jab kisi ko sahaarte hain log — Abid Akhtar

"jo andheron mein misaal-e-yad-e-baizaa Thahre bas vahi log zamaane mein tamaashaa Thahre jo masihaa ki tavajjoh ho kisi aur taraf manzil-e-dard mein kis tarah mudaavaa Thahre aap ko rang-e-mohabbat bhi nazar aa jaae meri aankhon mein zaraa khuun kaa dariyaa Thahre darmiyaan apne agar dard kaa rishta na rahe phir to duniyaa mein har ik shakhs akelaa Thahre dosto sang-e-malaamat pe na israar karo ham se ye baar na uTThegaa ki shisha Thahre ab na shirin hai na vo vaa’da-e-fardaa kaa yaqin dast-e-farhaad mein phir kis liye tesha Thahre"

"jab kabhi dil ne tamannaaon ko mehmaan kiyaa daaman-e-hosh ko vahshat ne garebaan kiyaa qatl-gaahon se ye aai hai sadaa rah-rah kar kaun hai kis ne yahaan jiine kaa armaan kiyaa sajda-e-dil se baDhaate rahe jin ki qimat un buton ne hi sanam-khaanon ko viraan kiyaa yuun to gumnaami muqaddar mein likhi thi lekin azm ne qatra-e-be-naam ko tufaan kiyaa lazzat-e-dard kahaan DhunDne jaate 'akhtar' ajnabi ho ke baDaa aap ne ehsaan kiyaa"

"jab shu'ur-o-fikr ke lamhe gurezaan ho gae ham bhi apne aap se dast-o-garebaan ho gae jin kaa har chehra thaa tafsir-e-mizaaj-e-kaaenaat vo sanam-khaane to yaaro kab ke viraan ho gae jab charaagh-e-'ilm-o-fan ki raushni ghaTne lagi khaak se phir kuchh nae chehre numaayaan ho gae vus'aton ke naam par itni baDhi hain vahshatein kal ke daaman aaj ke haathon garebaan ho gae ai chaman vaalo yahaan do-chaar das kaa zikr kyaa jaane kitne aashiyaan nazr-e-gulistaan ho gae"

"kucha-e-tamannaa se kaar-gaah-e-aazar tak sang sang milte hain vaqt ke payambar tak kaam ki kharaabi se naam Duub jaate hain gaaliyon ki zad mein hain qaatilon ke khanjar tak intizaar karte hain log kyon masihaa kaa faasla nazar kaa hai zakhm-e-dil se nashtar tak tishnagi kaa ruumaa hai ab unhin ke honTon par jo sulagti raaton mein pi gae samundar tak jo ghaTaaein bo kar bhi tishnagi ugaataa hai us ki naa-muraadi par hans diyaa muqaddar tak khud ko maan lo yusuf is liye nahin hai ye aaine ki siDhi se pahunchiye sikandar tak un ke paanv ke niche maah TuuT jaataa hai tum ki aa nahin sakte apne ghar ke 'akhtar' tak"

"dil bahut be-taab thaa un ko muqaabil dekh kar haan magar main hosh mein thaa rang-e-mahfil dekh kar kyaa kahun mauj-e-havaadis ke guzar jaane ke baad kyon uThaa tufaan miri aankhon mein saahil dekh kar sham’-e-dil raushan rakho jahd-o-amal ki raah mein varna zulmat luuT legi tum ko ghaafil dekh kar ab taghaaful kaa gila bejaa hai daur-e-hijr mein dil ko dete vaqt dete laaiq-e-dil dekh kar kyon mire chehre pe gard-e-gham na ho ai ham-nafas aa rahaa huun aandhiyaan manzil-ba-manzil dekh kar maah-e-kaamil ki haqiqat ho gai ham par ayaan ham ne jab bhi un ko dekhaa maah-e-kaamil dekh kar"

"haan aur nahin ki baahami takraar dekhiye inkaar ke libaas mein iqraar dekhiye jo chhu rahe hain azmat-o-rifat ki sarhadein vo raaste azal se hain dushvaar dekhiye aavaaz de rahaa hai yahi vaqt kaa naqib muD muD ke ab na saaya-e-divaar dekhiye bahke qadam machalti nigaahon ke saath saath Thahri hui havaa ki bhi raftaar dekhiye aankhon mein jaag jaae na nafrat kaa devtaa duniyaa ke saath khud ko bhi ik baar dekhiye zarf-o-zamir bech rahe hain agar janaab ik baar samt ru-e-kharidaar dekhiye kirdaar aadmi ke liye laazmi sahi shaair ki zaat chhoDiye ashaar dekhiye"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"