qadam qadam hai ik aafat sharaab piite hain — 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"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa 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"