vo kisi aur samt jaate rahe — Ahmad Aqeel

"tere be-rabt bayaanaat se khauf aataa hai mujh ko ab shahr ke haalaat se khauf aataa hai avval avval main samajhtaa thaa masihaa tujh ko munsifaa ab tiri har baat se khauf aataa hai ham junun-khez mizaajon ko nahin taab-e-shuur vaaiz-e-shahr ke khutbaat se khauf aataa hai haan mujhe gosha-nashini se bahut ulfat thi ab magar shorish-e-jazbaat se khauf aataa hai pahle suntaa thaa baDe shauq se afsaana miraa ab use meri hikaayaat se khauf aataa hai meri aankhon mein talaatum tiri aankhon mein sukun bas mujhe aise tazaadaat se khauf aataa hai"

"aalam-e-zaat mein jhaanko koi kab achchhaa hai dekhne vaale samajhte hain ki sab achchhaa hai rone lagtaa huun to aate hain dilaase dene sher paDhtaa huun to kahte hain ajab achchhaa hai jaantaa huun tu kisi aur se mil kar khush hai chal tire pyaar mein marne kaa sabab achchhaa hai jab faqiron ki bhi kirdaar-kushi ki tu ne kaise maanegaa koi teraa nasab achchhaa hai haal puchhaa thaa kisi ne tire didaar ke baad baaein pahlu ko dabaayaa kahaa ab achchhaa hai aakhiri baar milaa baiThaa rahaa saari raat jaane vaale ki inaayaat kaa Dhab achchhaa hai tu vo dipak hai ki shaidaai hazaaron jis ke mujh se be-yaar-o-madadgaar kaa rab achchhaa hai"

"dil ke ghaav bhi kaam aaein mujhe dekh kar log muskuraaein mujhe vo hi duniyaa vahi puraanaa-pan yaa-khudaa kuchh nayaa dikhaaein mujhe lauT aaungaa sab bhulaa dungaa sarsari saa agar bulaaein mujhe baa-vazu bazm-e-yaar mein jaaun aayat-e-vasl gar sunaaein mujhe baDi mushkil se aa ke baiThaa huun dard uThte hain mat uThaaein mujhe aankh rone kaa maangti hai khiraaj ab vo aa kar gale lagaaein mujhe"

"ye tarz-e-takallum hai tiraa ham-nafasaan se tu dekh rahaa hai nazar-e-sud-o-ziyaan se tahqir miri is se sivaa bazm mein kyaa ho main tujh se mukhaatib tu fulaan-ibn-e-fulaan se kyaa maarka-e-tur bapaa hone lagaa hai ik shoala lapaktaa hai mire qalb-e-tapaan se mai-khaana-e-ajmer se vo rang hai mafqud ab shikva mujhe kuchh bhi nahin pir-e-mughaan se farhaad ki masnad pe agar baiThnaa chaahe phir soch ki buniyaad uThaa koh-e-giraan se hanste hue karnaa hai rafu zakhm-e-jigar kaa kuchh kaam nahin bantaa yahaan aah-o-fughaan se shaair huun marungaa to kisi Dhab se marungaa ai dost koi rail guzarti hai yahaan se"

"khud ko har din nai turbat pe khaDaa paate hain ashk-e-khun-rang bhi ab khatm hue chaahte hain bazm-e-hasti mein qayaamat kaa samaan lagtaa hai log uThte hain aur uThte hi chale jaate hain dil ko hai taab-o-tavaan aur na aankhon ko majaal qadam uThte hain to pichhe ki taraf aate hain baat banti nazar aati nahin is aalam mein ab kisi aur hi duniyaa ki havaa khaate hain haadisa ye hai ki mahbub hamein mil na sakaa aur paa sakte nahin vo jinhein ham bhaate hain ab kisi bu se lagaao nahin hotaa ham ko musht-e-khaak-e-dar-e-sarkaar uThaa laate hain"

"chal mire saath zaraa ho ke najaf aate hain ye vo basti hai jahaan ahl-e-sharaf aate hain teri aavaaz pe dauDe hue aaeinge ham jaise azaan pe masjid ki taraf aate hain tu zaraa taal baDhaa kar koi misraa to uThaa kis tarah dekhnaa ham dast-ba-daf aate hain teri aankhein hain chhalakte hue jaamon ki sharaab tu bulaae to ba-sad-shauq-o-shaghaf aate hain tujh ko paane ke liye ham ne chunaa hai sahraa dekh divaane hain aur su-e-hadaf aate hain tez lahje mein koi tujh se mukhaatib ho to ham aankh mein khuun bhare tegh-ba-kaf aate hain"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"