qaafila utraa sahraa mein aur pesh vahi manzar aae — Ejaz Gul

"tham gai vaqt ki raftaar tire kuche mein aise saabit huaa sayyaar tire kuche mein manzar-e-baam sar-e-did nahin khultaa hai kuchh hai naa-dida kaa asraar tire kuche mein har talabgaar ko hai haasil-e-guftaar-e-sukut na hai inkaar na iqraar tire kuche mein aaina shaam kaa raushan rukh-e-mahtaab se kar aks chamke to ho didaar tire kuche mein vaslat-e-kaar baham ho ki hain jama din raat pesha-e-hijr ke be car tire kuche mein nafaa ke khel mein samjhaa gayaa thaa taaq jise vo khasaare mein hai hoshyaar tire kuche mein aakhir-e-umr ne ki raunaq-e-baazaar tamaam na dukaan hai na kharidaar tire kuche mein ek muddat se hai tartib mein be-tartibi na durusti ke hain aasaar tire kuche mein"

"usi jannat jahannam mein marungaa gae mausam ko aavaazein na dungaa nae jismon se maqtal jaagte hain nae logon ke raste par chalungaa miri aankhein salaamat hain to phir main paraae khvaab le kar kyaa karungaa lahu ki surkhiyaan mere alam hain khizaan ke zard lashkar se laDungaa kisi khitte mein qatl-e-raushni ho main apne shahr par nauha kahungaa aur us par jo sitam TuTegaa us ko tumhaare naam likkhungaa sahungaa"

"phailaa ajab ghubaar hai aaina-gaah mein mushkil hai khud ko DhunDhnaa aks-e-tabaah mein jal-bujh chukaa hai khvaahish-e-naakaam se vajud parchhaain phir rahi hai makaan-e-siyaah mein main vo ajal-nasib ki qaatil huun apnaa-aap hotaa huun roz qatl kisi qatl-gaah mein rakkhaa gayaa huun izzat-o-tauqir kaa asiir baandhaa gayaa hai sar ko ghurur-e-kulaah mein halkaan mein nahin tiri khaatir sar-e-hujum sab mar rahe hain hasrat-e-yak-do-nigaah mein"

"ham tum jab bhi pyaar kareinge jaan-o-dil sadqe honge ruhon ki khushbu mein hongi baahon ke gajre honge peshravo tum biit chuke ab ham logon ki baari hai zindaanon ke dar to vaa hon ham aage aage honge gumnaami ki galiyon mein taarikh kahaan tak pahunchegi ek tumhi suqraat nahin ho aur bahut guzre honge husn agar zanjir kiyaa hai ishq bhi phir zanjir karo varna baat bahut phailegi duur talak charche honge ai chakvaal se aane vaalo kuchh to haal-ahvaal kaho phuul se aariz chaand se chehre tum ne bhi dekhe honge"

"pechaak-e-umr apne sanvaar aaine ke saath baaqi ke chaar din bhi guzaar aaine ke saath haasid bahut hai pal mein huvaidaa kare khizaan itnaa na lag ke baiTh bahaar aaine ke saath pathraa gae hain log tajalli se husn ki thoDaa saa Daal rukh pe ghubaar aaine ke saath kartaa hai aks zer-o-zabar naa-muraad vaqt jab ghumtaa hai ulTe madaar aaine ke saath paayaa na kuchh khalaa ke sivaa aks-e-hairati guzraa thaa aar-paar hazaar aaine ke saath maadum ho rahe hain khad-o-khaal kis sabab guft-o-shunid kar mire yaar aaine ke saath viraan saa khanDar hai magar sair ke liye lagti hai ik tavil qataar aaine ke saath maakus o aks kaise hain paivast dekh tu aaina kar rahaa hai singhaar aaine ke saath"

"istaada hai jab saamne divaar kahun kyaa haasil bhi nahin rauzan-e-darkaar kahun kyaa lagtaa to hai kuchh diid ko naa-did ke pichhe khultaa nahin manzar koi us paar kahun kyaa huun tang zaraa jeb se ai hasrat-e-ashyaa shaamil to hai fahrist mein baazaar kahun kyaa jis baat ke inkaar kaa had-darja gumaan hai vo baat yaqin ke liye sau baar kahun kyaa main un ke javaabaat se aur ahl-e-zamaana hain mere savaalaat se bezaar kahun kyaa jis baat pe thi bahs hui bahs se khaarij ab rah gai aapas mein hai takraar kahun kyaa ham-saae ki ham-saae se pahchaan nahin hai paivast hai divaar mein divaar kahun kyaa ghaafil nahin aisaa bhi main ab apni rasad se is dil mein talab kaa hai jo ambaar kahun kyaa gulzaar saa khil uThtaa hai khushbu-e-sukhan se jaadu hai vo is kaa dam-e-guftaar kahun kyaa hai rang badan kaa lughat-e-rang mein naapaid laa-saani hai qaamat mein qad-e-yaar kahun kyaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"