ashk jab dida-e-tar se niklaa — Akhtar Imam Rizvi

"jo sang ho ke mulaaem hai saadgi ki tarah pighal rahaa hai mire dil mein chaandni ki tarah mujhe pukaaro to divaar huun suno to sadaa main gunjtaa huun fazaaon mein khaamushi ki tarah main us ko nuur kaa paikar kahun ki jaan-e-khayaal jo mere dil pe utartaa hai shaairi ki tarah kisi ki yaad ne mahkaa diyaa hai zakhm-e-talab sabaa ke haath se masli hui kali ki tarah thakaa huaa huun kisi saae ki talaash mein huun bichhaD gayaa huun sitaaron se raushni ki tarah main apne karb mein ghaltaan vo apne kaif mein gum hai is ki jiit bhi meri shikast hi ki tarah khizaan ke zahr kaa tiryaak agar nahin yaaro gulon ki baat hai be-vaqt raagni ki tarah"

"jurm-e-hasti ki sazaa kyuun nahin dete mujh ko log jiine ki duaa kyuun nahin dete mujh ko sarsar-e-khun ke tasavvur se larazte kyuun ho khaak-e-sahraa huun uDaa kyuun nahin dete mujh ko kyuun takalluf hai mire naam pe taaziron kaa main buraa huun to bhalaa kyuun nahin dete mujh ko ab tumhaare liye khud apnaa tamaashaai huun dosto daad-e-vafaa kyuun nahin dete mujh ko main musaafir hi sahi raat ki khaamoshi kaa tum sahar ho to sadaa kyuun nahin dete mujh ko jins-e-baazaar ki surat huun jahaan main 'akhtar' log shishon mein sajaa kyuun nahin dete mujh ko"

"chaandni ke haath bhi jab ho gae shal raat ko apne siine par sambhaalaa main ne bojhal raat ko raat bhar chhaayaa rahaa ghar ki fazaa par ik hiraas dastakein detaa thaa dar par koi paagal raat ko chaandni mein ghul gayaa jab dil ki maayusi kaa zahr main ne khud kafnaa diyaa saayon mein komal raat ko karb ke laave ubalte the sukun ke aas-paas uf vo nindein vo giraan-khvaabi ki daldal raat ko aaj phir dhundlaa gai 'akhtar' miri shaam-e-firaaq sochtaa huun aaj phir barseinge baadal raat ko"

"vo khud to mar hi gayaa thaa mujhe bhi maar gayaa vo apne rog miri ruuh mein utaar gayaa samundaron ki ye shorish usi kaa maatam hai jo khud to Duub gayaa mauj ko ubhaar gayaa havaa ke zakhm khule the udaas chehre par khizaan ke shahr se koTi to pur-bahaar gayaa andheri raat ki parchhaaiyon mein Duub gayaa sahar ki khoj mein jo bhi ufuq ke paar gayaa vo raushni kaa musaafir main tirgi kaa dhuaan to phir bhalaa vo mujhe kis liye pukaar gayaa mein apne soch ke ham-zaad kaa pujaari thaa tiraa jalaal miri aaqibat sanvaar gayaa"

"dil vo pyaasaa hai ki dariyaa kaa tamaashaa dekhe aur phir lahr na dekhe kaf-e-dariyaa dekhe main har ik haal mein thaa gardish-e-dauraan kaa amiin jis ne duniyaa nahin dekhi miraa chehra dekhe ab bhi aati hai tiri yaad pa is karb ke saath TuTti niind mein jaise koi sapnaa dekhe rang ki aanch mein jaltaa huaa khushbu kaa badan aankh us phuul ki tasvir mein kyaa kyaa dekhe koi choTi nahin ab to mire qad se aage ye zamaana to abhi aur bhi unchaa dekhe phir vahi dhund mein lipTaa huaa paikar hogaa kaun be-kaar mein uThtaa huaa parda dekhe ek ehsaas-e-nadaamt se laraz uThtaa huun jab ram-e-mauj miri vusat-e-sahraa dekhe"

"DhunDte ho jise dafinon mein vahi vahshi hai sab ke sinon mein mere qaabil ki rivaayat hain purze jitne bhi hain mashinon mein subh-dam phir se baanT di kis ne tirgi shahr ke makinon mein bhuuk boi gai hai ab ke baras daant ug aae hain zaminon mein zindagi gaanv ki hasin laDki ghir gai hai tamaash-binon mein kis musaafir ki baat karte ho ab to tufaan hain safinon mein kis mashaqqat ke saans letaa huun ye ghazal bhi hui mahinon mein"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"