vaqt se jab ham mukhaatib ho gae — Abid Akhtar

"jo andheron mein misaal-e-yad-e-baizaa Thahre bas vahi log zamaane mein tamaashaa Thahre jo masihaa ki tavajjoh ho kisi aur taraf manzil-e-dard mein kis tarah mudaavaa Thahre aap ko rang-e-mohabbat bhi nazar aa jaae meri aankhon mein zaraa khuun kaa dariyaa Thahre darmiyaan apne agar dard kaa rishta na rahe phir to duniyaa mein har ik shakhs akelaa Thahre dosto sang-e-malaamat pe na israar karo ham se ye baar na uTThegaa ki shisha Thahre ab na shirin hai na vo vaa’da-e-fardaa kaa yaqin dast-e-farhaad mein phir kis liye tesha Thahre"

"jab kabhi dil ne tamannaaon ko mehmaan kiyaa daaman-e-hosh ko vahshat ne garebaan kiyaa qatl-gaahon se ye aai hai sadaa rah-rah kar kaun hai kis ne yahaan jiine kaa armaan kiyaa sajda-e-dil se baDhaate rahe jin ki qimat un buton ne hi sanam-khaanon ko viraan kiyaa yuun to gumnaami muqaddar mein likhi thi lekin azm ne qatra-e-be-naam ko tufaan kiyaa lazzat-e-dard kahaan DhunDne jaate 'akhtar' ajnabi ho ke baDaa aap ne ehsaan kiyaa"

"jab shu'ur-o-fikr ke lamhe gurezaan ho gae ham bhi apne aap se dast-o-garebaan ho gae jin kaa har chehra thaa tafsir-e-mizaaj-e-kaaenaat vo sanam-khaane to yaaro kab ke viraan ho gae jab charaagh-e-'ilm-o-fan ki raushni ghaTne lagi khaak se phir kuchh nae chehre numaayaan ho gae vus'aton ke naam par itni baDhi hain vahshatein kal ke daaman aaj ke haathon garebaan ho gae ai chaman vaalo yahaan do-chaar das kaa zikr kyaa jaane kitne aashiyaan nazr-e-gulistaan ho gae"

"kucha-e-tamannaa se kaar-gaah-e-aazar tak sang sang milte hain vaqt ke payambar tak kaam ki kharaabi se naam Duub jaate hain gaaliyon ki zad mein hain qaatilon ke khanjar tak intizaar karte hain log kyon masihaa kaa faasla nazar kaa hai zakhm-e-dil se nashtar tak tishnagi kaa ruumaa hai ab unhin ke honTon par jo sulagti raaton mein pi gae samundar tak jo ghaTaaein bo kar bhi tishnagi ugaataa hai us ki naa-muraadi par hans diyaa muqaddar tak khud ko maan lo yusuf is liye nahin hai ye aaine ki siDhi se pahunchiye sikandar tak un ke paanv ke niche maah TuuT jaataa hai tum ki aa nahin sakte apne ghar ke 'akhtar' tak"

"dil bahut be-taab thaa un ko muqaabil dekh kar haan magar main hosh mein thaa rang-e-mahfil dekh kar kyaa kahun mauj-e-havaadis ke guzar jaane ke baad kyon uThaa tufaan miri aankhon mein saahil dekh kar sham’-e-dil raushan rakho jahd-o-amal ki raah mein varna zulmat luuT legi tum ko ghaafil dekh kar ab taghaaful kaa gila bejaa hai daur-e-hijr mein dil ko dete vaqt dete laaiq-e-dil dekh kar kyon mire chehre pe gard-e-gham na ho ai ham-nafas aa rahaa huun aandhiyaan manzil-ba-manzil dekh kar maah-e-kaamil ki haqiqat ho gai ham par ayaan ham ne jab bhi un ko dekhaa maah-e-kaamil dekh kar"

"haan aur nahin ki baahami takraar dekhiye inkaar ke libaas mein iqraar dekhiye jo chhu rahe hain azmat-o-rifat ki sarhadein vo raaste azal se hain dushvaar dekhiye aavaaz de rahaa hai yahi vaqt kaa naqib muD muD ke ab na saaya-e-divaar dekhiye bahke qadam machalti nigaahon ke saath saath Thahri hui havaa ki bhi raftaar dekhiye aankhon mein jaag jaae na nafrat kaa devtaa duniyaa ke saath khud ko bhi ik baar dekhiye zarf-o-zamir bech rahe hain agar janaab ik baar samt ru-e-kharidaar dekhiye kirdaar aadmi ke liye laazmi sahi shaair ki zaat chhoDiye ashaar dekhiye"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"