‘aalam-e-hosh apnaa bikhartaa rahaa — Abhay Kumar Bebak

"nazar to aas ki ab ahl-e-aasmaan pe hai du'aa kaa tiir 'abas ajr ki kamaan pe hai zamin nasib kahaan duur ke safar se use vo ek dhuup kaa TukDaa jo saaebaan pe hai jise jatan se rakkhaa dil hi dil mein vaqt-e-junun vo raaz shahr mein har ek ki zabaan pe hai tamaam shauq dhare ke dhare na rah jaaein junun ke shahr mein aafat hamaari jaan pe hai safar mein chain kahaan daur-e-aabla-paai jo haal uThaan pe thaa ab vahi Dhalaan pe hai shikaar mein hain yahaan ek dusre ke sabhi kabhi zamin pe kabhi aadmi machaan pe hai koi to kaaT bataa mujh ko tu mire maazi ki ab ke vaar tiri aan baan shaan pe hai vo shaakh-e-zist pe 'bebaak' lauTtaa hi nahin parind dil kaa jo ab 'arsh ki uDaan pe hai"

"zehn-o-dil mein pichhli shab ki daastaan to saaf ho jhilmilaaeinge sitaare aasmaan to saaf ho ghair ko to chhoD us kaa jo bhi ho radd-e-amal baat lekin tere mere darmiyaan to saaf ho rah-ravi jaari rahe be-shak ho manzil ke khilaaf kaarvaan par hukm mir-e-kaarvaan to saaf ho dil samajh legaa ishaara aap kar ke dekhiye shart hai lekin nigaahon ki zabaan to saaf ho kis tarah aae nazar 'bebaak' ab zakhm-e-jigar rauzan-e-dil vaa ho chashm-e-khun-chakaan to saaf ho"

"gardish-e-ayyaam ham par mehrbaan kuchh kam nahin ye zamin hai khun-talab to aasmaan kuchh kam nahin der tak jaagi hui aankhon mein simTi raat ko chand khvaabida charaaghon kaa dhuaan kuchh kam nahin apne qadmon ke lahu se hai jo tahrir-e-safar vo bhi to ab kaarvaan-dar-kaarvaan kuchh kam nahin mahfil-e-arbaab-e-fan mein ehtiraaman chup huun main varna goyaai mein meri bhi zabaan kuchh kam nahin aadmi hain ham to hai kis baat kaa itnaa ghurur khubiyon ke saath ham mein khaamiyaan kuchh kam nahin dasht-e-jaan mein aai hai 'bebaak' ik sarkash havaa sham'-e-dil ke pesh-rau dushvaariyaan kuchh kam nahin"

"tavajjoh kaun detaa hai kisi phiki kahaani par ham aise mein karein kyaa baat apni zindagaani par labon par ho tabassum aur aankhon mein na ho paani hamein hairat huaa karti hai aisi shaadmaani par hamein surat badalne kaa bharosaa kis tarah hogaa ragon mein khuun ke badle ravaan kuchh buund paani par nayaa kuchh bhi nahin hotaa ki sab jaate hain duniyaa se magar hairaan bahut hain log teri nauha-khvaani par kisi ke dukh pe us ke qahqahon mein jaan aati hai vo taabinda hai ghairon ke ghamon ki tarjumaani par ham apnaa bhi bhalaa 'bebaak' saahab kar to sakte hain magar sab chhoD dete hain tumhaari mehrbaani par"

"kahaan hai aisi zamin jis pe aasmaan na ho vo kaisaa shahr jahaan ek bhi makaan na ho hamaare dasht ne itnaa to intizaam rakkhaa saron pe dhuup rahe koi saaebaan na ho dil-o-dimaagh ki uljhan mein ye kahaan mumkin ki zehn-o-dil to thakein ruuh ko thakaan na ho khud apni piiTh to ham thapthapaa nahin sakte hamein hai khauf ki bejaa koi gumaan na ho main khvaab dekh rahaa huun is ehtiyaat ke saath itaab-e-subh se sapnaa lahu-luhaan na ho zamin se duur chale aae hain magar 'bebaak' duaa karo ki yahin khatm ye uDaan na ho"

"kisi ki zulf nahin lab ki garmiyaan bhi nahin gulon pe aaj to aavaara titliyaan bhi nahin abhi ye haal huaa is pe kashtiyaan guzrin vo gaanv jis pe kabhi chhaain badliyaan bhi nahin hamaaraa ghar hai ki divaaron ki numaaish hai koi kivaaD to kyaa is mein khiDkiyaan bhi nahin garaan thi shab to miri subh bhi hiraasaan hai abhi ufuq pe vo pahle si surkhiyaan bhi nahin asir-e-jism hai jaan aur ye badan apnaa kamaal kaa hai qafas jis mein tiliyaan bhi nahin gai hai un pe bhi ab us ki barq-baar nazar darakht jin pe hamaare to aashiyaan bhi nahin suluk us ne mohabbat mein vo kiyaa 'bebaak' huaa jo ham se adaavat ke darmiyaan bhi nahin"

"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"

"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"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"