saamea lazzat-e-bayaan-zada — Abdul Ahad Saaz

"band fasilein shahr ki toDein zaat ki girhein kholein bargad niche nadi kinaare baiTh kahaani bolein dhire dhire khud ko nikaalein is bandhan jakDan se sang kisi aavaara manush ke haule haule ho lein fikr ki kis sarshaar Dagar par shaam Dhale ji chaahaa jhiil mein Thahre apne aks ko chumein honT bhigo lein haath lagaa baiThe to jivan bhar maqruz raheinge daam na puchhein dard ke saahab pahle jeb TaTolein naushaadar gandhak ki zabaan mein sher kahein is yug mein sach ke niile zahr ko lahje ke tezaab mein gholein apni nazar ke baaT na rakkhein 'saaz' ham ik palDe mein bojhal tanqidon se kyuun apne izhaar ko taulein"

"meri aankhon se guzar kar dil o jaan mein aanaa jism mein Dhal ke miri ruh-e-ravaan mein aanaa kho na jaanaa miri jaan sarhad-e-jaan tak aa ke qurb kaa paas liye buad-e-karaan mein aanaa main tire husn ko raanaai-e-maani de duun tu kisi shab mire andaaz-e-bayaan mein aanaa saath chalne ko rafiq-e-rah-e-duniyaa hain bahut tu mire saath mire apne jahaan mein aanaa laa-makaan sher ki bandish mein simaTnaa pal bhar aasmaan aaina-e-aab-e-ravaan mein aanaa ishq ne dekh liye husn mein aafaaq tamaam ek sakte kaa vo umr-e-guzraan mein aanaa zinat-e-dast-e-hinaai hai yahi duzd-e-hinaa ghaib kaa maaraza-e-vaqt-o-makaan mein aanaa tishna-e-nur miri fikr ke mahtaab o nujum mire khurshid miri kaahkashaan mein aanaa"

"savaal be-amaan ban ke rah gae javaab imtihaan ban ke rah gae had-e-nigaah tak buland falsafe gharon ke saaebaan ban ke rah gae jo zehan, aagahi ki kaar-gaah the khayaal ki dukaan ban ke rah gae bayaaz par sambhal sake na tajrabe phisal paDe bayaan ban ke rah gae kiran kiran yaqin jaise raaste dhuaan dhuaan gumaan ban ke rah gae ziyaaein baanTte the, chaand the kabhi gahan lagaa to daan ban ke rah gae miraa vajud shahr shahr ho gayaa kahin kahin nishaan 'ban' ke rah gae kamar javaab de ke jhuk gai badan savaaliya nishaan ban ke rah gae main fan ki saaaton ko lab na de sakaa nuqush be-zabaan ban ke rah gae nafas nafas talab talab the 'saaz' ham qadam qadam takaan ban ke rah gae"

"yuun bhi dil ahbaab ke ham ne gaahe gaahe rakkhe the apne zakhm-e-nazar par khush-fahmi ke phaahe rakkhe the ham ne tazaad-e-dahr ko samjhaa do-raahe tartib diye aur baratne nikle to dekhaa sah-raahe rakkhe the raqs-kada ho bazm-e-sukhan ho koi kaargah-e-fan ho zardozon ne apni maa-tahti mein julaahe rakkhe the mohtasibon ki khaatir bhi apne izhaar mein kuchh pahlu rakh to liye the ham ne ab chaahe an-chaahe rakkhe the jo vajh-e-raahat bhi na the aur TuuT gae to gham na huaa aah vo rishte kyuun ham ne ik umr nibaahe rakkhe the kaahkashaan-bandi mein sukhan ki rah gai 'saaz' kasar kaisi lafz to ham ne chun ke najume mohre maahe rakkhe the"

"lamha-e-takhliq bakhshaa us ne mujh ko bhiik mein main ne lauTaayaa use ik nazm ki taknik mein baam-o-dar ki raushni phir kyuun bulaati hai mujhe main nikal aayaa thaa ghar se ik shab-e-taarik mein faisle mahfuz hain aur faasle hain barqaraar gard uDti hai yaqin ki vaadi-e-tashkik mein si ke phailaa duun bisaat-e-fan pe main daamaan-e-chaak Dor to guzre nazar ki sozan-e-baarik mein main ziyaarat-gaah-e-aagaahi se lauT aayaa huun dost phuul laayaa huun alam ke hadiya-e-tabrik mein bol mere sur ko chhute chhute rah jaate hain 'saaz' aah ye kaisi kasar hai dard ki tahrik mein"

"lafzon ke sahraa mein kyaa maani ke saraab dikhaanaa bhi koi sukhan sahaabi koi naghma nakhlistaana bhi ik muddat se hosh-o-khabar ki khaamoshi raaij hai yahaan kaash dayaar-e-asr mein gunje koi sadaa mastaana bhi nape-tule aahang pe kab tak sambhal sambhal kar raqs karein koi dhun divaani koi harakat majnunaanaa bhi shahr se baahar kohsaaron ke biich ye Thahraa Thahraa din kitnaa apnaa saa lagtaa hai aaj dil-e-begaana bhi ek tilismi raah fasil-e-tan se navaah-e-jaan tak hai jis ki khoj mein kho jaao to mumkin hai paa jaanaa bhi aagaahi maakus safar hai daanish-gaah ke raste kaa jis kaa har jaanaa-pahchaanaa manzar hai an-jaanaa bhi bol vahi hain sur bhi vahi mizraab ki jumbish badle to yaas-o-alam ke taaron mein muzmar hai ek taraana bhi haasil aur laa-haasil par ab vaise bhi kiyaa ghaur karein aur chhalakne vaalaa ho jab saanson kaa paimaana bhi kitni aag kashaakash kitni kitnaa tahammul hai darkaar 'saaz' koi aasaan nahin hai lafzon ko pighlaanaa bhi"

"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"