nuur ki kiran us se khud nikalti rahti hai — Ejaz Siddiqi

"nizaam-e-fikr ne badlaa hi thaa savaal kaa rang jhalak uThaa kai chehron se infiaal kaa rang na gul-kadon ko mayassar na chaand-taaron ko tire visaal ki khushbu tire jamaal kaa rang zaraa si der ko chehre damak to jaate hain khushi kaa rang ho yaa ho gham-o-malaal kaa rang zamaana apni kahaani sunaa rahaa thaa hamein ubhar gayaa magar aaghaaz mein maaal kaa rang asir-e-vaqt hai to main huun vaqt se aazaad tire uruuj se achchhaa mire zavaal kaa rang ba-saan-e-takhta-e-gul meri fikr hai aazaad misaal-e-qaus-e-quzah hai mire khayaal kaa rang"

"duniyaa sabab-e-shorish-e-gham puchh rahi hai ik mohr-e-khamoshi hai ki honTon pe lagi hai kuchh aur ziyaada asar-e-tishna-labi hai jab se tiri aankhon se chhalakti hui pi hai is jabr kaa ai ahl-e-jahaan naam koi hai kulfat mein bhi aaraam hai gham mein bhi khushi hai arbaab-e-chaman apni bahaaron se ye puchhein daamaan-e-gul-o-ghuncha mein kyuun aag lagi hai ai ham-safaro DhunDh lo aasaani-e-manzil apnaa to ye dil khugar-e-mushkil-talabi hai ai mauja-e-tufaan tiraa dil koi bhi toDe saahil ne safine ko ik aavaaz to di hai"

"vahshat-e-aasaar-o-sukun soz nazaaron ke sivaa aur sab kuchh hai gulistaan mein bahaaron ke sivaa ab na be-baak-nigaahi hai na gustaakh-labi chand sahme hue mubham se ishaaron ke sivaa saaqiyaa koi nahin mujrim-e-mai-khaana yahaan tere kam-zarf-o-nazar baada-gusaaron ke sivaa hasratein un mein abhi dafn hain insaanon ki naam kyaa dijiye sinon ko mazaaron ke sivaa duur tak koi nahin hai shajar-e-saaya-daar chand sukhe hue peDon ki qataaron ke sivaa aap kahte hain ki gulshan mein hai arzaani-e-gul apne daaman mein to kuchh bhi nahin khaaron ke sivaa manzil-e-shauq mein ik ik ko diyaa izn-e-safar koi bhi to na milaa jaada-shumaaron ke sivaa zor-e-tufaan to ba-har-haal hai zor-e-tufaan kis se Takraaegi mauj apni kinaaron ke sivaa kaun is daur ke insaan kaa muqaddar bantaa chand aavaara-o-manhus sitaaron ke sivaa kitne qadmon ki kharaashon se lahu ristaa hai kis ko maalum hai ye raah-guzaaron ke sivaa baat karte hain vo ab aisi zabaan mein 'ejaaz' koi samjhe na jise naama-nigaaron ke sivaa"

"zarron kaa mehr-o-maah se yaaraana chaahiye be-nuriyon ko nuur se chamkaanaa chaahiye khvaabon ki naav aur samundar kaa madd-o-jazr Takraa ke paash paash use ho jaanaa chaahiye nishtar-zani to sheva-e-arbaab-e-fan nahin in dil-jalon ko baat ye samjhaanaa chaahiye ho raqs zindagi ke jahannam ke ird-gard parvaana ban ke kis liye jal jaanaa chaahiye khodein pahaaD aur baraamad ho sirf ghaas misron ko is qadar bhi na uljhaanaa chaahiye fankaar aur fan ke taqaazon se naa-balad ehsaas-e-kamtari hai to laD jaanaa chaahiye naam-e-husain le ke haqaaeq se ru-kashi aison ko qabl-e-maut hi mar jaanaa chaahiye"

"nuur ki kiran us se khud nikalti rahti hai vaqt kaTtaa rahtaa hai raat Dhalti rahti hai aur zikr kyaa kiije apne dil ki haalat kaa kuchh bigaDti rahti hai kuchh sanbhalti rahti hai zehn ubhaar detaa hai naqsh haal-o-maazi ke in dinon tabi'at kuchh yuun bahalti rahti hai tah-nashin maujein to pur-sukun rahti hain aur sath-e-dariyaa ki mauj uchhalti rahti hain zindagi 'ibaarat hai zindagi ke moDon se pech-o-kham hon kitne hi raah chalti rahti hai chaahe apne gham ki ho yaa gham-e-zamaana ki baat to bahar-surat kuchh nikalti rahti hai zindagi hai naam is kaa taazgi hai kaam is kaa ek mauj-e-khun dil se jo ubalti rahti hai kaif bhi hai masti bhi zahr bhi hai amrit bhi vo jo jaam-e-saaqi se roz Dhalti rahti hai khud vajudiyat ho ye yaa ho us ki tanhaai ruuh ko magar koi shai masalti rahti hai aaj bhi buri kyaa hai kal bhi ye buri kyaa thi is kaa naam duniyaa hai ye badalti rahti hai hoti hai vo she'ron mein mun’akis kabhi 'e'jaaz' muddaton ghuTan si jo dil mein palti rahti hai"

"naa-sazaa aalam-e-imkaan mein sazaa lagtaa hai naa-ravaa bhi kisi mauqe pe ravaa lagtaa hai yuun to gulshan mein hain sab muddai-e-yak-rangi baavajud is ke har ik rang judaa lagtaa hai kabhi dushman to kabhi dost kabhi kuchh bhi nahin mujhe khud bhi nahin maalum vo kyaa lagtaa hai is ki baaton mein hain andaaz ghalat samton ke ho na ho ye to koi raah-numaa lagtaa hai na haTaa is ko mire jism se ai jaan-e-hayaat haath teraa mire zakhmon ko davaa lagtaa hai duur se khud miri surat mujhe lagti hai bhali jaane kyuun paas se har shakhs buraa lagtaa hai roktaa huun to ye ruktaa hi nahin hai 'ejaaz' mujhe har roz-o-shab-e-vaqt havaa lagtaa hai"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"