be-talab ziist agarche koi dushvaar nahin — Akmal Alduri

"tere maikhaane kaa ye bhi ajab dastur hai saaqi koi tishna-dahan masti mein koi chuur hai saaqi dilon ke rabt-e-paiham ko khudaa qaaem rakhe hamdam na main huun duur saaqi se na mujh se duur hai saaqi bahal jaae jahaan dil hai vahi jannat haqiqat mein jo dil insaan kaa le le vo insaan huur hai saaqi na le mukhtaariyon se kaam tu us ke muqaabil mein tere mai-kash ke siine mein dil-e-majbur hai saaqi miri khuddaariyaan bad-kaifiyon se dab nahin saktin agarche shisha-e-dil apnaa chaknaa-chur hai saaqi tiri jaadu bhari aankhon ne aisi mai pilaai hai hamaari zindagi ki zindagi makhmur hai saaqi Thikaana hi nahin koi mire armaan-e-masti kaa na ye mahdud hai saaqi na vo mahsur hai saaqi jahaan haajat na mai ki hai na shishe ki na saaghar ki abhi vo manzil-e-hasti nihaayat duur hai saaqi inaayat se pilaa de rind-e-khud-atvaar 'akmal' ko tiri dariyaa-dili kaunain mein mashhur hai saaqi"

"zamaane mein gham-e-ulfat ke divaane bahut se hain sharaab-e-aish-o-ishrat ke bhi mastaane bahut se hain hamaare gham se naa-vaaqif kai ahbaab hain ab tak hai ye hairat ki khud apnon mein begaane bahut se hain miri divaangi ne mujh ko pahunchaayaa vahaan aakhir jahaan divaane kam hain aur farzaane bahut se hain mohabbat kaa bhi kyaa iqbaal hai vahshat ki duniyaa mein hai aabaadi bahut kam aur viraane bahut se hain zaraa baDh kar to dekh aakhir ye dastak dar pe di kis ne dil-e-majbur tere jaane pahchaane bahut se hain hai khud-bini ki hasrat to chale aao mire dil mein ye vo gosha hai jis mein aaina-khaane bahut se hain piye jaataa huun saaqi teri kaif-aavar nigaahon se agarche mai-kade mein tere paimaane bahut se hain hazaaron laakhon nazraanon kaa nazraana hai sirf ik dil tujhe dene ke qaabil yuun to nazraane bahut se hain tire kucha mein jiinaa hai tire kucha mein marnaa hai uDaani hi agar ho khaak viraane bahut se hain charaagh-e-maarifat ko ab na karnaa chaahiye raushan bahut kam khaas hain aur aam parvaane bahut se hain haram jaane se pahle hai buton kaa toDnaa laazim tumhaare dil mein bhi 'akmal' sanam-khaane bahut se hain"

"kab tire zikr se dil shaad nahin kab mire lab pe tiri yaad nahin puchhiye mujh se na haal-e-maazi kyaa sunaaun mujhe kuchh yaad nahin vo nigaahon kaa tasaadum sar-e-raah mujh ko hai yaad tujhe yaad nahin ishq aur husn hadon mein apne donon paaband hain aazaad nahin jis se zaahir na hon jazbaat-e-dil sher vo mustahiq-e-daad nahin istaqaamat nahin jis ko haasil vo to dhoka hai tiri yaad nahin gulshan-e-ilm-o-adab mein 'akmal' hazrat-e-‘qadr’ saa ustaad nahin"

"maqaam-e-aadmiyyat imtihaan ki manzil hai kisi ke vaaste aasaan kisi ko mushkil hai nahin fareb-e-khulus aur khulus mein koi farq ba-yak nigaah karein imtiyaaz mushkil hai yahin se raaste imkaan ke nikalte hain hamaaraa qalb-e-musaffaa ik aisi manzil hai miraa rafiq talavvun-mizaaj hai apnaa kabhi hai barq taDapti hui kabhi dil hai yahi vo dil hai jo be-maut maartaa hai hamein hamaare siine ke andar hamaaraa qaatil hai hamaare 'azm pe mauquf hai qiyaam-e-safar chalein to raasta hai ruk gae to manzil hai zabaan se kyon kahe vo baat dil ki tu jo sune khamosh is liye har vaqt teraa saail hai charaagh kaun jalaataa hai chaudhvin shab mein hamaari bazm ki qindil maah-e-kaamil hai sukun nasib ba-zaahir mujhe magar 'akmal' vatan ke vaaste siine mein dil to bismil hai"

"ek nai ziist liye aaj ajal aai hai qaid se ham ne rihaai hi kahaan paai hai us se milne ke liye is qadar ai dil na taDap meraa izhaar-e-mohabbat miri rusvaai hai inqilaabaat-e-zamaana ko zamaana samjhe ham to kahte hain ki vo bhi tiri angDaai hai jis ke shoalon se hui husn ki rangat raushan aag aisi mire jazbaat ne sulgaai hai ham ne armaanon ki mayyat ko diyaa hai kaandhaa ai gham-e-dil ye tiri hausla-afzaai hai hai ye Dar nuuh kaa tufaan na samajh le duniyaa chaadar-e-ashk-e-vafaa ham ne jo phailaai hai aaina-khaana-e-dil mein vo zarur aaeinge un ke dil mein bhi tamanna-e-khud-aaraai hai haath se saaqi ke piinaa hi paDegaa mujhe ab meri tauba-shikani ban ke ghaTaa chhaai hai 'akmal' insaan vo akmal hai ba-faiz-e-fitrat dard-e-insaan se jis insaan ki shanaasaai hai"

"bharosa phulon kaa kaanTon kaa eatibaar nahin taayyunaat ke khaake hain ye bahaar nahin main kaise aap ke vaade kaa eatibaar karun huzur jab mujhe khud apnaa eatibaar nahin mire shuur-e-mohabbat ki jis se zillat ho khudaa ke fazl se aisaa miraa shiaar nahin vo but-kada ho ki kaaba ho yaa ki mai-khaana kisi jagah bhi mohabbat se mujh ko aar nahin uThaani paDti hai zillat qadam qadam pe use jahaan mein jis kaa sadaaqat agar shiaar nahin vo phuul khaar hai jo gir gayaa nazar se tiri vo khaar gul hai jo nazron mein teri khaar nahin kisi ki saaqi ke qadmon pe hai jabin-e-niyaaz kisi ko saaqi pe khud apne eatibaar nahin tu apni aankhon se saaqi pilaa ke be-khud kar piyun main jaam se aisaa to baada-khvaar nahin gunaahgaaron pe hai jab ki rahmaton kaa nuzul kahun main kaise phir 'akmal' gunaahgaar nahin"

"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"

"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"

"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"