badan se rishta-e-jaan mo'tabar na thaa meraa — Akbar Hyderabadi

"hain sau tarah ke rang har ik naqsh-e-paa mein dekh insaan kaa husn aaina-e-irtiqaa mein dekh yuun hi nahin ye bartari-e-nasl-e-aadmi guzre hain kaise haadse sai-e-baqaa mein dekh sarf-e-nazar hain vaqt ki pinhaaiyaan tamaam duniyaa-e-naa-rasaa miri fikr-e-rasaa mein dekh ye raushni to lau hai isi ik charaagh ki tazin-e-dahr zehn ki nashv-o-numaa mein dekh is kaarobaar jaan-o-jasad par nigaah Daal hain kaisi kaisi ne'matein aab-o-havaa mein dekh yaan kitne log mar ke amar ho gae na puchh kyaa suratein baqaa ki hain raah-e-fanaa mein dekh sun to khiraam-e-vaqt mein hain kaisi aahaTein kyaa rang pur-fishaan hain ghubaar-e-havaa mein dekh 'akbar' hai ek mahshar-e-ilm-o-khabar dimaagh shor-e-hayaat khaana-e-bim-o-rajaa mein dekh"

"duur tak bas ik dhundalkaa gard-e-tanhaai kaa thaa raaston ko ranj meri aabla-paai kaa thaa fasl-e-gul rukhsat hui to vahshatein bhi miT gaiin haT gayaa saaya jo ik aaseb-e-sahraai kaa thaa toD hi Daalaa samundar ne tilism-e-khud-sari zom kyaa kyaa saahilon ko apni pahnaai kaa thaa aur mubham ho gayaa paiham mulaaqaaton ke saath vo jo ik mauhum saa rishta shanaasaai kaa thaa khaak ban kar pattiyaan mauj-e-havaa se jaa milin der se 'akbar' gulon par qarz purvaai kaa thaa"

"kahkashaan ke tanaazur mein ham kyaa hamaaraa sitaara hai kyaa an-ginat aaftaabon ki aqlim mein ik sharaara hai kyaa kaun samjhe zabaan barg-o-ashjaar ki dasht-o-kohsaar ki kaun jaane ki is be-karaan khaamushi mein ishaara hai kyaa ham mohabbat ko ik mansab-e-aashiqaana samajhte rahe ye na sochaa mohabbat ki saudaagari mein khasaara hai kyaa ye tilism-e-tamaashaa hai saaraa jahaan ik tilism-e-nazar raushni kaa samundar hain aankhein magar aashkaara hai kyaa vo hai be-misl us ko usi ke havaale se samjhaa karo us ke idraak mein dakhl-e-tashbih kyaa istiaara hai kyaa ek miTTi ke ghar mein jiye umr bhar aur miTTi hue kul jahaan yuun to 'akbar' hamaare liye par hamaaraa hai kyaa"

"shaakh-e-buland-e-baam se ik din utar ke dekh ambaar-e-barg-o-baar-e-khizaan mein bikhar ke dekh miTTi ke saadgi mein alag saa jamaal hai rangon ki nikhaton ki qabaa taar karke dekh imkaan ki vusaton ke ufuq zaar khul gae par tolne lage hain parinde sahar ke dekh zulmat ki kashtiyon ko bhanvar hai ye raushni dar khul rahe hain daanish-o-ilm-o-khabar ke dekh kyaa jaane gham ki aanch kaa partav kahaan paDe angDaai le rahe hain hayule sharar ke dekh sangin haadson ki hikaayat tavil hai koh-e-giraan ki baat na kar zakhm sar ke dekh apni basaaraton ko jasaarat ki aanch de manzar isi nazar se jahaan-e-digar ke dekh pindaar-e-sar-nigun kaa junun mo'atabar nahin bujhte hue charaagh ki lau tez karke dekh 'akbar' nidaa-e-shab ko navaa-e-sahar samajh lau de rahe hain hausle ahl-e-nazar ke dekh"

"ye kaun meri tishnagi baDhaa baDhaa ke chal diyaa ki lau charaagh-e-dard ki baDhaa baDhaa ke chal diyaa ye meraa dil hi jaantaa hai kitnaa sang-dil hai vo ki mujh se apni dosti baDhaa baDhaa ke chal diyaa bichhaD ke us se zindagi vabaal-e-jaan ho gai vo dil mein shauq-e-khud-kushi baDhaa baDhaa ke chal diyaa karun to ab main kis se apni vusat-e-nazar ki baat vo mujh mein hiss-e-aagahi baDhaa baDhaa ke chal diyaa na diid ki umiid ab na lutf-e-naghma-e-visaal ki lai vo saaz-e-hijr ki baDhaa baDhaa ke chal diyaa vo aayaa 'akbar' is adaa se aaj mere saamne ki ik jhalak si khvaab ki dikhaa dikhaa ke chal diyaa"

"haan yahi shahr mire khvaabon kaa gahvaara thaa inhi galiyon mein kahin meraa sanam-khaana thaa isi dharti pe the aabaad saman-zaar mire isi basti mein miri ruuh kaa sarmaaya thaa thi yahi aab-o-havaa nashv-o-numaa ki zaamin isi miTTi se mire fan kaa khamir uTThaa thaa ab na divaaron se nisbat hai na baam-o-dar se kyaa isi ghar se kabhi meraa koi rishta thaa zakhm yaadon ke sulagte hain miri aankhon mein khvaab in aankhon ne kyaa jaaniye kyaa dekhaa thaa mehrbaan raat ke saae the munavvar aise ashk aankhon mein liye dil ye saraasima thaa ajnabi lagte the sab kucha o baazaar 'akbar' ghaur se dekhaa to vo shahr miraa apnaa thaa"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"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"