaaz' hain vo apne jo gham paraae hain"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"bahut shaadaab ho lekin bayaabaani nahin jaati ki baam-e-auj chhune se bhi arzaani nahin jaati kai chehron ne aavaazon ne dil aabaad rakkhaa hai magar aankhon mein raqsaan hai jo viraani nahin jaati mujhe apni numu ke vaaste tum se bichhaDnaa hai tumhaare saath rahne se tan-aasaani nahin jaati main is dil ki sabhi sachchaaiyaan taslim kartaa huun magar ik baat aisi bhi hai jo maani nahin jaati hujum-e-shor-o-ghul mein kaun thaa kis ne pukaaraa thaa yahaan to apni bhi aavaaz pahchaani nahin jaati 'samir' is ishq mein insaan kyaa itnaa badaltaa hai main khud par ghaur kartaa huun to hairaani nahin jaati"