dhuup thi saaebaan thaa hi nahin — Aaquib Shaad

"Dubo ke mulk se tere hisaab kaa suraj nikaalnaa hai hamein inqalaab kaa suraj kisi bhi shakhs ko laate nahin vo nazron mein bulandiyon pe abhi hai janaab kaa suraj miTaa ke zulm ki rakh degaa ye tamaazat ko nikal rahaa hai nai aab-o-taab kaa suraj hai nuur chhaayaa huaa har taraf zamaane mein chamak rahaa hai kisi ke shabaab kaa suraj agar gharib kaa bebas kaa dil dukhaaegaa jalaa ke chhoDegaa tujh ko azaab kaa suraj jabin pe aap ki sajdon ke gar nishaan honge lahad ko rakkhegaa raushan savaab kaa suraj khudaa ki zaat se ummid hai ye 'shaad' hamein ugegaa ek din apne hisaab kaa suraj"

"vo khvaabon mein to aanaa chaahtaa hai magar nindein uDaanaa chaahtaa hai jise main ne bachaayaa zulmaton se diyaa meraa bujhaanaa chaahtaa hai use kahnaa tumhaaraa haal sun kar koi aansu bahaanaa chaahtaa hai labon se kuchh bhi kahtaa hi nahin hai vo aankhon se jataanaa chaahtaa hai vo daave achchhe din ke karke 'aaqib' hamein paagal banaanaa chaahtaa hai"

"ham jo guzre hue lamhon ki taraf dekhte hain aisaa lagtaa hai ki sadiyon ki taraf dekhte hain jin ko maalum hai nindon ke ujaDne kaa azaab jaagti aankh se khvaabon ki taraf dekhte hain yaad aataa hai hamein aap kaa chehra aksar ham agar chaand-sitaaron ki taraf dekhte hain muntazir honge kai din se kisi ke shaayad log hasrat se jo raston ki taraf dekhte hain us ki ik baar nazar paDne pe maghrur na ban log baazaar mein kitnon ki taraf dekhte hain aisi tartib se zakhmon ko siyaa hai main ne chaaraagar ghaur se Taankon ki taraf dekhte hain"

"meri khvaahish qubul kar liije ishq karne ki bhuul kar liije bakhsh diije mujhe sabhi kaanTe apne daaman mein phuul kar liije aaine ko na dijiye tohmat saaf chehre ki dhuul kar liije aap ko koi kyaa haraaegaa apne pukhta usuul kar liije dil ko laazim qaraar aaegaa aap zikr-e-rasul kar liije"

"bataaun kyaa kisi se dil mein kyaa kyaa TuuT jaataa hai ki jab muflis ke bachche kaa khilaunaa TuuT jaataa hai ye meri bad-nasibi hai bataaun kis tarah tum ko vo jab sapne mein aate hain to sapnaa TuuT jaataa hai bahut hi muztarib rahtaa hai vo har pal zamaane mein ki jis insaan kaa ulfat se bharosa TuuT jaataa hai lagaae laakh chehre par koi chehra magar sun le bahut din tak nahin rahtaa mukhauTaa TuuT jaataa hai zamin aavaaz deti hai mohabbat se mujhe 'aaqib' to meraa chaand chhune kaa iraada TuuT jaataa 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"

"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"