mere rukh se sukun Tapaktaa hai — Akhtar Ansari

"jaan-sapaari ke bhi armaan zindagi ki aas bhi hifz-e-naamus-e-alam bhi nish-e-gham kaa paas bhi khaak dar-bar hi sahi main khaak bhi vo khaak hai jis mein mere zakhm-e-dil ki bu bhi hai aur baas bhi kitne daur-e-charkh un aankhon ne dekhe kuchh na puchh miT chukaa hai vaqt ki raftaar kaa ehsaas bhi haae vo ik nashtar-aagin neshtar-afroz yaad jis ke aage hech apni burrish-e-infaas bhi ham na the kuchh khud hi us saude pe raazi varna yuun raas aane ko ye duniyaa aa hi jaati raas bhi khud ko ai dil yaas-e-kaamil ke havaale yuun na kar jhaankti hai zehn ke ghurfe se koi aas bhi kaun us vaadi se uchhlaa taa-sar-e-arsh-e-barin gum hain jis vaadi mein 'akhtar' khizr bhi ilyaas bhi"

"lutf le le ke piye hain qadah-e-gham kyaa kyaa ham ne firdaus banaae hain jahannam kyaa kyaa aansuon ko bhi piyaa jura-e-sahbaa ki tarah saaghar-o-jaam bane dida-e-pur-nam kyaa kyaa halqa-e-daam-e-vafaa uqda-e-gham mauj-e-nashaat ye zamaana bhi dikhaataa hai cham-o-kham kyaa kyaa lazzat-e-hijr kabhi ishrat-e-didaar kabhi aarzu ne bhi tabiat ko diye dam kyaa kyaa kis kis andaaz se khaTke rag-e-gul ke nashtar tapish-afroz hue shoala-o-shabnam kyaa kyaa shaam-e-viraan ki udaasi shab-e-tira kaa sukut dil-e-mahzun ko mile hamdam o mahram kyaa kyaa haae vo aalam-e-be-naam ki jis aalam mein biit jaate hain dil-e-zaar pe aalim kyaa kyaa ismat o rifat-e-anjum se khayaal aataa hai khaak mein rondi gai hurmat-e-aadam kyaa kyaa dab gae minnat-e-mazdur se aivaan kitne jhuk gae ghairat-e-maftuh se parcham kyaa kiyaa the musallah gham-e-maashuq se go ham 'akhtar' phir bhi dikhlaae gham-e-dahr ne dam-kham kyaa kyaa"

"bahaar aai zamaana huaa kharaabaati hamaare dil mein bhi ik lahr kaash aa jaati havaa bhi sard hai bhigi hai raat bhi lekin sulag rahi hai kisi aag se miri chhaati mire paDos mein ye zikr hai kai din se sadaa jo aati thi rone ki ab nahin aati lagaa ke siine se shaadaabiyon ko so jaataa mujhe bahaar-e-javaani mein maut aa jaati bajaa rahaa hai koi raat mein sitaar 'akhtar' dhaDak rahi hai miri aarzuon ki chhaati"

"har vaqt nauha-khvaan si rahti hain meri aankhein ik dukh bhari kahaani kahti hain meri aankhein jazbaat-e-dil ki shiddat sahti hain meri aankhein gul-rang aur shafaq-gun rahti hain meri aankhein aish o tarab ke jalse dard o alam ke manzar kyaa kuchh na ham ne dekhaa kahti hain meri aankhein jab se dil o jigar ki hamdard ban gai hain ghamginiyon mein Duubi rahti hain meri aankhein labrez ho ke dil kaa saaghar chhalak uThaa hai shaayad isi sabab se bahti hain meri aankhein har jumbish-e-nazar hai rudaad-e-ishq 'akhtar' hain be-zabaan magar kuchh kahti hain meri aankhein"

"charkh ki sai-e-jafaa koshish naakaara hai gardish-e-dahr yahaan jumbish-e-gahvaara hai chaand taaron ke talaatum se ye aataa hai khayaal dil-e-vahshi koi tufaan-zada sayyaara hai bah gae dida-e-nam-naak se dariyaa lekin dil vahi ek dahaktaa huaa angaara hai dil huaa soz-e-jahannam mein giraftaar magar ruuh ab bhi kisi firdaus mein aavaara hai kaisi taqdir ki gardish gham-e-dil ko main ne gardish-e-gumbad-e-aflaak pe de maaraa hai mere sheron se taarruz na kar ai naaqid-e-fan meri barbaadi-e-dil hi miraa shah-paaraa hai bahjat-e-fikr pe qaadir huun main jab tak 'akhtar' mujhe sarmaaya-e-andoh bahut pyaaraa hai"

"mohabbat hai aziyyat hai hujum-e-yaas-o-hasrat hai javaani aur itni dukh bhari kaisi qayaamat hai vo maazi jo hai ik majmua ashkon aur aahon kaa na jaane mujh ko is maazi se kyuun itni mohabbat hai lab-e-dariyaa mujhe lahron se yunhi chahal karne do ki ab dil ko isi ik shughl-e-be-maani mein raahat hai tiraa afsaana ai afsaana-khvaan rangin sahi mumkin mujhe rudaad-e-ishrat sun ke ro dene ki aadat hai koi roe to main be-vajh khud bhi rone lagtaa huun ab 'akhtar' chaahe tum kuchh bhi kaho ye meri fitrat hai"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"kis ajab saaat-e-naayaab mein aayaa huaa huun tujh se milne main tire khvaab mein aayaa huaa huun phir vahi main huun, vahi hijr kaa dariyaa-e-amiq koi dam aks-e-sar-e-aab mein aayaa huaa huun kaise aaine ke maanind chamaktaa huaa main ishq ke shahr-e-abad-taab mein aayaa huaa huun meri har taan hai az-roz-e-azal taa-ba-abad ek sur ke liye mizraab mein aayaa huaa huun koi parchhaain kabhi jism se karti hai kalaam? be-sabab saaya-e-mahtaab mein aayaa huaa huun har guzarte hue lamhe mein Tapaktaa huaa mein dard huun, vaqt ke aasaab mein aayaa huaa huun kaisi gahraai se niklaa huun adam ki 'irfaan' kaise paayaab se taalaab mein aayaa huaa huun"

"hijaab vaalon se vo be-hijaab ho na sakaa vo saamne thaa magar be-naqaab ho na sakaa vajud-e-khaak kaa insaan khitaab ho na sakaa ye zarra ghair-e-karam aaftaab ho na sakaa karam vo tuur pe ik be-niyaaz-e-jalva par vo be-niyaazi thi jis kaa javaab ho na sakaa uThaa ke parda chhupaa kasrat-e-tajalli mein vo be-naqaab huaa be-naqaab ho na sakaa tamaam umr rahe dekhte hayaat ke khvaab hamaari aankhon mein ye khvaab khvaab ho na sakaa rahi fareb-e-tasavvur ye raftani duniyaa saraab jaise kabhi ju-e-aab ho na sakaa zamir zaahir-o-baatin se ho gayaa aagaah kharaab baada-e-irfaan kharaab ho na sakaa mire karim ne bakhshaa isi bahaane se mire gunaahon kaa jab kuchh hisaab ho na sakaa abhi kami hai tire zauq-e-ishq mein 'aiman' lahu huaa tiraa aansu sharaab ho na sakaa"