beTaa jo honhaar thaa zan ke asar mein hai — Khan Hasnain Aqib

"puraane ghar kaa jo sidhaa saa ek naqsha the ye log vo hain jo pahle kabhi farishta the tumhaare husn-e-nazar ne banaa diyaa manzil kabhi na jis pe chalaa koi ham vo rasta the dayaar-e-dushman-e-jaan se bahut sahaaraa milaa tumhaare shahr se nikle to dil shikasta the baDe maze mein rahe maslahat ke shahzaade jo sach ki raah mein the un ke haal khasta the tumhein bulandi-e-qaamat pe thaa ghurur magar the vo to zarf mein aalaa jo qad mein pasta the jo ishtihaar bane phir rahe the ghairat kaa amir-e-shahr ke aage vo dast-basta the yahi hain hazrat-e-'aaqib' jo paarsaa hain bahut yahi to baais-e-afsaana-e-guzishta the"

"darmiyaan apne ab vo baat nahin pahle jaise muaamlaat nahin saari mahfil pe hai nazar teri meri jaanib hi iltifaat nahin ishq laahaq huaa to ho hi gayaa is musibat se ab najaat nahin ahl-e-majlis salaamti tum par guftugu meri mujh se baat nahin ai khudaa main to bas yahi samjhaa main nahin to ye kaaenaat nahin aadmi ki ajiib fitrat hai rishte hain aur ta'alluqaat nahin jaane kis ki duaa mein huun shaamil aaj raahon mein mushkilaat nahin hai to hai tang raah-e-umr-e-hayaat laakh kahiye ki pul-siraat nahin dastakein de ke thak gayaa 'aaqib' ab ye dil shahr-e-mumkinaat nahin"

"tum ko dekhaa vo khvaab thaa jaani niind kaa ik naqaab thaa jaani ishq ko tum gunaah samajhte rahe ye to kaar-e-savaab thaa jaani har shikan mein ibaaratein muzmar us kaa chehra kitaab thaa jaani chhoD kar tum chale gae mujh ko faisla vo kharaab thaa jaani zindagi ki ghuTan are tauba saans lenaa azaab thaa jaani fitratan tum bhi the anaa ke ghulaam main bhi taban navaab thaa jaani tum mujhe chaaho main tumhein chaahun sidhaa saada hisaab thaa jaani"

"dukh dard gham hain teri inaayaat zindagi tu ne nibhaain khuub rivaayaat zindagi ik tu niyaaz-mand saraapaa main be-niyaaz milte nahin hain apne khayaalaat zindagi fitrat mein aadmi ke taghayyur nahin magar insaan ko badalte hain haalaat zindagi milte rahe hain saare zamaane se umr bhar tujh se na jaane kab ho mulaaqaat zindagi donon ke biich koi taalluq nahin hai khaas jiinaa hai aur chiiz alag baat zindagi aaraam se guzaarti kuchh din hayaat ke sunti kabhi jo tu bhi miri baat zindagi hai mustaaar taar-e-nafas se tiraa vajud is se ziyaada kyaa tiri auqaat zindagi saanson ke vaaste kare dast-e-talab daraaz har roz mujh se maange hai khairaat zindagi auron ke vaaste hai mujassam takallufaat 'aaqib' tire liye hai khuraafaat zindagi"

"kis ke dil mein bastaa huun aksar sochaa kartaa huun sath ke niche kuchh bhi nahin kahne ko main dariyaa huun khud ko kabhi main paa na sakaa jaane kitnaa gahraa huun aaj bhi shaayad tu aae khvaab sajaae baiThaa huun rah kar arse tak be-aab moti ban kar chamkaa huun jaag rahaa hai divaana aur main soyaa rahtaa huun"

"na tahriri shavaahid na zabaani bhalaa kis kaam ki aisi javaani ye jitni neamatein di hain khudaa ne ye parcha hai hamaaraa imtihaani kabhi vo bhi the is duniyaa ki raunaq vo sab jo ho gae hain aan-jahaani hamein thaa ishtiyaaq-e-vasl lekin hamaare shauq se un ko giraani ye kyaa zehnon pe karte ho hukumat karo dil par kisi ke hukmaraani udhar kirdaar par taari kuhulat magar baaton mein shiddat ki ravaani mohabbat pesh-qadmi chaahti hai kabhi tum bhi mire ghar aao jaani muqaabil fauj tufaanon ki 'aaqib' idhar kashti hamaari baadbaani"

"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"