vafaaein kar ke jafaaon kaa gham uThaae jaa — Ehsan Danish Kandhlvi

"izhaar-e-sadaaqat mein asar kyon nahin hotaa ab meri taraf un kaa guzar kyon nahin hotaa khushbu kaa ye bikhraav bhi tauhin-e-chaman hai ehsaas tujhe baad-e-sahar kyon nahin hotaa kyon fikr se mahrum hain is daur ki naslein pahlaa saa zabaanon mein asar kyon nahin hotaa jo baat idhar hai vo udhar kyon nahin jaati jo karb idhar hai vo udhar kyon nahin hotaa is shahr-e-zabun-haal mein takhrib kaa ehsaas honaa to zaruri hai magar kyon nahin hotaa fankaar isi kashmakash-e-vaqt mein gum hain baazaar kharidaar-e-hunar kyon nahin hotaa allaah ko karte hain musibat mein sabhi yaad ye vird magar shaam-o-sahar kyon nahin hotaa khud-bin hain sabhi aur ye bataane se hain maa’zur aaine se nuqsaan-e-nazar kyon nahin hotaa peshaani-e-kohsaar pe suraj kaa hai milaad vaadi mein magar shor-e-sahar kyon nahin hotaa ho jis ke payambar kaa guzar ‘arsh-e-barin par ummat kaa sitaaron mein safar kyon nahin hotaa hairaan huun ki 'iqbaal' ki taa'lim kaa 'daanish' is shahr ke logon pe asar kyon nahin hotaa"

"hausle maayus zauq-e-justuju naakaam hai ye dil-e-naa-mahram-e-anjaam kaa anjaam hai aankh kyaa hai husn ki ranginiyon kaa aaina dil hai kyaa khun-e-tamannaa kaa chhalaktaa jaam hai dijiye bimaar-e-ulfat ki jigar-daari ki daad nazaa kaa aalam hai honTon par tumhaaraa naam hai phir vo yaad aae hui madhosh dil ki kaaenaat phir uThaa dard-e-jigar phir kuchh mujhe aaraam hai khaak-daan-e-dahr mein taskin kaa juuyaa na ho aah jab tak dil dhaDaktaa hai kahaan aaraam hai vo to dil mein dard ki duniyaa basaa kar chal diye mujh ko har taar-e-nafas ik maut kaa paighaam hai vaasil-e-mizraab-e-khaamoshi hai har taar-e-nafas us se kah do ab tire bimaar ko aaraam hai kar rahaa huun doston ke zoam par tark-e-vatan shaayad ab aaghaaz-e-daur-e-gardish-e-ayyaam hai"

"tiraa jamaal tiraa husn kaamgaar rahe vo kyaa kare na jise dil pe ikhtiyaar rahe hazaar kasrat-e-raaanaa ne chilmanein Daalin ba-har-hijaab-e-taayyun vo aashkaar rahe miri nazar kaa to kyaa zikr khud bahaar ke phuul fareb-khurda-e-rangini-e-bahaar rahe kisi maqaam pe dil ko sukun ho kyaa maani jo be-qaraar-e-azal hai vo be-qaraar rahe usi navaah mein ahl-e-nazar bhi mumkin hain kuchh aur der sar-e-tur intizaar rahe tamaam phuul the aur zarf-e-daaman-e-gulchin jo bach gae vo charaagh-e-shab-bahaar rahe miri nigaah mein hai vo harim-e-zebaai kaniz ban ke jahaan mariyam-e-bahaar rahe khizaan khizaan ho to daur-e-bahaar kyaa maani bahaar ho to khizaan kyuun bane bahaar rahe jahaan-e-husn ke asraar paa nahin saktaa jo ishq apni hadon tak hi be-qaraar rahe miri nazar se vo jalve na rah sake mastur jo zer-e-parda-e-pairaahan-e-bahaar rahe chhuDaa chukaa huun main dast-e-majaaz se daaman haqiqat apne hijaabon se hoshiyaar rahe main moDtaa huun isi rukh se kaarvaan apnaa kuchh aur der ufuq par abhi ghubaar rahe junun-e-shauq mein tahqiq-e-rang-o-bu kaisi rahe chaman mein to divaana-e-bahaar rahe hain is tarah ke zavaabit bhi be-qaraari mein ki tere saath zamaana bhi be-qaraar rahe vo sirf mere hain 'ehsaan' main faqat un kaa hai naagavaar kisi ko to naagavaar rahe"

"yuun us pe miri arz-e-tamannaa kaa asar thaa jaise koi suraj ki tapish mein gul-e-tar thaa uThti thiin darichon pe hamaari bhi nigaahein apnaa bhi kabhi shahr-e-nigaaraan mein guzar thaa ham jis ke taghaaful ki shikaayat ko gae the aankh us ne uThaai to jahaan zer-o-zabar thaa shaanon pe kabhi the tire bhige hue rukhsaar aankhon pe kabhi meri tarah daaman-e-tar thaa khushbu se moattar hai abhi tak vo guzargaah sadiyon se yahaan jaise bahaaron kaa nagar thaa hai un ke saraapaa ki tarah khush-qad o khush-rang vo sarv kaa paudaa jo sar-e-raahguzar thaa qatre ki taraai mein the tufaan ke nasheman zarre ke ahaate mein bagulon kaa bhanvar thaa is aadam-e-khaaki pe sitaaron ki nazar thi is khaak pe kuchh jalva-e-yazdaan kaa asar thaa main royaa to hansne ki sadaa aai kai yaar vo jaan-e-tamannaa pas-e-divaar-e-nazar thaa 'daanish' thaa ikahraa miraa pairaahan-e-hasti be-parda zamaane pe miraa aib-o-hunar thaa"

"jabin ki dhuul jigar ki jalan chhupaaegaa shuru-e-ishq hai vo fitratan chhupaaegaa damak rahaa hai jo nas nas ki tishnagi se badan is aag ko na tiraa pairahan chhupaaegaa tiraa ilaaj shifaa-gaah-e-asr-e-nau mein nahin khirad ke ghaav tu divaana-pan chhupaaegaa hisaar-e-zabt hai abr-e-ravaan ki parchhaain malaal-e-ruh ko kab tak badan chhupaaegaa nazar kaa fard-e-amal se hai silsila darkaar yaqin na kar ye siyaahi kafan chhupaaegaa kise khabar thi ki ye daur-e-khud-gharaz ik din junun se qimat-e-daar-o-rasan chhupaaegaa tiraa ghubaar zamin par utarne vaalaa hai kahaan tak ab ye bagula thakan chhupaaegaa khulegaa baad-e-nafas se jo rukh pe nil-kanval use kahaan tiraa ujlaa badan chhupaaegaa tire kamaal ke dhabbe tire uruuj ke daagh chhupaaegaa to koi ahl-e-fan chhupaaegaa jise hai faiz miri khaanqaah se 'daanish' vo kis tarah miraa rang-e-sukhan chhupaaegaa"

"ishq har-chand masaaib se pareshaan na huaa na huaa husn magar taaba-e-farmaan na huaa laakh duniyaa ne ye chaahaa ki pareshaan ho magar main tire gham ki hifaazat mein pareshaan na huaa dil ki aavaaz ho mahrum-e-asar kyaa maani ishq kaafir hai agar husn musalmaan na huaa darpai uqda-e-hasti hai azal hi se bashar lekin ik khaak ke zarre kaa bhi irfaan na huaa dil mein har khuun kaa qatra hai talaatum ba-kanaar jo magar aankh se Tapkaa vahi tufaan na huaa to vo aazaad ki be-vajh hai mujh se bhi gurez main vo majbur ki dushman se bhi naalaan na huaa apni paighaam-navaai ke nataaej mein mujhe fikr-e-zindaan to rahaa hai gham-e-zindaan na huaa jis ke mashrab mein mohabbat ho mohabbat kaa javaab meri taqdir mein aisaa koi insaan na huaa ek hi jalve se 'ehsaan' nazar haT na saki mujh se kuchh us ke sivaa kaar-e-numaayaan na huaa"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"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"