juun fauj ki maftuh ho zanjir mein aave — Akhtar Saeed

"khubi-e-tarz-e-maqaalaat se kyaa hotaa hai baat karte rahe ham baat se kyaa hotaa hai raat kaT jaae to phir raat chali aaegi raat kaT jaaegi ik raat se kyaa hotaa hai kisi jaanib se javaab aae to kuchh baat chale kaavish-e-husn-e-savaalaat se kyaa hotaa hai jab ki taqtir-e-rag-e-jaan se bandhi hai taqdir be-khabar zikr-o-munaajaat se kyaa hotaa hai daan diije ki mire gham kaa mudaavaa hove ranj hotaa hai hisaabaat se kyaa hotaa hai dil ki vusat se hai aasaani-e-anfaas vale vusat-e-sahn-e-mahallaat se kyaa hotaa hai saamne aao kisi roz to kuchh baat karein umr-bhar hall-e-muammaat se kyaa hotaa hai zaat hi mazhar-e-meaar-e-haq-o-baatil hai vo ghalat kahte hain ki zaat se kyaa hotaa hai jaan nikal jaaegi to faisla deinge che khuub saahibo aisi mukaafaat se kyaa hotaa hai"

"hamaare paas hai hikmat na raaz kyaa kiije sivaae dard-e-dil-e-jaan-gudaaz kyaa kiije inaayatein hain agarche hazaar-haa lekin bane na baat to banda-navaaz kyaa kiije na zarb-o-taar se rishta na dil-fareb-e-dam mire khayaal ko aalam hai saaz kyaa kiije ze-ru-e-fiqh jo sab se ziyaada hai maatub hamaari us se bhi hai saaz-baaz kyaa kiije jo jaante hain nahin jaante na jaane hain jo hai ayaan yahaan vo bhi hai raaz kyaa kiije jahaan guzaarish-e-ahvaal par hon taazirein sivaae jurat-e-arz-e-niyaaz kyaa kiije khulaa ik umr ki koshish se ye ki likkhaa hai hamaare naam nasheb-o-faraaz kyaa kiije buraa ho lazzat-e-takhil kaa ki rahti hai haqiqaton mein talaash-e-majaaz kyaa kiije hazaar dard hai aur jaan-e-naa-tavaan meri ilaaj hai na gale kaa javaaz kyaa kiije"

"daanaa hue buzurg hue rahnumaa hue vo din ki ham the sham-e-majaalis havaa hue un ko nahin dimaagh-e-talazzuz jahaan mein jo ibtidaa se vaqf-e-gham-e-intihaa hue khurshed ki nigaah se shabnam hai mushtahar vo aashnaa hue hain to sab aashnaa hue manzil hai shahryaari-e-aalam to dekhnaa is raah mein hazaaron qabile fanaa hue had se ziyaada ham ne khushaamad buton ki ki ye log baDhte baDhte bil-aakhir khudaa hue is kaa bhi kuchh hisaab kareinge ba-roz-e-hashr naale azal se kitne sipurd-e-sabaa hue karte rahe huzur pe takiya akhir tak ham aasare ke hone se be-aasraa hue kis din hamaaraa hirs-o-havaa se bari thaa dil kis roz ham se apne farize adaa hue"

"be-chaargi-e-dosh hai aur baar-e-garaan hai izhaar pe paabandi hai aur munh mein zabaan hai hotaa hai yahaan roz mire dard kaa saudaa ai tegh-ba-kaf roz-e-mukaafaat kahaan hai aazaad karo khuun ko baazaar mein laao sadiyon se ye mahkum ragon hi mein ravaan hai haan rang-e-bahaaraan hai magar us ke lahu se jo dast-ba-dil mohr-ba-lab dard-ba-jaan hai har samt hai baazaar khulaa hirs-o-havas kaa har shahr mein har kuche mein vaaiz ki dukaan hai kal kis ko zabaan band karoge zaraa socho kal dekhoge ham ko ki zabaan hai na dahaan hai kis shahr-e-khamoshaan mein chale aae hain ham log ne zor-e-sinaan hai na kahin shor-e-fughaan hai har dard ki had hoti hai yuun lagtaa hai jaise is dard kaa koi na zamaan hai na makaan hai"

"dil se armaan nikal rahe hain mere bhi din badal rahe hain varna ghar mein hai ghup andheraa yaadon ke charaagh jal rahe hain ye ajab log hain ki un ke paanv nahin pe chal rahe hain ham dar-e-shaah par savaali aaj hain aur na kal rahe hain vo hi pahuncheinge yaar tak jo girte girte sambhal rahe hain ham niko naam to hue par dil pe aare se chal rahe hain un ko aazaad kar jo ab tak zer-e-habs-e-ilal rahe hain un ko mahbus kar jo kab se qaaede sab kuchal rahe hain kah na karb-o-balaa kaa qissa lafzon ke dil dahal rahe hain"

"miri nigaah mein hai khaak sim-o-zar kaa fusun subut-e-moajiza-e-raftagaan-e-aalam huun diyaa hai mujh ko magar be-surur hangaama milaa hai mujh ko magar vaqf-e-iztiraab-e-sukun na chaand mein hai chamak apni aur na shabnam mein karun to kis kaa zamaane mein e'tibaar karun jo dil mein baat hai alfaaz mein nahin aati so ek baat hai dil ki lagi kahun na kahun sazaa hai meri raho us dayaar mein ki jahaan garaan hai aab-e-musaffaa magar hai arzaan khuun savaal-e-aql vahi hai javaab-e-jehl vahi hazaar baar karun das hazaar baar sunun khafaa hai rang-e-gul-o-mauja-e-sabaa mujh se ki baandhtaa huun dil-e-be-qaraar kaa mazmun mujhe to apne pe ik lamha e'tibaar nahin nigaar-e-dahr tujhe garche baa-vafaa samjhun hazaar raaste pinhaan hain reg-e-sahraa mein jo dam mein dam ho to is dasht ki havaa dekhun khulaa hai aal-e-mohammad ke faiz se mujh par ki aadmi ko bhi hai ikhtiyaar-e-kun-fayakun buland baad-e-shahaadat bhi hai ye nok-e-sinaan sar-e-imaam kisi haal bhi nahin hai nigun"

"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"