hai agar laanaa inqalaab nayaa — Akhtar Madhupuri

"mujhe din-raat fikr-e-aashiyaan maalum hoti hai ki bargashta nigaah-e-baaghbaan maalum hoti hai jo dil aazaad ho to har jagah haasil hai aazaadi qafas mein bhi bahaar-e-gulsitaan maalum hoti hai pae-gul-gasht shaayad aaj vo jaan-e-bahaar aayaa chaman ki patti patti gulsitaan maalum hoti hai ujaDti aa rahi hai muddaton se dekhiye phir bhi bahaar-e-baagh-e-aalam be-khizaan maalum hoti hai tabassum un ke honTon par taDap hai mere siine mein kahaan bijli chamakti hai kahaan maalum hoti hai shafaq phuli hui hai har taraf khun-e-shahidaan ki zamin-e-ku-e-qaatil aasmaan maalum hoti hai kisi ki anjuman mein mujh pe ye paabandiyaan 'akhtar' zaraa si baat par kaTti zabaan maalum hoti hai"

"jahaan-e-be-sabaati mein tamaashaa-e-jahaan kab tak chamakte mehr-o-mah taare zamin-o-aasmaan kab tak shab-e-gham mein tajalli par na itraa ai dil-e-muztar sitaaron ki ye chashmak aur raqs-e-kahkashaan kab tak samundar ki khamoshi ek tufaan saath laaegi kisi naa-mehrbaan ki ye nigaah-e-mehrbaan kab tak baDhaae jaa qadam tu baDh ke sargarm-e-amal ho jaa yunhi taktaa rahegaa su-e-gard-e-kaarvaan kab tak lagaa kar aag khud hi kyon na bad-bakhti pe main ro luun jalaaein aashiyaan ko mere aakhir bijliyaan kab tak ye behtar hai falak honaa hai jo kuchh ab vo ho jaae rahun teri balaa-e-naa-gahaan ke darmiyaan kab tak kamaal-e-zabt par bhi ashk-e-gham aankhon se bah nikle bhalaa roke se ruk sakti thi ye sail-e-ravaan kab tak fazaa-e-zist par taari hai 'akhtar' yaas kaa aalam na jaane matla-e-ummid hogaa zarfishaan kab tak"

"go ba-zaahir to mehrbaan hain aap jaantaa huun ki bad-gumaan hain aap intizaam-e-chaman nahin hotaa kyaa kahun kaise baaghbaan hain aap maani-e-paasbaan nahin maalum kaun maane ki paasbaan hain aap kaarvaan har qadam pe luTtaa hai vaaqai mir-e-kaarvaan hain aap is mein gunjaaish-e-kalaam nahin kishvar-e-dil ke hukmraan hain aap apni hasti pe naaz hai mujh ko meri hasti ke raaz-daan hain aap aap se mujh ko rabt-e-mohkam hai zarra main mehr-e-zau-fishaan hain aap hazrat-e-abr-ahsani ke tufail kahaan 'akhtar' the ab kahaan hain aap"

"aah dil par asar na ho jaae husn ki aankh tar na ho jaae daagh-e-dil ki taraqqiyaan tauba ye sitaara qamar na ho jaae aashiyaan to banaa rahaa huun magar bijliyon ko khabar na ho jaae Dar hai gulshan kaa aashiyaan kaa nahin nazr-e-barq-o-sharar na ho jaae raaz-e-dil is liye nahin kahtaa ishq naa-mo'tabar na ho jaae dil se un ko bhulaa to duun lekin zindagi talkh-tar na ho jaae aate aate qarib manzil ke bad-gumaan raahbar na ho jaae shaam aisi nahin koi 'akhtar' jis ki paidaa sahar na ho jaae"

"shikva-e-kasrat-e-bedaad karun yaa na karun khaatir-e-husn ko naashaad karun yaa na karun dil-e-barbaad ko aabaad karun yaa na karun sochtaa huun ki tujhe yaad karun yaa na karun aasmaan mujh se hiraasaan hi rahaa kartaa hai khvaah main naala-o-fariyaad karun yaa na karun khud bhi sayyaad pareshaan hai mujhe kar ke asiir sochtaa hai ise aazaad karun yaa na karun jaur-e-gulchin hai ki baDhtaa hi chalaa jaataa hai jaur-e-gulchin pe main fariyaad karun yaa na karun mausam-e-gul ki hasin shaam hai mai-khaana-ba-dosh saaqi aise mein tujhe yaad karun yaa na karun zindagi kaif-ba-daamaan thi miri jab 'akhtar' ab vo biite hue din yaad karun yaa na karun"

"chehra sabab baghair nahin meraa zard hai dil par lagi hai choT kaleje mein dard hai guzraa hai is taraf se koi kaarvaan zarur manzil ki samt jab to havaaon mein gard hai phir hashr ho na jaae bapaa kaaenaat mein bimaar-e-gham ke honTon pe ik aah-e-sard hai vo raah-e-haq mein maut se Dartaa nahin kabhi jo aalam-e-hayaat kaa jaan-baaz mard hai lillaah do-ghaDi ke liye dekh bhi to jaa tere mariz-e-ishq ki ab nabz sard hai 'akhtar' bataa junun-e-mohabbat hai kyaa balaa kahte hain aaj-kal ki tu sahraa-navard hai"