ba-qadr-e-shauq iqraar-e-vafaa kyaa — Seemab Akbarabadi

"ab kyaa bataaun main tire milne se kyaa milaa irfaan-e-gham huaa mujhe apnaa pataa milaa jab duur tak na koi faqir-aashnaa milaa teraa niyaaz-mand tire dar se jaa milaa manzil mili muraad mili muddaaa milaa sab kuchh mujhe milaa jo tiraa naqsh-e-paa milaa khud-bin-o-khud-shanaas milaa khud-numaa milaa insaan ke bhes mein mujhe aksar khudaa milaa sargashta-e-jamaal ki hairaaniyaan na puchh har zarre ke hijaab mein ik aaina milaa paayaa tujhe hudud-e-taayyun se maavaraa manzil se kuchh nikal ke tiraa raasta milaa kyuun ye khudaa ke DhunDne vaale hain naa-muraad guzraa main jab hudud-e-khudi se khudaa milaa ye ek hi to neamat-e-insaan-navaaz thi dil mujh ko mill gayaa to khudaai ko kyaa milaa yaa zakhm-e-dil ko chhil ke siine se pheink de yaa e'tiraaf kar ki nishaan-e-vafaa milaa 'simaab' ko shagufta na dekhaa tamaam umr kam-bakht jab milaa hamein gham-aashnaa milaa"

"anjaam har ik shai kaa ba-juz khaak nahin hai kyaa hai jo ye aalam khas-o-khaashaak nahin hai kah do vo sataa kar mujhe be-fikr na baiThein mere hi liye gardish-e-aflaak nahin hai aankhon se har ik parda-e-mauhum haTaa de itni nigah-e-shauq abhi chaalaak nahin hai kar chaak-e-garebaan se na andaaza-e-vahshat divaane abhi daaman-e-dil chaak nahin hai 'simaab' duaa kijiye kyaa sabr-o-sukun ki shaaista-e-taskin dil-e-ghamnaak nahin hai"

"vus'atein mahdud hain idraak-e-insaan ke liye varna har zarra hai duniyaa chashm-e-irfaan ke liye ai khizaan tu shauq ke saaraa chaman barbaad kar chand phaansein chhoD jaa meri rag-e-jaan ke liye duur pahunchin shohratein raftaar sahar-aasaar ki khul gae raste tire husn-e-khiraamaan ke liye phuul gulshan ke nahin to khaak-e-sahraa hi sahi kuchh na kuchh to chaahiye taskin-e-daamaan ke liye is liye detaa huun dil tum ko ki lo aur bhuul jaao main ne ik tasvir di hai taaq-e-nisyaan ke liye dhajjiyaan uDne ko ai 'simaab' vus'at chaahiye hai koi maidaan aashob-e-garebaan ke liye"

"jaras hai kaarvaan-e-ahl-e-aalam mein fughaan meri jagaa deti hai duniyaa ko sadaa-e-al-amaan meri tasavvur mein vo kuchh barham se hain kuchh mehrbaan se hain unhein shaayad sunaai jaa rahi hai daastaan meri har ik zarra hai sahraa aur har sahraa hai ik duniyaa magar is vusat-e-aalam mein gunjaaish kahaan meri miri hairat pe vo tanqid ki taklif karte hain jinhein ye bhi nahin maalum nazrein hain kahaan meri musalsal thaa fareb-e-khvaab-gaah-e-aalam-e-faani magar sotaa rahaa chalti rahi umr-e-ravaan meri vahi lamha varud-e-naa-gahaan kaa un ke ho shaayad jataa kar aae jab bhi aae marg-e-naa-gahaan meri mazaaq-e-ham-zabaani ko na tarsun baagh-e-jannat mein koi 'simaab' huron ko sikhaa detaa zabaan meri"

"ab ai be-dard kyaa is ke liye irshaad hotaa hai phir apni khaak se paidaa dil-e-barbaad hotaa hai tasavvur jab anis-e-khaatir-e-naashaad hotaa hai jahaan-e-dil tiri tasvir se aabaad hotaa hai asiraan-e-vafaa ghabraaein kyuun tajviz-e-zindaan se yahin to imtihaan-e-fitrat-e-aazaad hotaa hai jagah milti nahin jis ko shab-e-gham mahshar-e-dil mein vo hangaama lab-e-khaamosh mein aabaad hotaa hai bahaar aai hai istiqbaal karne baab-e-zindaan tak nahin maalum 'simaab' aaj kaun aazaad hotaa hai"

"mahfil-e-ishq mein jab naam tiraa lete hain pahle ham hosh ko divaana banaa lete hain roz ik dard tamannaa se nayaa lete hain ham yunhi zindagi-e-ishq baDhaa lete hain dekhte rahte hain chhup-chhup ke muraqqaa teraa kabhi aati hai havaa bhi to chhupaa lete hain rang bharte hain vafaa kaa jo tasavvur mein tire tujh se achchhi tiri tasvir banaa lete hain de hi dete hain kisi tarah tasalli 'simaab' khush rahein vo jo mire dil ki duaa lete hain"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"

"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"