be-chaargi-e-dosh hai aur baar-e-garaan hai — Akhtar Saeed

"juun fauj ki maftuh ho zanjir mein aave alfaaz kaa lashkar miri tahrir mein aave ik khaas inaayat hai ki dete nahin mujh ko vo dard ki jo panja-e-tadbir mein aave yaksar rag-e-mansur ki himmat se pare hai vo ilm ki ik arsa-e-taqtir mein aave jo chaahe bhare main ne musavvir se kahaa thaa kuchh rang-e-mohabbat miri tasvir mein aave vo baat khushaa detaa hai dil jis ki gavaahi ye kyaa ki kaho agli asaatir mein aave jo hukm tumhaaraa hai vo vaajib hai bilaa-shak jo arz hamaari hai vo taazir mein aave hai garche bahut mere liye khvaab ki duniyaa kuchh aur maza khvaab ki taabir mein aave jis paas mudaavaa nahin kuchh aab-o-havaa kaa laazim hai mire halqa-e-taqrir mein aave mumkin nahin aadam ke liye shaan-e-khudaai haan yuun ki magar aaya-e-tathir mein aave"

"khubi-e-tarz-e-maqaalaat se kyaa hotaa hai baat karte rahe ham baat se kyaa hotaa hai raat kaT jaae to phir raat chali aaegi raat kaT jaaegi ik raat se kyaa hotaa hai kisi jaanib se javaab aae to kuchh baat chale kaavish-e-husn-e-savaalaat se kyaa hotaa hai jab ki taqtir-e-rag-e-jaan se bandhi hai taqdir be-khabar zikr-o-munaajaat se kyaa hotaa hai daan diije ki mire gham kaa mudaavaa hove ranj hotaa hai hisaabaat se kyaa hotaa hai dil ki vusat se hai aasaani-e-anfaas vale vusat-e-sahn-e-mahallaat se kyaa hotaa hai saamne aao kisi roz to kuchh baat karein umr-bhar hall-e-muammaat se kyaa hotaa hai zaat hi mazhar-e-meaar-e-haq-o-baatil hai vo ghalat kahte hain ki zaat se kyaa hotaa hai jaan nikal jaaegi to faisla deinge che khuub saahibo aisi mukaafaat se kyaa hotaa hai"

"hamaare paas hai hikmat na raaz kyaa kiije sivaae dard-e-dil-e-jaan-gudaaz kyaa kiije inaayatein hain agarche hazaar-haa lekin bane na baat to banda-navaaz kyaa kiije na zarb-o-taar se rishta na dil-fareb-e-dam mire khayaal ko aalam hai saaz kyaa kiije ze-ru-e-fiqh jo sab se ziyaada hai maatub hamaari us se bhi hai saaz-baaz kyaa kiije jo jaante hain nahin jaante na jaane hain jo hai ayaan yahaan vo bhi hai raaz kyaa kiije jahaan guzaarish-e-ahvaal par hon taazirein sivaae jurat-e-arz-e-niyaaz kyaa kiije khulaa ik umr ki koshish se ye ki likkhaa hai hamaare naam nasheb-o-faraaz kyaa kiije buraa ho lazzat-e-takhil kaa ki rahti hai haqiqaton mein talaash-e-majaaz kyaa kiije hazaar dard hai aur jaan-e-naa-tavaan meri ilaaj hai na gale kaa javaaz kyaa kiije"

"daanaa hue buzurg hue rahnumaa hue vo din ki ham the sham-e-majaalis havaa hue un ko nahin dimaagh-e-talazzuz jahaan mein jo ibtidaa se vaqf-e-gham-e-intihaa hue khurshed ki nigaah se shabnam hai mushtahar vo aashnaa hue hain to sab aashnaa hue manzil hai shahryaari-e-aalam to dekhnaa is raah mein hazaaron qabile fanaa hue had se ziyaada ham ne khushaamad buton ki ki ye log baDhte baDhte bil-aakhir khudaa hue is kaa bhi kuchh hisaab kareinge ba-roz-e-hashr naale azal se kitne sipurd-e-sabaa hue karte rahe huzur pe takiya akhir tak ham aasare ke hone se be-aasraa hue kis din hamaaraa hirs-o-havaa se bari thaa dil kis roz ham se apne farize adaa hue"

"dil se armaan nikal rahe hain mere bhi din badal rahe hain varna ghar mein hai ghup andheraa yaadon ke charaagh jal rahe hain ye ajab log hain ki un ke paanv nahin pe chal rahe hain ham dar-e-shaah par savaali aaj hain aur na kal rahe hain vo hi pahuncheinge yaar tak jo girte girte sambhal rahe hain ham niko naam to hue par dil pe aare se chal rahe hain un ko aazaad kar jo ab tak zer-e-habs-e-ilal rahe hain un ko mahbus kar jo kab se qaaede sab kuchal rahe hain kah na karb-o-balaa kaa qissa lafzon ke dil dahal rahe hain"

"miri nigaah mein hai khaak sim-o-zar kaa fusun subut-e-moajiza-e-raftagaan-e-aalam huun diyaa hai mujh ko magar be-surur hangaama milaa hai mujh ko magar vaqf-e-iztiraab-e-sukun na chaand mein hai chamak apni aur na shabnam mein karun to kis kaa zamaane mein e'tibaar karun jo dil mein baat hai alfaaz mein nahin aati so ek baat hai dil ki lagi kahun na kahun sazaa hai meri raho us dayaar mein ki jahaan garaan hai aab-e-musaffaa magar hai arzaan khuun savaal-e-aql vahi hai javaab-e-jehl vahi hazaar baar karun das hazaar baar sunun khafaa hai rang-e-gul-o-mauja-e-sabaa mujh se ki baandhtaa huun dil-e-be-qaraar kaa mazmun mujhe to apne pe ik lamha e'tibaar nahin nigaar-e-dahr tujhe garche baa-vafaa samjhun hazaar raaste pinhaan hain reg-e-sahraa mein jo dam mein dam ho to is dasht ki havaa dekhun khulaa hai aal-e-mohammad ke faiz se mujh par ki aadmi ko bhi hai ikhtiyaar-e-kun-fayakun buland baad-e-shahaadat bhi hai ye nok-e-sinaan sar-e-imaam kisi haal bhi nahin hai nigun"

"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"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"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"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"