haath mein apne hifaazat kaa asaa le jaanaa — Ejaz Ansari

"kyaa khabar thi ek din ye haadisa ho jaaegaa umr bhar chaahaa jise vo bevafaa ho jaaegaa ho agar azm-e-musammam khvaahish-e-manzil ke saath raah kaa patthar bhi ik din rahnumaa ho jaaegaa is qadar baDhne lagi hai har taraf aaludgi saans lenaa aadmi kaa masala ho jaaegaa zindagi bhar saath chalne ki jo khaataa hai qasam dekhnaa vo raaste hi mein judaa ho jaaegaa ab tumhaaraa koi khat koi khabar milti nahin aise aalam mein to jiinaa bhi sazaa ho jaaegaa sar uThaate hain yahaan bhi asr-e-haazir ke yazid kal ye khitta bhi mahaaz-e-karbalaa ho jaaegaa kuchh na kuchh 'ejaaz' naghme likh vatan ke naam par is tarah se shaairi kaa haq adaa ho jaaegaa"

"gham-e-hayaat kaa manzar badalne vaalaa hai khushi manaao ki suraj nikalne vaalaa hai vo shakhs jis ne hamesha khulus baanTaa thaa zaraa si baat pe tevar badalne vaalaa hai ghurur hone lagaa us ko apni shohrat par ye azhdahaa ise zinda nigalne vaalaa hai sambhaalo apne safine khud apne haathon mein sunaa hai aaj samundar machalne vaalaa hai vaqaar-e-ilm-o-hunar kam na ho kahin 'ejaaz' yahi charaagh havaaon mein jalne vaalaa hai"

"raasta be-zabaan be-sadaa bhi nahin koi muD kar magar dekhtaa bhi nahin mere lahje se naa-aashnaa bhi nahin koi darvaaza lekin khulaa bhi nahin 'umr-bhar ham bhaTakte rahe dar-ba-dar koi manzil koi raasta bhi nahin sar jhukaa kar mile doston se magar qad hamaaraa kisi se ghaTaa bhi nahin khud ki nazron mein gir kar pata ye chalaa is se baDh kar to koi sazaa bhi nahin ai falak tu hamaaraa nigahbaan hai in fasaadon mein ab kuchh bachaa bhi nahin inkisaari se milte hain 'e'jaaz' ham varna ham se to koi baDaa bhi nahin"

"ghazlon ko ye andaaz-e-hunar kaaT rahaa hai hiiraa hai ki shishe kaa jigar kaaT rahaa hai beTe ki paDhaai pe kiyaa jis ne bahut kharch beTaa ab usi baap kaa sar kaaT rahaa hai hairat hai ki uDnaa abhi sikhaa nahin jis ne vo bhi mire baazu mire par kaaT rahaa hai dekhun tiri jaanib to larazti hain nigaahein vahshat mujhe itni hai ki ghar kaaT rahaa hai vo mujh se mukhaatib hai is andaaz mein 'e’jaaz' jaise kisi jaadu kaa asar kaaT rahaa hai"

"ilaahi tu miri taqdir ko tanhaaiyaan de de magar us ki shabon ko anjuman-aaraaiyaan de de dilon ko jazba-e-‘ishq-o-mohabbat bakhshne vaale use mashhur kar de aur mujhe rusvaaiyaan de de agar mere ta'alluq se koi paighaam denaa hai to lahje ko asar aur fikr ko gahraaiyaan de de dar-o-divaar ki ye be-hisi kab tak sahun aakhir miri khalvat ko bhi kuchh 'aks kuchh parchhaaiyaan de de udaasi tujh se jab 'e'jaaz' dekhi hi nahin jaati to phir is gham-zada maahaul ko shahnaaiyaan de de"

"khudaa use bhi kisi din zavaal detaa hai zamaana jis ke hunar ki misaal detaa hai vo jab shu'ur ko lafzon mein Dhaal detaa hai 'ajib soch niraale khayaal detaa hai koi samajh na sakaa us ki den kaa andaaza kabhi khushi kabhi ranj-o-malaal detaa hai kabhi vo zakhm lagaataa hai mere siine par kabhi vo paanv se kaanTaa nikaal detaa hai usi ne di hai gunaah-o-savaab ki tafriq vahi shuur-e-haraam-o-halaal detaa hai mire khudaa use sanjidgi 'ataa kar de vo meri baat ko hans hans ke Taal detaa hai kabhi kinaare bhi kashti bachaa nahin sakte kabhi bhanvar bhi safine uchhaal detaa hai vo kar guzartaa hai aksar miraa junun 'ejaaz' ki jo khirad ko bhi hairat mein Daal detaa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"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"