puuri tarah se ab ke tayyaar ho ke nikle — Farhat Ehsas

"ham hain insaan is liye laazim hai ki musalsal kaam karein koi khudaa to nahin hain ham jo saatvein din aaraam karein ham to hain bande jaan-o-badan se aap ke husn ke taabe'daar aap hain aaqaa ham jaise chaahe jitnon ko ghulaam karein ham ko to 'aadat hai raaton mein jaagne rone gaane ki ham ko hamaare haal pe chhoDein niind na apni haraam karein aap ki aankhon se lafzon kaa rizq utartaa hai ham par aap jo chaahein sukhaa rakkhein yaa baarish ilhaam karein"

"badan baandhe hue saanson ki rahdaari mein rahte hain ki ham har dam kahin jaane ki tayyaari mein rahte hain na hon aansu to ye aankhein bhali lagti nahin ham ko so aksar aap apni hi dil-aazaari mein rahte hain hamein maa'lum hai raunaq ye baazaaron ki jhuTi hai magar phir bhi fareb-e-husn-e-baazaari mein rahte hain ham ahl-e-'ishq phir ahl-e-havas se maat khaa baiThe vazifa-khvaar bazm-e-husn-e-darbaari mein rahte hain hamaare dil to hain masruf sarkaarein giraane mein badan taa'mil-e-ahkaamaat-e-sarkaari mein rahte hain dabe hain khaak mein kitne hi suraj chaand aur taare so ham apni zamin ki aasmaan-kaari mein rahte hain hamaari shaa'iri ik mustaqil holi kaa mausam hai hazaaron rang is lafzon ki pichkaari mein rahte hain ‘janaab-e-farhat-ehsaas' ab na shahri hain na sahraai musalsal darmiyaan-e-khvaab-o-be-daari mein rahte hain"

"pahle to zaraa saa haT ke dekhaa us shokh se phir lipaT ke dekhaa itni bhi buri na thi jo main ne duniyaa ko zaraa saa haT ke dekhaa dekhaa use us kaa ho ke aur phir kyaa farq paDegaa kaT ke dekhaa ham jama hue hi jaa rahe the aaraam milaa jo ghaT ke dekhaa bas ek hi khvaab thaa ki jis ko taa-umr ulaT-palaT ke dekhaa vo aur qarib aa gayaa thaa jab main ne zaraa simaT ke dekhaa phir dil ne mire gham aur khushi ko rassi ki tarah se baT ke dekhaa kal Duub rahaa thaa 'farhat-ehsaas' ham ne bhi tamaashaa DaT ke dekhaa"

"dabaa paDaa hai kahin dasht mein khazaana miraa tu kis talaash mein hai shahr mein divaana miraa tamaam raat hai aankhon se aansuon ki kashid tamaam raat khulaa hai sharaab-khaana miraa ye meri ruuh kaa jhagDaa thaa aasmaan ke saath bilaa-qusur badan ban gayaa nishaana miraa falak ke sar pe paDe hain meri zamin ke paanv mire sirhaane se unchaa hai paaitaana miraa main ek zakhm baraabar zamin pe rahtaa huun vo kah rahe hain ye qabza hai ghaasibaana miraa to aao ahl-e-jahaan is pe faisla kar lein makaan saaraa tumhaaraa darun-e-khaana miraa khud apne aap mein hai saari meri aamad-o-raft kahin se aanaa na ab hai kahin bhi jaanaa miraa kahaan kaa 'ishq havas tak bhi ho nahin sakti yahi rahegaa jo andaaz mujrimaana miraa bikherni hai jise zulf us kaa istiqbaal vabaal-e-shahr se khaali hai ek shaana miraa main khuub faaqa na kartaa to mar gayaa hotaa mire khilaaf saf-aaraa thaa aab-o-daana miraa kabhi khudaa kabhi insaan raah mein haail khud apne aap se rishta bhi ghaaebaana miraa kahin mire kisi lamhe se phir hui koi chuuk phir aate aate kahin rah gayaa zamaana miraa tire ghayaab ki khidmat mein saaraa meraa qusur vujud phir bhi vahi ghair-haaziraanaa miraa vo mere lafz ke donon suron se vaaqif hai kabhi bhi kaam na aayaa koi bahaana miraa"

"din ne itnaa jo marizaana banaa rakkhaa hai raat ko ham ne shifaa-khaana banaa rakkhaa hai intiqaam aisaa liyaa hai miri tanhaai ne shahr kaa shahr bayaabaana banaa rakkhaa hai khaak kaa khaana gharibaana-badan hai ki jise raunaq-e-ishq ne shaahaana banaa rakkhaa hai ham ko maalum hai khuub apni haqiqat so use usi unvaan kaa afsaana banaa rakkhaa hai mubtazil hone kaa aap apnaa maza hai varna ham ne bhi khud ko hakimaana banaa rakkhaa hai aadmi ho ki khudaa sab kaa baraabar hai vazn ishq ne ek hi paimaana banaa rakkhaa hai chaak kar kar ke hue tang to divaanon ne chaak ko ab ke garibaana banaa rakkhaa hai 'farhatullah' hai vo aql kaa putlaa jis ne farhat-ehsaas ko divaana banaa rakkhaa hai"

"ye khubaan shahr ke ham se bahut hushyaari karte hain hamein saada samajh kar khuub khush-guftaari karte hain baDi mushkil se toDe hain ye maa’mulaat-e-hijr aakhir so ik 'arsa huaa din mein hi shab-bedaari karte hain nahin paate dar-o-divaar mein ghar ki koi surat to ham ghar ke tasavvur mein dar-o-divaari karte hain kahaani jo karaati hai vahi to ham ko karnaa hai bhalaa ho yaa buraa ho ham to bas kirdaari karte hain hamein tayyaar hone ki zarurat hi nahin paDti ki saari zindagi marne ki hi tayyaari karte hain to ham qaanun-shikni ki tarah karte hain raat apni sahar se shaam tak har kaam jab sarkaari karte hain sharaabein to kalidein hain lahu ke qaid-khaanon ki so taale toDte hain aur dariyaa jaari karte hain sunaa hai tandurusti 'ishq mein achchhi nahin hoti chalo ji 'farhat-ehsaas' ab zaraa bimaari karte hain"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"