Ghazal

"bazm-e-tanhaai mein aks-e-shoala-paikar thaa koi yaa hamaare saamne yaadon kaa lashkar thaa koi qurbaton ke ghaaT par sukhi nadi saabit huaa faaslon ke dasht mein gahraa samundar thaa koi us ki saari iltijaaein hukm Thahraai gaiin jis ghaDi dekhaa gayaa jaame se baahar thaa koi devtaa hai ab vahi mandir ke aasan par jamaa Thokarein khaataa huaa raste kaa patthar thaa koi us ki khvaahish thi ki sath-e-aab par chal kar dikhaae kyaa muqaddar thaa ki dariyaa kaa muqaddar thaa koi karb apne baune-pan kaa jheltaa huun aaj tak soch ubhri thi bujhi mere baraabar thaa koi saamne us ke agar suraj nahin thaa 'ehtiraam' paani paani aakhirash kyuun shoala-paikar thaa koi"

"fazaa-e-shaam ziyaa-e-sahar usi se mili kashish hayaat ko al-mukhtasar usi se mili usi se mujh ko milaa ishtiyaaq manzil kaa mire safar ko fazaa-e-safar usi se mili buland martaba-e-musht-e-khaak usi ne kiyaa tamaam fahm-o-zakaa-o-nazar usi se mili ghurur khud pe jise jis qadar bhi ho lekin mili jise bhi mata-e-hunar usi se mili usi ne zulmat-e-gum-gashtagi ko duur kiyaa talaash-e-haq ko rah-e-mo'tabar usi se mili ataa karegaa hamein bhi vahi ridaa-e-ziyaa ki jugnuon ko qabaa-e-sharar usi se mili vo be-khabar hai nahin ehtiraam jis ko khabar ki aadmi ko mili har khabar usi se mili"

"tauqir andheron ki baDhaa di gai shaayad ik shama jo raushan thi bujhaa di gai shaayad phir dar-badari hone lagi us kaa muqaddar phir shauq ke shoalon ko havaa di gai shaayad mauhum nazar aataa hai ab josh-e-mulaaqaat kuchh garmi-e-ehsaas ghaTaa di gai shaayad is baar bhi shoalon ne machaa Daali tabaahi is baar bhi shoalon ko havaa di gai shaayad Tiktin nahin duniyaa-e-haqiqat pe nigaahein khvaabon ki koi bazm sajaa di gai shaayad aa Thahri thi jo zabt ke asraar se bach kar aankhon se vahi buund giraa di gai shaayad qaatil ko biThaayaa gayaa sar par mire hote mujh ko meri auqaat bataa di gai shaayad"

"haadson kaa silsila manzar-ba-manzar jam gayaa har kisi ke dhaD pe ik firaun kaa sar jam gayaa khaak ki kashti tale sone kaa saaghar jam gayaa dida-e-be-khvaab mein khvaab-e-sikandar jam gayaa mausamon ke biich ki duuri kaa andaaza lagaao bah gae parbat pighal kar aur samundar jam gayaa laDkhaDaa kar gir paDi unchi imaarat dafatan dafatan taa'mir ki kursi pe khanDar jam gayaa rifat-e-charkh-e-barin mahdud ho kar rah gai jab saron par dhund kaa saffaak lashkar jam gayaa dida-e-gurba se kyaa phuTi shuaa-e-jaan-guzaa phaDphaDaayaa tak nahin zinda kabutar jam gayaa ahl-e-duniyaa se mujhe to koi andesha na thaa naam teraa kis liye mere labon par jam gayaa"

"surkh mausam ki kahaani hai puraani ho na ho aasmaan kaa rang aage aasmaani ho na ho khvaab mein mujh ko nazar aati hain bhigi sipiyaan aankh khulne par tiri aankhon mein paani ho na ho saath hoti hai mire har gaam par sanjidgi ho rahi hai duur ab mujh se javaani ho na ho har jagah niklegi teri baat mujh ko dekh kar tazkira teraa kahin meri zabaani ho na ho raushni dete raheinge mujh ko zakhmon ke charaag ab andhere mein kahin se zau-fishaani ho na ho ik taraf meri anaa hai ik taraf teri khushi aa gayaa mere liye pal imtihaani ho na ho zahr kaa paani mein honaa tai-shuda hai 'ehtiraam' aagahi ke ghaaT par dariyaa mein paani ho na ho"

"muntashir har shai qarine se sajaa di jaaegi yaa mire kamre ki shakhsiyyat miTaa di jaaegi saath rakhiye kaam aaegaa bahut naam-e-khudaa khauf gar jaagaa to phir kis ko sadaa di jaaegi aag bhaDkegi havaa paa kar baDaa sach ye nahin sach baDaa ye hai ki shoalon ko havaa di jaaegi be-Thikaana yuun kiyaa jaaegaa ik jaltaa charaagh taaqche mein mom ki guDiyaa biThaa di jaaegi aaina haalaat kaa aaegaa jo bhi dekhne koi umda si ghazal us ko sunaa di jaaegi bolne par koi paabandi nahin kuchh boliye haan magar aavaaz uTThegi dabaa di jaaegi sar-ba-kaf ho jaaeinge pir-o-javaan sab dekhnaa desh ki khaatir mataa-e-jaan luTaa di jaaegi ghair-mumkin kuchh nahin duniyaa mein lekin 'ehtiraam' aap ki sohbat bhalaa kaise bhulaa di jaaegi"

"ghaiz kaa suraj thaa sar par sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun raas aataa kis ko mahshar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun sab ne paDh rakkhaa thaa sach ki jiit hoti hai magar thaa bharosa kis ko sach par sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun maan rakhtaa kaun vish kaa kaun apnaataa salib koi iisaa thaa na shankar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun thaa kisi kaa bhi na maqsad sach ko jhuTlaanaa magar munh mein rakh kar luqma-e-tar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun aadmi to khair se basti mein milte hi na the devtaa the so the patthar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun sab haqiqat mein ubhartaa jab bhi sach lagtaa na thaa khvaab mein hote ujaagar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun yaad thaa 'suqraat' kaa qissa sabhi ko 'ehtiraam' sochiye aise mein baDh kar sach ko sach kahtaa to kaun"

"DhunD saaya na shajar aage bhi tai jo karnaa hai safar aage bhi yunhi shamshiron ko lalkaaregaa rah gayaa dhaD pe jo sar aage bhi duur tak naam nahin saae kaa hain to pichhe bhi shajar aage bhi kyuun sitamgar ko sitamgar bolo zinda rahnaa hai agar aage bhi roktaa kaun safar kis dil se thi muraadon ki Dagar aage bhi daaere TuuT na paae varna jaa to sakti thi nazar aage bhi kyaa khushaamad se jhaTaknaa daaman kaam degaa ye hunar aage bhi sau janm le ke jahaan pahunchaa huun mujh ko jaanaa hai magar aage bhi sher ke ruup mein dete rahnaa 'ehtiraam' apni khabar aage bhi"