mein aksar ehtimaam-e-khaatir-e-sayyaad kartaa huun — Ahmad Adil

"kyaa fasaane mein miraa naam kahin hotaa hai tere honTon pe nahin hai to nahin hotaa hai tu jise DhunDhtaa phirtaa hai zamaane bhar mein apne dil mein tu zaraa jhaank vahin hotaa hai kitne saada hain ye kashti ke musaafir jin ko naa-khudaaon ki khudaai pe yaqin hotaa hai toD kar band-e-qabaa chaak-garebaan ho kar rang vahshat kaa miri aur hasin hotaa hai vo jataane ko ye aataa hai ki main aataa huun varna dhyaan us kaa sadaa aur kahin hotaa hai jabki baaqi hai bahut us ki bulandi kaa safar zikr insaan kaa sar-e-arsh-e-barin hotaa hai mat kaho us ko ziyaan jis se khushi milti ho vaqt aise kabhi zaaea to nahin hotaa hai mai-kade mein hi milegaa tujhe teraa 'aadil' us ko jaanaa hai kidhar roz vahin hotaa hai"

"un ke qisse agar bayaan hote raaz saare tabhi ayaan hote tum ko aate hunar jo rahzan ke bas tumhi mir-e-kaarvaan hote bair ham se sahi magar socho ham na hote to tum kahaan hote zindagi vo jagah dikhaa de ab tujh ko paate to ham jahaan hote un ki mahfil mein dil nahin lagtaa jab vo auron mein shaadmaan hote ye mukammal agar jahaan hotaa phir khalaaon mein kyuun jahaan hote soch mein qurbatein agar hotin faasle yuun na darmiyaan hote tum hi gosha-nashin the 'aadil' varna charche kahaan kahaan hote"

"ye mai-kashi kaa sabaq hai nae nisaab ke saath ki khun-e-dil hamein piinaa hai ab sharaab ke saath bas is yaqin pe hoti hain laghzishein aksar ki rahmaton kaa bhi daataa hai tu azaab ke saath ye qurbaton kaa ishaara hai yaa judaai kaa jo zard phuul milaa hai tire javaab ke saath zaraa vo saath bhi chalte hain lauT jaate hain hijaab TuuT rahe hain magar hijaab ke saath kahin hai tangi subu ki kahin faraavaani to phir giraft bhi maulaa usi hisaab ke saath agar raqib nahin hai to kaun hai vo shakhs dikhaai detaa hai jo aaj-kal janaab ke saath khayaal-e-sud-o-ziyaan aur husul-e-manzil-e-ishq zavaal-e-umr mein jaise koi shabaab ke saath faqat yuun shor machaane kaa faaeda kyaa hai sazaa bhi denaa zaruri hai ehtisaab ke saath hamaare ho to zaraa khul ke e'timaad karo nayaa savaal uThaate ho kyuun javaab ke saath ye apne aap ko paanaa hai tujh ko khonaa kyuun tamaam umr kaTi hai is iztiraab ke saath ye sab ghurub ke aasaar hain ayaan 'aadil' ki saae baDhne lage Dhalte aaftaab ke saath"

"ham apne zakhm sabhi ko dikhaa nahin sakte jo shikva tum se hai sab ko sunaa nahin sakte mire khayaal ki gahraai ko zaraa samjho ki sirf lafz to matlab bataa nahin sakte malaal ye hai ki saaqi to ban gae saahab sharaab haath mein hai aur pilaa nahin sakte ajab hai phuul ki fitrat use masal kar tum mahakte haathon ki khushbu chhupaa nahin sakte likhaa gayaa jo muqaddar mein harf-e-aakhir hai tum apni marzi se is ko miTaa nahin sakte hazaaron hiile bahaane taraash lo phir bhi tum apne chehre ki khiffat chhupaa nahin sakte ab ek ham hain ki sadiyaan guzaar dein 'aadil' aur ek vo hain ki lamha bataa nahin sakte"

"kamar kaso to masaafat ki aabru rakhnaa jo chal paDo to na manzil ki aarzu rakhnaa bikhar rahaa hai sabhi kuchh agarche duniyaa mein hayaat-e-nau ki magar phir bhi justuju rakhnaa jahaan mein log faqat zindagi nibhaate hain baDaa kamaal hai jiine ko khub-ru rakhnaa agar nigaah-o-nazar mein ho rahmat-e-mutlaq jhukaae sar mire maulaa ke ru-ba-ru rakhnaa vazaahaton ke liye baar baar jaanaa ho isi khayaal se mubham si guftugu rakhnaa khizaan ke baad chaman mein bahaar aane par ravish-ravish vahi afsaana-e-numu rakhnaa savaal ziist kaa dushvaar hai bahut 'aadil' ki aarzu nahin rakhnaa yaa aarzu rakhnaa"

"nishaan manzil kaa batlaayaa na mujh ko ham-safar jaanaa tazabzub mein paDaa hai vo jise main ne khizar jaanaa nazar meri basirat ko sadaa mahdud rakhti hai pas-e-manzar nahin dekhaa faqat pesh-e-nazar jaanaa jahaan taqdir le jaae vahaan raste nahin jaate kiyaa thaa rukh idhar kaa kyuun likhaa thaa jab udhar jaanaa havaala zindagi kaa bhi tumhaari zulf jaisaa hai bikharnaa phir sanvar jaanaa sanvarnaa phir bikhar jaanaa junun ki raah ko ab tak samajh paae nahin saahab ki apne jism ko Dhaa kar faqat jaan se guzar jaanaa Duboyaa jis ne kashti ko use hi naa-khudaa samjhe diye the jis ne saare dukh usi ko chaaragar jaanaa unhin taarik raahon se guzarnaa hai tumhein 'aadil' charaagh-e-jaan jalaa kar tum bilaa khauf-o-khatar jaanaa"

"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 dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"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"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"