kasrat-e-jalva ko aaina-e-vahdat samjho — Saba Akbarabadi

"yagaana ban ke ho jaae vo begaana to kyaa hogaa jo pahchaanaa to kyaa hogaa na pahchaanaa to kyaa hogaa kisi ko kyaa khabar aansu hain kyuun chashm-e-mohabbat mein fughaan se guunj uTThegaa jo viraana to kyaa hogaa hamaari si mohabbat tum ko ham se ho to kyaa guzre banaa de shama ko bhi ishq parvaana to kyaa hogaa yahi hogaa ki duniyaa aql kaa anjaam dekhegi had-e-vahshat se baDh jaaegaa divaana to kyaa hogaa taassub darmiyaan se aap ko vaapas na le aae haram ki raah mein niklaa sanam-khaana to kyaa hogaa tasavvur kijiye us aane vaale daur-e-barham kaa gadaa toDeinge jab pindaar-e-shaahaana to kyaa hogaa miTaa do hasrat-e-aabaadi-e-dil bhi mire dil se ye jitnaa ab hai is se aur viraana to kyaa hogaa na tum aaoge na aavaaz apni lauT paaegi pukaaregaa tumhein sahraa mein divaana to kyaa hogaa fareb-e-zindagi ki daastaan kahne ko kyaa kam hai qayaamat mein zabaan par aur afsaana to kyaa hogaa lahu ke daagh baDh jaaeinge kuchh divaar-e-zindaan par khafaa ho jaaegaa zindaan se divaana to kyaa hogaa mudaavaa ho nahin saktaa hai dil par choT khaane kaa mire qadmon pe rakh do taaj-e-shaahaana to kyaa hogaa 'sabaa' jo zindagi bhigi hui hai baarish-e-gul se bulaaegaa kisi din us ko viraana to kyaa hogaa"

"us kaa vaada taa-qayaamat kam se kam aur yahaan marne ki fursat kam se kam sah sake dard-e-mohabbat kam se kam dil mein itni to ho taaqat kam se kam is ki yaadon se kahaan hai dushmani shama jalti shaam-e-furqat kam se kam us ke milne se na hoti raushni ghaT to jaati gham ki zulmat kam se kam dekhne se un ke ye haasil huaa ho gai apni ziyaarat kam se kam us ke khat mein aur sab kuchh thaa magar sirf matlab ki ibaarat kam se kam dard dene ke vahaan saamaan bahut aur taDapne ki ijaazat kam se kam kyuun gham-e-dauraan ziyaada mil gayaa thi hamein jis ki zarurat kam se kam khair tum se dosti mushkil sahi rahne do saahib-salaamat kam se kam dekh kar un ko ye andaaza huaa hogi aisi hi qayaamat kam se kam daulat-e-gham ki faraavaani sahi daaman-e-dil mein hai vusat kam se kam gham nahin jo chand yaadein saath thiin kar to li dil ki hifaazat kam se kam sina-chaaki umr bhar ki hai 'sabaa' zakhm silne ki thi muddat kam se kam"

"aaina ban jaaiye jalva-asar ho jaaiye saamne vo hon to sar-taa-paa nazar ho jaaiye soz-e-dil se gosha-e-tanhaai mein kyaa faaeda is tarah jaliye charaagh-e-rahguzar ho jaaiye is udaasi kaa dhundlakaa khatm ho shaayad kabhi shaam se pahle hi unvaan-e-sahar ho jaaiye manzil-e-ulfat pe dil tanhaa pahunch saktaa nahin aap agar chaahein to mere ham-safar ho jaaiye khud-bakhud saare zamaane ko khabar ho jaaegi hoshiyaari hai ki sab se be-khabar ho jaaiye shauq kahtaa hai ki sajdon mein tasalsul chaahiye dil ye kahtaa hai ki jazb-e-sang-e-dar ho jaaiye jab kisi se pesh-qadmi zulm ki rukti na ho us jagah laazim hai khud sina-sipar ho jaaiye ik azaab-e-mustaqil hai fikr-e-taamir-e-makaan saakin-e-sahraa-e-be-divaar-o-dar ho jaaiye kashmakash mein infiraadiyyat zaruri hai 'sabaa' jis taraf koi nahin hotaa udhar ho jaaiye"

"tujh se daaman-kashaan nahin huun main ai zamin aasmaan nahin huun main kaarvaan mere baad aaegaa gard huun kaarvaan nahin huun main phail saktaa huun chhaa nahin saktaa raushni huun dhuaan nahin huun main naaz hai mujh pe mere saane ko zahmat-e-raaegaan nahin huun main juzv huun ek jaavedaan kul kaa haan agar jaavedaan nahin huun main apni taqdir par yaqin nahin aap se bad-gumaan nahin huun main dar-o-bast-e-chaman ko kyaa jaanun phuul huun baaghbaan nahin huun main zindagi par bahaar hai mujh se zindagi ki khizaan nahin huun main yaa nigaah-e-talab huun yaa jalva parda-e-darmiyaan nahin huun main sochne dijiye maaal-e-vafaa aap se sargiraan nahin huun main maut se chheD-chhaaD jaari hai ziist kaa nauha-khvaan nahin huun main aashiyaan kyaa banaaun gulshan mein qaabil-e-aashiyaan nahin huun main ai gham-e-sabr-aazmaa sun le qaabil-e-imtihaan nahin huun main yusufon kaa hai kaarvaan mire saath yusuf-e-kaarvaan nahin huun main main 'sabaa' aah bhi nahin kartaa aashnaa-e-fughaan nahin huun main"

"tum ne rasm-e-jafaa uThaa di hai hamein kis jurm ki sazaa di hai sham-e-ummid kyuun jalaa di hai ishq taarikiyon kaa aadi hai aap ne khud mujhe sadaa di hai yaa miri quvvat-e-iraadi hai ham to muddat ke mar gae hote maut ne zindagi baDhaa di hai ab duaa par bhi e'timaad nahin naa-muraadi si naa-muraadi hai tujh saa bedaad-gar kahaan hogaa lab-e-har-zakhm ne duaa di hai mukhtalif hain tasavvuraat-e-jamaal ye aqida bhi infiraadi hai dekh fitrat ki bazm-aaraai khaak par chaandni bichhaa di hai ye jo chhoTi si hai kali sar-e-shaakh baagh ki baad shaahzaadi hai lab-e-tasvir-e-dost kuchh to bataa kis ne ye khaamushi sikhaa di hai ai 'sabaa' kimiya-e-gham ke liye zindagi khaak mein milaa di hai"

"puuri mire junun ki zarurat na kar sake sahraa-e-jaan bhi ho to kifaalat na kar sake sai-o-amal ki ruuh mohabbat ke saath thi vo kuchh na kar sake jo mohabbat na kar sake duniyaa mein jitne gham mile dil mein basaa liye ham sirf tere gham pe qanaaat na kar sake apnaa hi haal-e-zaar sunaate rahe tujhe lekin tire sitam ki shikaayat na kar sake taaraaj kar ke ishq ki basti chale gae tum fath kar ke dil pe hukumat na kar sake duniyaa mein ab bhi log vafaa ke hain muddai haasil hamaare haal se ibrat na kar sake hai kaafir-e-adab mire mashrab mein ai 'sabaa' shaair jo ehtiraam rivaayat na kar sake"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa 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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"