vo pahle dasht ki aab-o-havaa ko tolegaa — 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"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"