harza-saraai bain-e-sukhan aur baDh gai — Junaid Akhtar

"jaa ke suraj se milaa din mein bhi ghar se niklaa baad muddat main charaaghon ke asar se niklaa ab to mil jaati hain har moD pe aankhein achchhi teri aankhon kaa vo kaanTaa bhi nazar se niklaa kitni kam-go thi miri jaan-e-sukhan vo khushbu baat karne kaa bahaana bhi agar se niklaa jaane kis kis ko diye mere hazaaron dil the ye khazaana mire siine ke khanDar se niklaa mujh ko to gardish-e-dauraan ne diyaa hai lahja meraa matlab to isi zer-o-zabar se niklaa vo bhi mahfil mein chali aai hai pichhe pichhe main to ghar se isi tanhaai ke Dar se niklaa jis ki chhaanv mein sukun paaein sukhan ke panchhi peD vo meri hi mehnat ke samar se niklaa mujh ko le Duubi faraavaani ye sim-o-zar ki saaraa mehnat kaa mazaa luqma-e-tar se niklaa ho-na-ho is mein koi raaz chhupaa hai 'akhtar' kaam aksar to khudaa kaa bhi bashar se niklaa"

"meri mahfil mein agar chaand sitaare hote vo bhi qurbaan miri jaan tumhaare hote mujh ko sahraaon se jaane ki ijaazat hoti phir ye dariyaa na samundar na kinaare hote vo to bas jhuTi tasalli ko kahaa thaa tum se ham to apne bhi nahin, khaak tumhaare hote un ke pichhe bhi koi gham kaa samundar hogaa varna aansu na kabhi aankh mein khaare hote tere vaadon ko bhi bachchon ki tarah se rakhtaa mujh se hote to sabhi raaj dulaare hote tum nahin the to miri rah gai izzat 'akhtar' main to paD jaataa agar paanv tumhaare hote baat saada thi magar der mein samjhe 'akhtar' duur kyuun hote agar paas tumhaare hote"

"raah-e-talab mein daam-o-diram chhoD jaaeinge likh lo hamaare sher baDe kaam aaeinge jhuTaa hai jhuuT baat ye bolegaa aaina aao hamaare saamne ham sach bataaeinge tanhaa jo apnaa bojh uThaae hue hain khud mar jaaein ham to chaar ye mil kar uThaaeinge thoDi si be-khudi ho to ham uTh ke chal paDein hosh-o-havaas mein to qadam laDkhaDaaeinge ham ne tumhaare baad jalaayaa nahin charaagh tum kyaa samajh rahe the ki ham dil jalaaeinge 'akhtar' ham aasmaan pe aa to gae magar aisaa nahin ki apni zamin bhuul jaaeinge"

"ham ne to bain mein nauhe mein sadaa-kaari ki aaj dafnaa di hai mayyat bhi ravaa-daari ki ham se bad-tar koi fankaar jahaan mein hogaa ham adaa-kaariyaan karte hain adaakaari ki ham ne ghairat kaa baghaavat kaa alaapaa dipak taan unchi hai magar aaj bhi darbaari ki ham ko saae se bhi shaahon ke bachaa kar rakhnaa ham pe aa jaae na tohmat bhi taraf-daari ki vo na maaneinge ki ye ain khataa hai un ki vo jo yaari ko bhi kahte hain ki 'ayyaari ki ham to anjaan the is ghar mein hamaaraa kyaa thaa tum to timsaal the duniyaa mein samajhdaari ki jin se uThti thiin siyah aag ki lapTein har dam ham ne aisi bhi zaminon mein shajar-kaari ki tum ko sote mein bhi kab aankh uThaa kar dekhaa ham ne khvaabon mein bhi aankhon ki nigah-daari ki"

"aks-e-khayaal-e-yaar sanvaaraa kareinge ham shishe mein aaine ko utaaraa kareinge ham sahraa mein e'timaad ke gum-sum samaaatein kuchh log kah rahe the pukaaraa kareinge ham gardan kaTi hai haath bhi shaanon se kaT gae qaatil ki samt kaise ishaara kareinge ham mere khilaaf vo bhi samundar se mil gae dariyaa to kah rahe the kinaaraa kareinge ham chaadar se jab na chhup sakaa sukDaa huaa badan khul kar ab apne paanv pasaaraa kareinge ham saanson ki tarah ye bhi hain jiine ko laazmi choTein jo dab chuki hain ubhaaraa kareinge ham 'akhtar' hon jab sitaare sabhi aasmaan par phir kyuun kisi zamin pe guzaaraa kareinge ham"

"hai abhi tak isi vahshat ki inaayat baaqi koi bhi chiiz nahin ghar ki salaamat baaqi main bhalaa haath duaaon ko uThaataa kaise us ne chhoDi hi nahin koi zarurat baaqi us ne TuuTe hue TukDon se bhi pahchaan liyaa hai bikhar kar bhi miyaan meri nafaasat baaqi be-nishaan koi na ujDe hue khanDaraat rahein un mein rahti hai abhi ghar ki shabaahat baaqi pahle jazbaat chhalak paDte the khaamoshi se ab to lahjon mein bhi hai khaali muravvat baaqi khud ko aadat koi paDne hi nahin detaa huun meri ab tak hai hamesha ki ye aadat baaqi mere chhune se kali phuul bani jaati hai mere haathon mein abhi tak hai sharaarat baaqi main nazar aauun to dikhtaa nahin suraj 'akhtar' ek hi rah gai chhoTi si karaamat baaqi"

"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"