us ke nazdik gham-e-tark-e-vafaa kuchh bhi nahin — Akhtar Shumar

"hisaar-e-qarya-e-khunbaar se nikalte hue ye dil malul thaa aazaar se nikalte hue baDi hi der talak dhuup mujh ko chhu na saki tumhaare saaya-e-divaar se nikalte hue ki phir se takht ko aanaa thaa mere qadmon mein main pur-yaqin thaa darbaar se nikalte hue shuaa-e-nur ke phuTe se jaan larazti thi tumhaari garmi-e-rukhsaar se nikalte hue tumhaare dhyaan mein gum ho gai thi mahki havaa hudud-e-jaada-e-gulzaar se nikalte hue main lauT aayaa tujhe chhoD kar magar aadhaa vahin rahaa dar-o-divaar se nikalte hue fazaa mein der talak khuub jagmagaate 'shumaar' vo lafz shokhi-e-guftaar se nikalte hue"

"paDe the ham bhi jahaan raushni mein bikhre hue kai sitaare mile us gali mein bikhre hue miri kahaani se pahle hi jaan le pyaare ki haadse hain miri zindagi mein bikhre hue dhanak si aankh kahe baansuri ki lai mein mujhe sitaare DhunD ke laa naghmagi mein bikhre hue main pur-sukun rahun jhiil ki tarah yaani kisi khayaal kisi khaamushi mein bikhre hue vo muskuraa ke koi baat kar rahaa thaa 'shumaar' aur us ke lafz bhi the chaandni mein bikhre hue"

"vo jis kaa aks lahu ko jagaa diyaa kartaa main khvaab khvaab mein us ko sadaa diyaa kartaa qarib aati jo taarikh us ke milne ki vo apne vaade ki muddat baDhaa diyaa kartaa main zindagi ke safar mein thaa mashghala us kaa vo DhunD DhunD ke mujh ko ganvaa diyaa kartaa use sameTtaa main jab bhi ek nuqte mein vo mere dhyaan mein titli uDaa diyaa kartaa usi ke gaanv ki raahon mein baiTh kar har roz main dil kaa haal havaa ko sunaa diyaa kartaa mujhe vo aankh mein rakh kar 'shumaar' pichhli shab ajab khumaar mein palkein giraa diyaa kartaa na chheD mujh ko zamaana vo aur thaa jis mein faqir gaali ke badle duaa diyaa kartaa"

"ai duniyaa tere raste se haT jaaeinge aakhir ham bhi apne saamne DaT jaaeinge ham khud ko aabaad kareinge apne dil mein tere aankh-jazire se ab kaT jaaeinge dhund se paar bhi kaam kareingi apni nazrein aankh ke saamne se ye baadal chhaT jaaeinge aakhir Dhal jaaegaa ''jivan-rog'' kaa suraj ham bhi ''okhe-din'' hain lekin kaT jaaeinge log hamein mahsus kareinge phuul aur taare aur ham sochti ''dil-aankhon'' mein baT jaaeinge dekhnaa aisi raat bhi aaegi jab 'akhtar' dhire dhire ham taaron se aT jaaeinge"

"us ki chaah mein naam nahin aane vaalaa ab meraa anjaam nahin aane vaalaa husn se kaam paDaa hai aakhiri saanson mein aur vo kisi ke kaam nahin aane vaalaa meri sadaa par vo nazdik to aaegaa lekin zer-e-daam nahin aane vaalaa ek jhalak se pyaas kaa rog baDhegaa aur is se mujhe aaraam nahin aane vaalaa ishq ke naam pe teraa rang na badle yaar tujh par kuchh ilzaam nahin aane vaalaa kaam ko baiThe hain aur sar par aai shaam lagtaa hai ab kaam nahin aane vaalaa kyuun be-kaar us shakhs kaa rasta dekhte ho vo to 'shumaar' is shaam nahin aane vaalaa"

"khvaahish-e-jaada-e-raahat se nikaltaa kaise dil miraa ku-e-malaamat se nikaltaa kaise saaya-e-vahm-o-gumaan chaar taraf phailaa hai main abhi karb-o-aziyyat se nikaltaa kaise meri rusvaai agar saath na deti meraa yuun sar-e-bazm main izzat se nikaltaa kaise meri nazrein jo na paDtin to vahaan pichhli shab ik sitaaraa saa tiri chhat se nikaltaa kaise main ki barbaad huaa diid ki khaatir jis ki vo mire dida-e-hairat se nikaltaa kaise us ke dam hi se to qaaem hai miraa jaah-o-jalaal vo mire dil ki hukumat se nikaltaa kaise jaag baiThaa huun to dil Duubaa nahin hai 'akhtar' soyaa rahtaa to musibat se nikaltaa kaise"

"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"