mesmerism ke 'amal mein dahr ab mashghul hai — Akbar Allahabadi

"fitna uTThe koi yaa ghaat mein dushman baiThe kaar-e-ulfat pe to ab hazrat-e-dil Than baiThe shaikh kaa'be mein kalisaa mein barahman baiThe ham to kuche mein tire maar ke aasan baiThe su-e-daulat nazar aai na jo raah-e-e'zaaz masnad-e-sabr-o-tavakkul hi pe ham tan baiThe huun main vo rind agar hashr mein mulzim Thahrun faisle ke liye huron kaa commission baiThe inqilaab-e-ravish-e-charkh ko dekh ai 'akbar' kal jo the dost mire aaj 'adu ban baiThe hind se aap ko hijrat ho mubaarak 'akbar' ham to gangaa hi pe ab maar ke aasan baiThe"

"rahaa kartaa hai murgh-e-fahm shaaki nai tahzib ke anDe hain khaaki chhuri se un ki kaTvaa kar falak ne khudaa jaane hamaari naak kyaa ki abhi engine gayaa hai is taraf se kahe deti hai taariki havaa ki rahi raat asia ghaflat mein soti nazar europe ki kaam apnaa kiyaa ki"

"muntashir zarron ko yakjaai kaa josh aaya to kyaa chaar din ke vaaste miTTi ko hosh aaya to kyaa aarzi hain mausam-e-gul ki ye saari mastiyaan laala gulshan mein agar saaghar-ba-dosh aaya to kyaa daur-e-aakhir bazm-e-duniyaa kaa hai jaam-e-khun-e-dil taish is mahfil mein ban kar baada-nosh aaya to kyaa hadd-e-hairat hi mein rakkhaa zo'f ne idraak ko paikar-e-khaaki ko is 'aalam mein hosh aaya to kyaa"

"jiine mein ye ghaflat fitrat ne kyon tab'-e-bashar mein daakhil ki marne ki musibat jaanon par kyon qudrat-e-haq ne naazil ki kyon tul-e-amal mein uljhaayaa insaan ne apne daaman ko kyon zulf-e-havas ke phande mein phansti hai tabi'at ghaafil ki kyon hijr ke sadme hote hain kyon murdon pe zinde rote hain kyon jang mein jaanein jaati hain kyon baDhti hai himmat qaatil ki mantiq kaa to daa'vaa ek taraf taaqat ki ye shokhi ek taraf kyaa farq hai khair-o-shar mein yahaan kyaa jaanch hai haqq-o-baatil ki"

"hasti ke shajar mein jo ye chaaho ki chamak jaao kachche na raho balki kisi rang mein pak jaao main ne kahaa qaail main tasavvuf kaa nahin huun kahne lage is bazm mein aao to thirak jaao main ne kahaa kuchh khauf collector kaa nahin hai kahne lage aa jaaein abhi vo to dubak jaao main ne kahaa varzish ki koi had bhi hai aakhir kahne lage bas is ki yahi had hai ki thak jaao main ne kahaa afkaar se pichhaa nahin chhuTtaa kahne lage tum jaanib-e-mai-khaana lapak jaao main ne kahaa 'akbar' mein koi rang nahin hai kahne lage she'r us ke jo sun lo to phaDak jaao"

"duniyaa mein huun duniyaa kaa talabgaar nahin huun baazaar se guzraa huun kharidaar nahin huun zinda huun magar ziist ki lazzat nahin baaqi har-chand ki huun hosh mein hushyaar nahin huun is khaana-e-hasti se guzar jaaungaa be-laus saaya huun faqat naqsh-ba-divaar nahin huun afsurda huun ibrat se davaa ki nahin haajat gham kaa mujhe ye zoaf hai bimaar nahin huun vo gul huun khizaan ne jise barbaad kiyaa hai uljhun kisi daaman se main vo khaar nahin huun yaa rab mujhe mahfuz rakh us but ke sitam se main us ki inaayat kaa talabgaar nahin huun go daava-e-taqvaa nahin dargaah-e-khudaa mein but jis se hon khush aisaa gunahgaar nahin huun afsurdagi o zoaf ki kuchh had nahin 'akbar' kaafir ke muqaabil mein bhi din-daar nahin huun"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"