sharaar-e-sang jo is shor-o-shar se niklegaa — Akbar Hameedi

"harif-e-gardish-e-ayyaam to bane hue hain vo aaeinge nahin aaeinge ham saje hue hain baDaa hi khushiyon bharaa hanstaa-bastaa ghar hai miraa isi liye to sabhi qumqume jale hue hain vo khud-pasand hai khud ko hi dekhnaa chaahe so us ke chaaron taraf aaine lage hue hain ye kis hasin ki savaari guzarne vaali hai jo kaaenaat ke sab raaste saje hue hain mahak rahi hai fazaa us badan ki khushbu se chaman haraa-bharaa hai phuul bhi khile hue hain main us ki samt mein khud raasta banaaungaa vagarna us ki taraf raaste bane hue hain"

"ik lamhe ne jivan-dhaaraa rok liyaa jaise kisi qatre ne dariyaa rok liyaa kitnaa maan gumaan hai dene vaale ko dard diyaa hai aur mudaavaa rok liyaa donon aalam mil ke jis ko rokte hain main ne us tufaan ko tanhaa rok liyaa kabhi kabhi to mujh ko yuun mahsus huaa jaise kisi ne meraa hissa rok liyaa vo to sab kaa dost hai meraa kyaa hogaa us ko to bas jis ne rokaa rok liyaa ek si saari subhein ek si shaamein hain kis ne 'akbar' bahtaa dariyaa rok liyaa"

"abhi zamin ko haft aasmaan banaanaa hai isi jahaan ko mujhe do-jahaan banaanaa hai bhaTak rahaa hai akelaa jo koh-o-sahraa mein us ek aadmi ko kaarvaan banaanaa hai ye shaakh-e-gul jo ghiri hai hazaar kaanTon mein mujhe isi se nayaa gulsitaan banaanaa hai main jaantaa huun mujhe kyaa banaanaa hai lekin vahaan banaane se pahle yahaan banaanaa hai charaagh le ke use shahr shahr DhunDhtaa huun bas ek shakhs mujhe raaz-daan banaanaa hai hamein bhi umr-guzaari to karni hai 'akbar' unhein bhi mashghala-e-dil-baraan banaanaa hai"

"mujhe likkho vahaan kyaa ho rahaa hai yahaan to phir tamaashaa ho rahaa hai havaa ke dosh par hai aashiyaana parinda tinkaa tinkaa ho rahaa hai abhi parvaaz ki fursat hai kis ko abhi to daana-dunkaa ho rahaa hai koi naadida ungli uTh rahi hai miri jaanib ishaara ho rahaa hai vo apne haath sidhe kar rahe hain hamaaraa shahr ulTaa ho rahaa hai na jaane kis taraf se likkhaa jaae chaman divaar-e-fardaa ho rahaa hai"

"dil ki girhein kahaan vo kholtaa hai chaahaton mein bhi jhuuT boltaa hai sang-rezon ko apne haathon se motiyon ki tarah vo roltaa hai kaisaa mizaan-e-adl hai us kaa phuul kaanTon ke saath taultaa hai aisaa vo diplomat hai 'akbar' zahr amrit ke saath gholtaa hai"

"kai aavaazon ki aavaaz huun main ghazal ke vaaste eazaaz huun main kai harfon se mil kar ban rahaa huun bajaae lafz ke alfaaz huun main miri aavaaz mein surat hai meri ki apne saaz ki aavaaz huun main bahut fitri thaa teraa harf-e-inkaar tiraa gham-khvaar huun dam-saaz huun main kahin to harf-e-aakhir huun main 'akbar' kisi kaa nuqta-e-aaghaaz huun main"

"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"