manzar shamshaan ho gayaa hai — Abdul Ahad Saaz

"band fasilein shahr ki toDein zaat ki girhein kholein bargad niche nadi kinaare baiTh kahaani bolein dhire dhire khud ko nikaalein is bandhan jakDan se sang kisi aavaara manush ke haule haule ho lein fikr ki kis sarshaar Dagar par shaam Dhale ji chaahaa jhiil mein Thahre apne aks ko chumein honT bhigo lein haath lagaa baiThe to jivan bhar maqruz raheinge daam na puchhein dard ke saahab pahle jeb TaTolein naushaadar gandhak ki zabaan mein sher kahein is yug mein sach ke niile zahr ko lahje ke tezaab mein gholein apni nazar ke baaT na rakkhein 'saaz' ham ik palDe mein bojhal tanqidon se kyuun apne izhaar ko taulein"

"meri aankhon se guzar kar dil o jaan mein aanaa jism mein Dhal ke miri ruh-e-ravaan mein aanaa kho na jaanaa miri jaan sarhad-e-jaan tak aa ke qurb kaa paas liye buad-e-karaan mein aanaa main tire husn ko raanaai-e-maani de duun tu kisi shab mire andaaz-e-bayaan mein aanaa saath chalne ko rafiq-e-rah-e-duniyaa hain bahut tu mire saath mire apne jahaan mein aanaa laa-makaan sher ki bandish mein simaTnaa pal bhar aasmaan aaina-e-aab-e-ravaan mein aanaa ishq ne dekh liye husn mein aafaaq tamaam ek sakte kaa vo umr-e-guzraan mein aanaa zinat-e-dast-e-hinaai hai yahi duzd-e-hinaa ghaib kaa maaraza-e-vaqt-o-makaan mein aanaa tishna-e-nur miri fikr ke mahtaab o nujum mire khurshid miri kaahkashaan mein aanaa"

"savaal be-amaan ban ke rah gae javaab imtihaan ban ke rah gae had-e-nigaah tak buland falsafe gharon ke saaebaan ban ke rah gae jo zehan, aagahi ki kaar-gaah the khayaal ki dukaan ban ke rah gae bayaaz par sambhal sake na tajrabe phisal paDe bayaan ban ke rah gae kiran kiran yaqin jaise raaste dhuaan dhuaan gumaan ban ke rah gae ziyaaein baanTte the, chaand the kabhi gahan lagaa to daan ban ke rah gae miraa vajud shahr shahr ho gayaa kahin kahin nishaan 'ban' ke rah gae kamar javaab de ke jhuk gai badan savaaliya nishaan ban ke rah gae main fan ki saaaton ko lab na de sakaa nuqush be-zabaan ban ke rah gae nafas nafas talab talab the 'saaz' ham qadam qadam takaan ban ke rah gae"

"yuun bhi dil ahbaab ke ham ne gaahe gaahe rakkhe the apne zakhm-e-nazar par khush-fahmi ke phaahe rakkhe the ham ne tazaad-e-dahr ko samjhaa do-raahe tartib diye aur baratne nikle to dekhaa sah-raahe rakkhe the raqs-kada ho bazm-e-sukhan ho koi kaargah-e-fan ho zardozon ne apni maa-tahti mein julaahe rakkhe the mohtasibon ki khaatir bhi apne izhaar mein kuchh pahlu rakh to liye the ham ne ab chaahe an-chaahe rakkhe the jo vajh-e-raahat bhi na the aur TuuT gae to gham na huaa aah vo rishte kyuun ham ne ik umr nibaahe rakkhe the kaahkashaan-bandi mein sukhan ki rah gai 'saaz' kasar kaisi lafz to ham ne chun ke najume mohre maahe rakkhe the"

"saamea lazzat-e-bayaan-zada zehn o dil sehr-e-daastaan-zada fikr o tahqiq rehn-e-mohr-o-sanad taalib-e-ilm imtihaan-zada zaat ki fikr hai qayaas-aalud zindagi kaa yaqin gumaan-zada raat pahchaan de gai sab ko subh chehre mile nishaan-zada taak mein hai na ki taaaqub mein tu shikaari hai par machaan-zada un ki fikr-e-rasaa falak-paimaa apni sochein hain aasamaan-zada khud se rishte nahin rahe lekin log ab bhi hain khaandaan-zada raat hai log ghar mein baiThe hain daftar-aaluda o dukaan-zada"

"lafzon ke sahraa mein kyaa maani ke saraab dikhaanaa bhi koi sukhan sahaabi koi naghma nakhlistaana bhi ik muddat se hosh-o-khabar ki khaamoshi raaij hai yahaan kaash dayaar-e-asr mein gunje koi sadaa mastaana bhi nape-tule aahang pe kab tak sambhal sambhal kar raqs karein koi dhun divaani koi harakat majnunaanaa bhi shahr se baahar kohsaaron ke biich ye Thahraa Thahraa din kitnaa apnaa saa lagtaa hai aaj dil-e-begaana bhi ek tilismi raah fasil-e-tan se navaah-e-jaan tak hai jis ki khoj mein kho jaao to mumkin hai paa jaanaa bhi aagaahi maakus safar hai daanish-gaah ke raste kaa jis kaa har jaanaa-pahchaanaa manzar hai an-jaanaa bhi bol vahi hain sur bhi vahi mizraab ki jumbish badle to yaas-o-alam ke taaron mein muzmar hai ek taraana bhi haasil aur laa-haasil par ab vaise bhi kiyaa ghaur karein aur chhalakne vaalaa ho jab saanson kaa paimaana bhi kitni aag kashaakash kitni kitnaa tahammul hai darkaar 'saaz' koi aasaan nahin hai lafzon ko pighlaanaa bhi"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"