usi jannat jahannam mein marungaa — 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"

"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"

"DhunDhtaa huun roz-o-shab kaun se jahaan mein hai ik makaan ki raushan saa basti-e-gumaan mein hai sust-rau musaafir ki qismaton pe kyaa ronaa tez chalne vaalaa bhi dasht-e-be-amaan mein hai khush bahut na ho sun kar saahilon kaa aavaaza ik fasil paani ki aur darmiyaan mein hai lauTne nahin detaa ye tilism raston kaa jaantaa huun main varna sukh bahut makaan mein hai raaz kuchh nahin khultaa is ajab nagar kaa yaan suud mein na thaa din bhi raat bhi ziyaan mein hai dekhtaa nahin hai kyaa saat aasmaan vaalaa kaun dhuup ke andar kaun saaebaan mein hai"

"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"