saath kis ko chaahiye ab dhuup kaa — Amit Ahad

"jab bhi barsi azaab ki baarish raas aai sharaab ki baarish main ne puchhaa ki pyaar hai mujh se us ne kar di gulaab ki baarish main ne to ik savaal puchhaa thaa us ne kar di javaab ki baarish husn vaalon ke vaaste kar de ai khudaa tu hijaab ki baarish shaairi par yaqin hai barsegi ek din to khitaab ki baarish main ne ik jaam aur maangaa thaa us ne kar di hisaab ki baarish der tak saath bhige ham us ke ham ne yuun kaamyaab ki baarish pyaar se rok di 'ahad' main ne aaj us ke itaab ki baarish"

"khudaa ki kaun si hai raah behtar jaantaa hai maza hai nekiyon mein kyaa qalandar jaantaa hai bahut hamdard hain mere magar anjaan hain sab mire zakhmon ki haalat ko rafugar jaantaa hai kisi se main nahin kahtaa magar meri gharibi miri divaaron kaa ukhDaa plastar jaantaa hai kabhi mandir kabhi masjid pe hai is kaa baseraa dharam insaaniyat kaa bas kabutar jaantaa hai sanam teri judaai mein kaTaa hai vaqt mushkil gine din hijr mein kitne calendar jaantaa hai kahin bhar peT roTi to kahin se haath khaali kisi ki kaisi hai niyyat gadaagar jaantaa hai main pyaasaa rah ke bhi minnat nahin kartaa kisi ki bahut khuddaar huun main ye samundar jaantaa hai kisi bhi vaqt ye mazlum kar deinge baghaavat sitam ki ho chuki hai had sitamgar jaantaa hai rahein arthi se baahar haath us kaa qaul hai ye na kuchh bhi saath jaaegaa sikandar jaantaa hai tumhaari yaad mein raatein kaTi hain mushkilon se rahaa huun kitnaa main bechain bistar jaantaa hai na hogaa dusraa paidaa jahaan mein koi gaandhi bahut achchhi tarah se porbandar jaantaa hai yahaan hai bhiiD mein bhi kis qadar har shakhs tanhaa tumhaare shahr kaa har ek manzar jaantaa hai 'ahad' jiine ko to sab ji rahe hain is jahaan mein magar is ziist kaa matlab sukhanvar jaantaa hai"

"bhalaa-buraa vo khudaa karegaa gharib to bas duaa karegaa teri judaai ko yaad kar ke kai dafa dil bujhaa karegaa milaayaa hai jab khudaa ne ham ko to kaun ham ko judaa karegaa jiyeinge tere baghair bhi ham magar bahut dil dukhaa karegaa kabhi miloge ye soch kar dil hazaar sapne bunaa karegaa ye saansein tere baghair chup hain tire binaa dam ghuTaa karegaa 'ahad' vo khud ko fareb degaa jo vaqt ko an-sunaa karegaa"

"jo ishq mein guzaara lamha pasand aayaa aankhon mein bas gayaa jo chehra pasand aayaa yuun to safar kiyaa hai kitne hi raaston par lekin tire hi ghar kaa rasta pasand aayaa meri nigaah mein hai teri talaash baaqi meri divaangi ko sahraa pasand aayaa be-shak nibhaa na paae vaada kiyaa jo tum ne lekin sanam tumhaaraa vaada pasand aayaa uThti hai is liye bhi teri taraf nigaahein tere hasin rukh par chashma pasand aayaa ghusse mein lag rahi ho tum aur khub-surat dil ko bahut tumhaaraa nakhra pasand aayaa kuchh aur dekhne ki hasrat rahi na baaqi jab se sanam tumhaaraa chehra pasand aayaa ho jaaegi mukammal ab to ghazal yaqin hai tere hasin labon kaa misra pasand aayaa be-shak bahut shikaayat tujh ko hai is jahaan se phir bhi 'ahad' ye teraa lahja pasand aayaa"

"zindagi be-qaraar kaun kare khvaahishein be-shumaar kaun kare chhoD kar kaam ye mohabbat kaa khud ko be-rozgaar kaun kare jab vafaa hi nahin zamaane mein ishq sar par savaar kaun kare maut aai hai ziist ko lene maut se ab udhaar kaun kare haal jab puchhtaa nahin koi dard ko ishtihaar kaun kare tirgi mein adab ki duniyaa hai ab ye raushan dayaar kaun kare khaar hi khaar hain 'ahad' jis par raah vo ikhtiyaar kaun kare"

"vo chiir ke aakaash zamin par utar aayaa jaltaa huaa suraj miri aankhon mein dar aayaa lahron ne kai baar mire dar pe di dastak phir saath mujhe lene samundar idhar aayaa vo ziist ke us paar ki thaah lene gayaa thaa par lauT ke ab tak na miraa ham-safar aayaa fursat ho to ye jism bhi miTTi mein dabaa do lo phir main zamaan aur makaan se idhar aayaa"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"kis tayaqqun talak gae ham log phir bhi ai dil bhaTak gae ham log misl-e-dariyaa mili thi sairaabi misl-e-saahil bilak gae ham log yunhi ik din safar kiyaa aaghaaz yunhi ik roz thak gae ham log ehtimaaman hue the ham-aaghosh ehtiyaatan bahak gae ham log ek khushbu chaman mein laai thi aur sahraa talak gae ham log nuur thaa yaa vo ik badan thaa 'samir' us ko chhu kar chamak gae ham log"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"