surat-e-sahar jaaun aur dar-ba-dar jaaun — 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"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"