mire dukh dard har ik aankh se ojhal paDe the — Aqeel Shah

"usi ko dost rakhaa dusraa banaayaa nahin kai banaate hain main ne khudaa banaayaa nahin ye basti raat kaa kis tarah saamnaa karegi yahaan kisi ne bhi din mein diyaa banaayaa nahin pataa karo ki ye naqqaash kis qabil kaa hai parinda jab bhi banaayaa rihaa banaayaa nahin ye log zulm kamaa kar shab aise sote hain khudaa ne jaise ki roz-e-jazaa banaayaa nahin lahu bhi jaltaa hai jhaDti hai khaak bhi meri ki sher utartaa hai lekin banaa-banaayaa nahin vo mehrbaan hai magar bhultaa nahin mujh ko vo ek kaam jo us ne miraa banaayaa nahin udaas dekhaa nahin jaataa koi mujh se 'aqil' kisi ko is liye haal-aashnaa banaayaa nahin"

"nahin ki dasht ko hijrat ziyaada mushkil hai gharon mein is se bhi vahshat ziyaada mushkil hai natija akhz kiyaa pai-ba-pai shikaston se ki dushmani se mohabbat ziyaada mushkil hai agarche takht-nashini bhi koi sahl nahin magar dilon pe hukumat ziyaada mushkil hai hayaat kaaTne vaalon ko ye nahin maalum ki is se agli masaafat ziyaada mushkil hai 'aqil' Daale the hathiyaar sab se aakhir mein hamaare saath riaayat ziyaada mushkil hai"

"galiyon mein lahu-rezi kaa kuchh hal nikal aae log is liye khud jaanib-e-maqtal nikal aae main kaasa-ba-daston ke qabile kaa huun lekin khush-qismati se haath mire shal nikal aae rone se mujhe khalq-e-khudaa rok rahi thi phir meri taraf-daari mein baadal nikal aae ik sath-e-mohabbat pe khaDaa soch rahaa huun aisaa na ho ye jhiil bhi daldal nikal aae afsos ki ab bhi hain tire daam mein kuchh kuchh ham samjhe the is baar mukammal nikal aae aabaad rahe shahr-e-khamoshaan kise maalum mujh aisaa musaafir yahaan kis pal nikal aae"

"tiraa karam ki main jab maat tak pahunch jaataa to koi haath mire haath tak pahunch jaataa main us ki bazm mein chup-chaap hi rahaa kartaa magar vo phir bhi miri baat tak pahunch jaataa main bhaav-taav agar kartaa to vo khvaab-farosh qayaas hai miri auqaat tak pahunch jaataa agar na miltaa mujhe shaam maah-e-aavaara yaqin maano main ghar raat tak pahunch jaataa main apne bhaai ko pardes kyuun bulaataa 'aqil' vo is tarah mire haalaat tak pahunch jaataa"

"ek hi dasht thaa vo bhi na khangaalaa main ne dil pe lenaa nahin thaa paanv kaa chhaalaa main ne ghar ke Dah jaane mein ghaflat miri shaamil thi magar saaraa malba dar-o-divaar pe Daalaa main ne kaash main apne azaa-daaron ko batlaa saktaa kaisaa dukh thaa vo jise maut se Taalaa main ne aakhir-e-kaar ghulaami se baghaavat kar di aur zanjir ko shamshir mein Dhaalaa main ne yuun to har shakhs yahaan aankh liye phirtaa hai par nahin dekhaa koi dekhne vaalaa main ne aur phir ik roz hamesha ke liye kho gayaa main yaani ik roz use DhunD nikaalaa main ne"

"baDi choron ko aasaani hai mujh mein kisi andhe ki nigaraani hai mujh mein miri aankhon se baahar jhaanktaa hai na-jaane kaun zindaani hai mujh mein dil-e-afsurda ne vo gul khilaae jahaan tak dekhun viraani hai mujh mein bahut bechain rahti hai miri ruuh use koi pareshaani hai mujh mein khulaa ye raaz chashm-e-tar se mujh par samundar se fuzun paani hai mujh mein khudaa ko aazmaaun lamha lamha baDi kaafir musalmaani hai mujh mein"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"