Dhote Dhote salib duniyaa mein — Abhay Kumar Bebak

"nazar to aas ki ab ahl-e-aasmaan pe hai du'aa kaa tiir 'abas ajr ki kamaan pe hai zamin nasib kahaan duur ke safar se use vo ek dhuup kaa TukDaa jo saaebaan pe hai jise jatan se rakkhaa dil hi dil mein vaqt-e-junun vo raaz shahr mein har ek ki zabaan pe hai tamaam shauq dhare ke dhare na rah jaaein junun ke shahr mein aafat hamaari jaan pe hai safar mein chain kahaan daur-e-aabla-paai jo haal uThaan pe thaa ab vahi Dhalaan pe hai shikaar mein hain yahaan ek dusre ke sabhi kabhi zamin pe kabhi aadmi machaan pe hai koi to kaaT bataa mujh ko tu mire maazi ki ab ke vaar tiri aan baan shaan pe hai vo shaakh-e-zist pe 'bebaak' lauTtaa hi nahin parind dil kaa jo ab 'arsh ki uDaan pe hai"

"zehn-o-dil mein pichhli shab ki daastaan to saaf ho jhilmilaaeinge sitaare aasmaan to saaf ho ghair ko to chhoD us kaa jo bhi ho radd-e-amal baat lekin tere mere darmiyaan to saaf ho rah-ravi jaari rahe be-shak ho manzil ke khilaaf kaarvaan par hukm mir-e-kaarvaan to saaf ho dil samajh legaa ishaara aap kar ke dekhiye shart hai lekin nigaahon ki zabaan to saaf ho kis tarah aae nazar 'bebaak' ab zakhm-e-jigar rauzan-e-dil vaa ho chashm-e-khun-chakaan to saaf ho"

"gardish-e-ayyaam ham par mehrbaan kuchh kam nahin ye zamin hai khun-talab to aasmaan kuchh kam nahin der tak jaagi hui aankhon mein simTi raat ko chand khvaabida charaaghon kaa dhuaan kuchh kam nahin apne qadmon ke lahu se hai jo tahrir-e-safar vo bhi to ab kaarvaan-dar-kaarvaan kuchh kam nahin mahfil-e-arbaab-e-fan mein ehtiraaman chup huun main varna goyaai mein meri bhi zabaan kuchh kam nahin aadmi hain ham to hai kis baat kaa itnaa ghurur khubiyon ke saath ham mein khaamiyaan kuchh kam nahin dasht-e-jaan mein aai hai 'bebaak' ik sarkash havaa sham'-e-dil ke pesh-rau dushvaariyaan kuchh kam nahin"

"tavajjoh kaun detaa hai kisi phiki kahaani par ham aise mein karein kyaa baat apni zindagaani par labon par ho tabassum aur aankhon mein na ho paani hamein hairat huaa karti hai aisi shaadmaani par hamein surat badalne kaa bharosaa kis tarah hogaa ragon mein khuun ke badle ravaan kuchh buund paani par nayaa kuchh bhi nahin hotaa ki sab jaate hain duniyaa se magar hairaan bahut hain log teri nauha-khvaani par kisi ke dukh pe us ke qahqahon mein jaan aati hai vo taabinda hai ghairon ke ghamon ki tarjumaani par ham apnaa bhi bhalaa 'bebaak' saahab kar to sakte hain magar sab chhoD dete hain tumhaari mehrbaani par"

"kahaan hai aisi zamin jis pe aasmaan na ho vo kaisaa shahr jahaan ek bhi makaan na ho hamaare dasht ne itnaa to intizaam rakkhaa saron pe dhuup rahe koi saaebaan na ho dil-o-dimaagh ki uljhan mein ye kahaan mumkin ki zehn-o-dil to thakein ruuh ko thakaan na ho khud apni piiTh to ham thapthapaa nahin sakte hamein hai khauf ki bejaa koi gumaan na ho main khvaab dekh rahaa huun is ehtiyaat ke saath itaab-e-subh se sapnaa lahu-luhaan na ho zamin se duur chale aae hain magar 'bebaak' duaa karo ki yahin khatm ye uDaan na ho"

"kisi ki zulf nahin lab ki garmiyaan bhi nahin gulon pe aaj to aavaara titliyaan bhi nahin abhi ye haal huaa is pe kashtiyaan guzrin vo gaanv jis pe kabhi chhaain badliyaan bhi nahin hamaaraa ghar hai ki divaaron ki numaaish hai koi kivaaD to kyaa is mein khiDkiyaan bhi nahin garaan thi shab to miri subh bhi hiraasaan hai abhi ufuq pe vo pahle si surkhiyaan bhi nahin asir-e-jism hai jaan aur ye badan apnaa kamaal kaa hai qafas jis mein tiliyaan bhi nahin gai hai un pe bhi ab us ki barq-baar nazar darakht jin pe hamaare to aashiyaan bhi nahin suluk us ne mohabbat mein vo kiyaa 'bebaak' huaa jo ham se adaavat ke darmiyaan bhi nahin"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"aap ki jab se mehrbaani hai dil ke har zakhm par javaani hai aap se duur rah ke zinda hain ye bhi kyaa koi zindagaani hai baad muddat ke us ko dekhaa hai jo mohabbat kaa meri baani hai puchhte kyaa ho mere dil kaa haal is ki to lambi ik kahaani hai saath jiinaa hai saath marnaa hai ye qasam aap ko bhi khaani hai jis ki khaatir ye ho gai hai ghazal vo khayaalon ki mere raani hai khauf mein us ke ham nahin rahte maut to ek roz aani hai kitnaa be-dard ho gayaa vo 'salim' duur rahne ki jis ne Thaani hai"

"khushk us ki zaat kaa saaton samundar ho gayaa dhuup kuchh aisi paDi vo shakhs banjar ho gayaa aangan aangan zahr barsaaegi us ki chaandni vo agar mahtaab ki surat ujaagar ho gayaa mere aadhe jism ki us ko lagegi bad-du'aa kal khabar aa jaaegi vo shakhs patthar ho gayaa kis ne apne haath se khud maut kaa katba likhaa kaun apni qabr par 'ibrat kaa patthar ho gayaa qurb jab had se baDhaa duuri muqaddar ho gai us kaa milnaa bhi na milne ke baraabar ho gayaa main ki baahar ki fazaa mein qaid thaa jis ke sabab aaj vo khud jins ke pinjre ke andar ho gayaa muft mein taqsim ki 'saajid' mataa-e-shaaeri jis ne apnaa qurb apnaayaa vo shaa'ir ho gayaa"

"daar tak mujh ko khinch laane par harf to aaegaa zamaane par kis Thikaane pe aaj pahunchaa huun aaj pahunchaa huun kis Thikaane par dil ne majbur kar diyaa hogaa aap aae hain kab bulaane par maut hairaan thi dekh kar mujh ko zindagi thi mujhe bachaane par hashr barpaa hai meri aankhon mein vo tulaa hai mujhe sulaane par phir se nikli hai surat-e-taamir ek takhrib ke dahaane par main to mauquf ho chukaa 'iqraar' kurra-e-arz ko ghumaane par"

"kisi khaas tak na pahunche kisi 'aam tak na pahunche jo hain ranjishein hamaari vo avaam tak na pahunche tiri duriyaan salaamat tujhe chaahtaa rahun main mujhe maut aae tujh ko ye payaam tak na pahunche tire haath mein qalam hai to vo likh jo haq hai 'ahmad' vo na baat likh tu 'ahmad' jo nizaam tak na pahunche"

"yaad aa ke tiri hijr mein samjhaaegi kis ko dil hi nahin siine mein to bahlaaegi kis ko dam khinchtaa hai kyuun aaj ye rag rag se hamaaraa kyaa jaane idhar dil ki kashish laaegi kis ko uThne hi nahin deti hai jab yaas biThaa kar phir shauq ki himmat kahin le jaaegi kis ko jab maar hi Daalaa hamein be-taabi-e-dil ne karvaT shab-e-furqat mein badalvaaegi kis ko mar jaaeinge be-maut gham-e-hijr ke maare aaegi to ab zinda ajal paaegi kis ko achchhaa rahe tasvir kisi ki mire dil par kam-bakht na Thahregaa to Thahraaegi kis ko kuchh baiTh gayaa dil hi yahaan baiTh ke apnaa ghairat tiri mahfil se ab uThvaaegi kis ko is vaada-khilaafi ne agar jaan hi le li phir jhuTi tasalli tiri taDpaaegi kis ko kyuun leinge 'jalaal' aa ke mire dil mein vo chuTki jhapkegi palak kaahe ko niind aaegi kis ko"