mayassar ho jo lamha dekhne ko — Azhar Inayati

"qayaamat aaegi maanaa ye haadisa hogaa magar chhupaa huaa manzar to runumaa hogaa musaahibon mein ghire honge zill-e-subhaani ghanim shahr ko taaraaj kar rahaa hogaa abhi fazaa mein thi ik tez raushni ki lakir na jaane TuuT ke taaraa kahaan giraa hogaa aziiz mujh se thaa inaam mere sar kaa use raiis ek hi shab mein vo ho gayaa hogaa hui jo baat to vo aam aadmi niklaa gumaan thaa ki nae rukh se sochtaa hogaa rahegaa saamne kab tak ye nilgun manzar ye aasmaan kahin khatm to huaa hogaa ajab safar hai mujhe bhi pataa nahin 'azhar' ki agle moD pe kirdaar meraa kyaa hogaa"

"kitaabein jab koi paDhtaa nahin thaa fazaa mein shor bhi itnaa nahin thaa ajab sanjidgi thi shahr bhar mein ki paagal bhi koi hanstaa nahin thaa baDi maasum si apnaaiyat thi vo mujh se roz jab miltaa nahin thaa javaanon mein tasaadum kaise ruktaa qabile mein koi buDhaa nahin thaa puraane ahd mein bhi dushmani thi magar maahaul zahrilaa nahin thaa sabhi kuchh thaa ghazal mein us ki 'azhar' bas ik lahja mire jaisaa nahin thaa"

"abhi bichhDaa hai vo kuchh roz to yaad aaegaa naqsh raushan hai magar naqsh hai dhundlaaegaa ghar se kis tarah main niklun ki ye maddham saa charaagh main nahin hungaa to tanhaai mein bujh jaaegaa ab mire baad koi sar bhi nahin hogaa tulua ab kisi samt se patthar bhi nahin aaegaa meri qismat to yahi hai ki bhaTaknaa hai mujhe raaste tu mire hamraah kidhar jaaegaa apne zehnon mein rachaa lijiye is daur kaa rang koi tasvir banegi to ye kaam aaegaa itne din ho gae bichhDe hue us se 'azhar' mil bhi jaaegaa to pahchaan nahin paaegaa"

"kyaa kyaa navaah-e-chashm ki raanaaiyaan gaiin mausam gayaa gulaab gae titliyaan gaiin jhuTi siyaahiyon se hain shajre likhe hue ab ke hasab-nasab ki bhi sachchaaiyaan gaiin kis zehn se ye saare mahaazon pe jang thi kyaa fath ho gayaa ki saf-aaraaiyaan gaiin karne ko raushni ke taaaqub kaa tajraba kuchh duur mere saath bhi parchhaaiyaan gaiin aage to be-charaagh gharon kaa hai silsila mere yahaan se jaane kahaan aandhiyaan gaiin 'azhar' miri ghazal ke sabab ab ke shahr mein kitni nai puraani shanaasaaiyaan gaiin"

"diyon se aag jo lagti rahi makaanon ko mah o nujum jalaa dein na aasmaanon ko mire qabile mein kyaa shahr bhar se mil dekho koi bhi tiir nahin detaa be-kamaanon ko shikastagi ne giraa diin saron pe divaarein mukhaasimat thi makinon se kyaa makaanon ko ye sochtaa huun vo kyaa husn-kaar tesha thaa jo aaise naqsh ataa kar gayaa chaTaanon ko yahi karegi kisi samt kaa taayyun bhi isi havaa ne to kholaa hai baadbaanon ko jahaan zidein kiyaa kartaa thaa bachpanaa meraa kahaan se laaun khilaunon ki un dukaanon ko"

"is bulandi pe kahaan the pahle ab jo baadal hain dhuaan the pahle naqsh miTte hain to aataa hai khayaal ret par ham bhi kahaan the pahle ab har ik shakhs hai ezaaz talab shahr mein chand makaan the pahle aaj shahron mein hain jitne khatre jangalon mein bhi kahaan the pahle log yuun kahte hain apne qisse jaise vo shaah-jahaan the pahle TuuT kar ham bhi milaa karte the bevafaa tum bhi kahaan the pahle"

"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"