kucha-e-tamannaa se kaar-gaah-e-aazar tak — 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"

"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"

"apni kami se puchh na us ki kami se puchh ismat kaa bhaav jism ki bechaargi se puchh ghaaron mein rahne vaalon ki shaaistagi kaa qad saDkon pe raqs karti hui aagahi se puchh mujh mein ye intishaar ye nafrat hai kis liye guzre hue samaaj ki divaangi se puchh Daali se chhuT jaane kaa anjaam kyaa huaa barg-e-khizaan-rasida ki aavaargi se puchh ashkon mein iltijaaon mein taaqat nahin hai kyuun zehnon pe raaj karti hui be-hisi se puchh khulne ke intizaar mein jo zard ho gai rang-e-suluk baad-e-sabaa us kali se puchh bandon ke silsile mein bahut tu ne kah liyaa allaah apne baare mein kuchh aadmi se puchh"

"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"

"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"

"kisi ki mehrbaani ho gai hai ayaan dil ki kahaani ho gai hai hare mausam ki pahli khvaahishein uf khushi gham ki divaani ho gai hai sabhi afraad ghar ke so gae hain bahut lambi kahaani ho gai hai rivaayat kaa hai ab bhi sahar qaaem har ik jiddat puraani ho gai hai pas-e-chehra milaa ik aur chehra 'aqidat paani paani ho gai hai"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"