kis ke dil mein bastaa huun — Khan Hasnain Aqib

"puraane ghar kaa jo sidhaa saa ek naqsha the ye log vo hain jo pahle kabhi farishta the tumhaare husn-e-nazar ne banaa diyaa manzil kabhi na jis pe chalaa koi ham vo rasta the dayaar-e-dushman-e-jaan se bahut sahaaraa milaa tumhaare shahr se nikle to dil shikasta the baDe maze mein rahe maslahat ke shahzaade jo sach ki raah mein the un ke haal khasta the tumhein bulandi-e-qaamat pe thaa ghurur magar the vo to zarf mein aalaa jo qad mein pasta the jo ishtihaar bane phir rahe the ghairat kaa amir-e-shahr ke aage vo dast-basta the yahi hain hazrat-e-'aaqib' jo paarsaa hain bahut yahi to baais-e-afsaana-e-guzishta the"

"darmiyaan apne ab vo baat nahin pahle jaise muaamlaat nahin saari mahfil pe hai nazar teri meri jaanib hi iltifaat nahin ishq laahaq huaa to ho hi gayaa is musibat se ab najaat nahin ahl-e-majlis salaamti tum par guftugu meri mujh se baat nahin ai khudaa main to bas yahi samjhaa main nahin to ye kaaenaat nahin aadmi ki ajiib fitrat hai rishte hain aur ta'alluqaat nahin jaane kis ki duaa mein huun shaamil aaj raahon mein mushkilaat nahin hai to hai tang raah-e-umr-e-hayaat laakh kahiye ki pul-siraat nahin dastakein de ke thak gayaa 'aaqib' ab ye dil shahr-e-mumkinaat nahin"

"tum ko dekhaa vo khvaab thaa jaani niind kaa ik naqaab thaa jaani ishq ko tum gunaah samajhte rahe ye to kaar-e-savaab thaa jaani har shikan mein ibaaratein muzmar us kaa chehra kitaab thaa jaani chhoD kar tum chale gae mujh ko faisla vo kharaab thaa jaani zindagi ki ghuTan are tauba saans lenaa azaab thaa jaani fitratan tum bhi the anaa ke ghulaam main bhi taban navaab thaa jaani tum mujhe chaaho main tumhein chaahun sidhaa saada hisaab thaa jaani"

"beTaa jo honhaar thaa zan ke asar mein hai kis ki nazar kaa nuur thaa kis ki nazar mein hai nazrein to thak ke aa gaiin apne madaar par aur ik khayaal-e-yaar ki ab tak safar mein hai parvaaz kaa khayaal use kar degaa muntashir barson hue jo gard jami baal-o-par mein hai chaltaa nahin hai mujh ko pata kab main bik gayaa khubi kamaal ki ye mire raahbar mein hai sadhaa fareb jis ki ibaadat mein zam hue us shakhs kaa shumaar to ahl-e-hunar mein hai"

"dukh dard gham hain teri inaayaat zindagi tu ne nibhaain khuub rivaayaat zindagi ik tu niyaaz-mand saraapaa main be-niyaaz milte nahin hain apne khayaalaat zindagi fitrat mein aadmi ke taghayyur nahin magar insaan ko badalte hain haalaat zindagi milte rahe hain saare zamaane se umr bhar tujh se na jaane kab ho mulaaqaat zindagi donon ke biich koi taalluq nahin hai khaas jiinaa hai aur chiiz alag baat zindagi aaraam se guzaarti kuchh din hayaat ke sunti kabhi jo tu bhi miri baat zindagi hai mustaaar taar-e-nafas se tiraa vajud is se ziyaada kyaa tiri auqaat zindagi saanson ke vaaste kare dast-e-talab daraaz har roz mujh se maange hai khairaat zindagi auron ke vaaste hai mujassam takallufaat 'aaqib' tire liye hai khuraafaat zindagi"

"na tahriri shavaahid na zabaani bhalaa kis kaam ki aisi javaani ye jitni neamatein di hain khudaa ne ye parcha hai hamaaraa imtihaani kabhi vo bhi the is duniyaa ki raunaq vo sab jo ho gae hain aan-jahaani hamein thaa ishtiyaaq-e-vasl lekin hamaare shauq se un ko giraani ye kyaa zehnon pe karte ho hukumat karo dil par kisi ke hukmaraani udhar kirdaar par taari kuhulat magar baaton mein shiddat ki ravaani mohabbat pesh-qadmi chaahti hai kabhi tum bhi mire ghar aao jaani muqaabil fauj tufaanon ki 'aaqib' idhar kashti hamaari baadbaani"

"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"