muddaton baa'd shab-e-maah use dekhaa thaa — Jamal Ehsani

"vo log mere bahut pyaar karne vaale the guzar gae hain jo mausam guzarne vaale the nai ruton mein dukhon ke bhi silsile hain nae vo zakhm taaza hue hain jo bharne vaale the ye kis maqaam pe sujhi tujhe bichhaDne ki ki ab to jaa ke kahin din sanvarne vaale the hazaar mujh se vo paimaan-e-vasl kartaa rahaa par us ke taur-tariqe mukarne vaale the tumhein to fakhr thaa shiraaza-bandi-e-jaan par hamaaraa kyaa hai ki ham to bikharne vaale the tamaam raat nahaayaa thaa shahr baarish mein vo rang utar hi gae jo utarne vaale the us ek chhoTe se qasbe pe rail Thahri nahin vahaan bhi chand musaafir utarne vaale the"

"mujh ko vo bhi basaa-ghanimat thaa us se jo rishta-e-shikaayat thaa ab ye 'uqda khulaa ki us ke liye main mohabbat nahin zarurat thaa tu ne ehsaas hi na hone diyaa jo bhi kuchh thaa tiri badaulat thaa mujh pe us chashm-e-tar ne sahl kiyaa varna ye 'ishq to musibat thaa main ne vo hijr bhi guzaara hai jab tiraa qurb bhi nihaayat thaa"

"nashe ki lahr taari ho rahi hai miri aavaaz bhaari ho rahi hai raqibon par 'inaayat barsar-e-bazm bahut khaatir hamaari ho rahi hai sabhi mere maraz ko koste hain ye kyaa timaar-daari ho rahi hai chaman kaa raasta mat gher ke baiTh khafaa baad-e-bahaari ho rahi hai sab apne apne ghar mein mutmain hain mujhe kyon be-qaraari ho rahi hai gali ke ek ghar mein 'iid ke roz ye kaisi aah-o-zaari ho rahi hai sunaa hai us gali se 'aashiqon ki nai fehrist jaari ho rahi hai jo aae puchhtaa hai 'umr meri 'ajab timaardaari ho rahi hai mire pahlu mein vo hai aur mujh par 'ajab vahshat si taari ho rahi hai"

"raat aati rahti hai din nikaltaa rahtaa hai aur khudaa ke bandon kaa kaam chaltaa rahtaa hai phir rahaa huun basti mein ye pata liye kab se ik charaagh us ghar mein din ko jaltaa rahtaa hai ek ghar hai main jis mein rahtaa huun khush-o-khurram ek baat hai jis se dil dahaltaa rahtaa hai main bhi aasmaanon mein roz izaafa kartaa huun vo bhi in zaminon kaa rukh badaltaa rahtaa hai ziist ki tamaazat mein shaakh-e-marg se aage raah-rau Thahartaa hai rasta chaltaa rahtaa hai 'ishq karne vaalon ko sirf ye suhulat hai kuchh na karne se bhi kuchh dil bahaltaa rahtaa hai main bisaat-e-duniyaa ko jab lapeT detaa huun koi dusraa mujh mein ghar badaltaa rahtaa hai"

"dharti par sab dard ke maare kis ke hain aasmaan par chaand sitaare kis ke hain sunte hain vo shakhs to ghar hi badal gayaa phir ye dil-aavez ishaare kis ke hain kis sahraa ki dhuul hai sab ki aankhon mein be-mauj o be-rud kinaare kis ke hain ab kyaa sochnaa aisi-vaisi baaton pe un haathon ne baal sanvaare kis ke hain kaun hai is rim-jhim ke pichhe chhupaa huaa ye aansu saare ke saare kis ke hain kisi pahaaD ki choTi par chaDh kar dekho aankhon se ojhal nazzaare kis ke hain"

"is samay koi nahin meri nigahbaani par ye ghaDi sakht kaDi hai tire zindaani par baa-khabar kar ke rah-e-ishq ki mushkil se tujhe faisla chhoD diyaa hai tiri aasaani par na havaa aur na miTTi pe kabhi ho paayaa jo bharosaa hai mujhe bahte hue paani par main abhi pahle khasaare se nahin niklaa huun phir bhi tayyaar hai dil dusri naadaani par kisi bhi vaqt badal saktaa hai lamha koi is qadar khush bhi na ho meri pareshaani par khatm hone ko hain ashkon ke zakhire bhi 'jamaal' roe kab tak koi is shahr ki viraani par"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"

"raakh ke Dher pe kyaa shoala-bayaani karte ek qisse ki bhalaa kitni kahaani karte husn itnaa thaa ki mumkin hi na thi khud-nigari ek imkaan ki kab tak nigaraani karte shola-e-jaan ko bujhaate yunhi qatra qatra khud ko ham aag banaate tujhe paani karte phuul saa tujh ko mahaktaa huaa rakhte shab bhar apne saanson se tujhe raat ki raani karte naddiyaan dekhein to bas sharm se paani ho jaaein chashm-e-khun-basta se paidaa vo ravaani karte sab se kahte ki ye qissa hai puraanaa saahab aah ki aanch se tasvir puraani karte dar-o-divaar badalne mein kahaan ki mushkil ghar jo hotaa to bhalaa naql-e-makaani karte koi aa jaataa kabhi yunhi agar dil ke qarib ham tiraa zikr pae-yaad-dahaani karte sach to ye hai ki tire hijr kaa ab ranj nahin kyaa dikhaave ke liye ashk-fishaani karte dil ko har lahza hi di aql pe ham ne tarjih yaar-e-jaani ko kahaan dushman-e-jaani karte shab isi tarah basar hoti hai meri 'irfaan' harf-e-khush-rang ko andoh-e-maaani karte"