na raushni hai ziyaada na sakht andheraa hai — Abhay Kumar Bebak

"nazar to aas ki ab ahl-e-aasmaan pe hai du'aa kaa tiir 'abas ajr ki kamaan pe hai zamin nasib kahaan duur ke safar se use vo ek dhuup kaa TukDaa jo saaebaan pe hai jise jatan se rakkhaa dil hi dil mein vaqt-e-junun vo raaz shahr mein har ek ki zabaan pe hai tamaam shauq dhare ke dhare na rah jaaein junun ke shahr mein aafat hamaari jaan pe hai safar mein chain kahaan daur-e-aabla-paai jo haal uThaan pe thaa ab vahi Dhalaan pe hai shikaar mein hain yahaan ek dusre ke sabhi kabhi zamin pe kabhi aadmi machaan pe hai koi to kaaT bataa mujh ko tu mire maazi ki ab ke vaar tiri aan baan shaan pe hai vo shaakh-e-zist pe 'bebaak' lauTtaa hi nahin parind dil kaa jo ab 'arsh ki uDaan pe hai"

"zehn-o-dil mein pichhli shab ki daastaan to saaf ho jhilmilaaeinge sitaare aasmaan to saaf ho ghair ko to chhoD us kaa jo bhi ho radd-e-amal baat lekin tere mere darmiyaan to saaf ho rah-ravi jaari rahe be-shak ho manzil ke khilaaf kaarvaan par hukm mir-e-kaarvaan to saaf ho dil samajh legaa ishaara aap kar ke dekhiye shart hai lekin nigaahon ki zabaan to saaf ho kis tarah aae nazar 'bebaak' ab zakhm-e-jigar rauzan-e-dil vaa ho chashm-e-khun-chakaan to saaf ho"

"gardish-e-ayyaam ham par mehrbaan kuchh kam nahin ye zamin hai khun-talab to aasmaan kuchh kam nahin der tak jaagi hui aankhon mein simTi raat ko chand khvaabida charaaghon kaa dhuaan kuchh kam nahin apne qadmon ke lahu se hai jo tahrir-e-safar vo bhi to ab kaarvaan-dar-kaarvaan kuchh kam nahin mahfil-e-arbaab-e-fan mein ehtiraaman chup huun main varna goyaai mein meri bhi zabaan kuchh kam nahin aadmi hain ham to hai kis baat kaa itnaa ghurur khubiyon ke saath ham mein khaamiyaan kuchh kam nahin dasht-e-jaan mein aai hai 'bebaak' ik sarkash havaa sham'-e-dil ke pesh-rau dushvaariyaan kuchh kam nahin"

"tavajjoh kaun detaa hai kisi phiki kahaani par ham aise mein karein kyaa baat apni zindagaani par labon par ho tabassum aur aankhon mein na ho paani hamein hairat huaa karti hai aisi shaadmaani par hamein surat badalne kaa bharosaa kis tarah hogaa ragon mein khuun ke badle ravaan kuchh buund paani par nayaa kuchh bhi nahin hotaa ki sab jaate hain duniyaa se magar hairaan bahut hain log teri nauha-khvaani par kisi ke dukh pe us ke qahqahon mein jaan aati hai vo taabinda hai ghairon ke ghamon ki tarjumaani par ham apnaa bhi bhalaa 'bebaak' saahab kar to sakte hain magar sab chhoD dete hain tumhaari mehrbaani par"

"kahaan hai aisi zamin jis pe aasmaan na ho vo kaisaa shahr jahaan ek bhi makaan na ho hamaare dasht ne itnaa to intizaam rakkhaa saron pe dhuup rahe koi saaebaan na ho dil-o-dimaagh ki uljhan mein ye kahaan mumkin ki zehn-o-dil to thakein ruuh ko thakaan na ho khud apni piiTh to ham thapthapaa nahin sakte hamein hai khauf ki bejaa koi gumaan na ho main khvaab dekh rahaa huun is ehtiyaat ke saath itaab-e-subh se sapnaa lahu-luhaan na ho zamin se duur chale aae hain magar 'bebaak' duaa karo ki yahin khatm ye uDaan na ho"

"kisi ki zulf nahin lab ki garmiyaan bhi nahin gulon pe aaj to aavaara titliyaan bhi nahin abhi ye haal huaa is pe kashtiyaan guzrin vo gaanv jis pe kabhi chhaain badliyaan bhi nahin hamaaraa ghar hai ki divaaron ki numaaish hai koi kivaaD to kyaa is mein khiDkiyaan bhi nahin garaan thi shab to miri subh bhi hiraasaan hai abhi ufuq pe vo pahle si surkhiyaan bhi nahin asir-e-jism hai jaan aur ye badan apnaa kamaal kaa hai qafas jis mein tiliyaan bhi nahin gai hai un pe bhi ab us ki barq-baar nazar darakht jin pe hamaare to aashiyaan bhi nahin suluk us ne mohabbat mein vo kiyaa 'bebaak' huaa jo ham se adaavat ke darmiyaan bhi nahin"

"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"

"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"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"