agarche jaanne vaalon ke saath chalte hain — Imdad Akash

"ahd-e-junun mein arsa-e-vahshat guzaarnaa jaise shab-e-visaal mein furqat guzaarnaa jaanaa suraagh-e-jauhar-e-takhliq DhunDne aur us ke baad aalam-e-hairat guzaarnaa karnaa hayaat pahlu-e-aivaan-e-dard mein rozaana ek roz-e-qayaamat guzaarnaa ab tak to hai uruus badan ke nasib mein zulfon pe khaak Daalnaa iddat guzaarnaa jivan sazaa-e-maut se pahle kaa khel hai sab ko hai ye mili hui mohlat guzaarnaa 'aakaash' daur-e-jabr-o-mashaqqat hai chaar din phir taa-abad sukun ki haalat guzaarnaa"

"zehn ashkaal ko zanjir nahin kar paayaa main mukammal koi tasvir nahin kar paayaa meri miTTi mein gundhe jauhar-e-takhrib ki khair vaqt ab tak mujhe taamir nahin kar paayaa jaantaa huun ki mohabbat hai jahaangir magar main mohabbat ko jahaangir nahin kar paayaa vaqt ko main ne guzaaraa hai azal se ab tak phir bhi main vaqt ki tafsir nahin kar paataa zindagi ek ajab khvaab hai 'aakaash' jise koi sharminda-e-taabir nahin kar paayaa"

"ne aadmi pasand na is ko khudaa pasand hai aaine mein qaid miraa aainaa-pasand do-chaar din bhi ham se nibaahi nahin gai vo mo'tadil mizaaj thaa main intihaa pasand vo khud-fareb shakhs thaa patthar-shanaas thaa aayaa na us ko koi bhi apne sivaa pasand puchhe hai ham ne kaahe kiyaa kufr ikhtiyaar ghaflat pasand hai na hamein aasraa pasand ghaughaa-e-marg chaaron taraf phailne lagaa kyaa is jahaan ko chhoD gae baadiya-pasand us par hi bhejtaa hai vo aafat bhi maut bhi shaayad use gharib kaa bachcha hai naa-pasand aakaash ek shakhs hai duniyaa se mukhtalif pahli nazar mein hi tumhein aa jaaegaa pasand"

"nafi ke jabr se aazaad aur sabaat se duur hai kaaenaat koi meri kaaenaat se duur miraa vujud miri daastaan kaa hissa hai miraa nishaan hai kahin par hisaar-e-zaat se duur pataa chalaa hai ki chashma hai aab-e-haivaan kaa zamin ki had se pare arsa-e-hayaat se duur nigaar khaane ke andar nigaar khaane hain kai khayaal hain mere takhayyulaat se duur ye sabz rang ye shaakhein to hain nazar kaa fareb ugaa huaa hai shajar Daal aur paat se duur"

"qafas ko toD ke taaza havaa mein saans liyaa vujud chhoD ke taaza havaa mein saans liyaa dhuein ke shahr mein baarish kaa shukr vaajib thaa so haath joD ke taaza havaa mein saans liyaa fazaa ki dusri jaanib thaa baagh phulon kaa mahaar moD ke taaza havaa mein saans liyaa the ik ghubaara-numaa aasmaan ki qaid mein ham ghubbaara phoD ke taaza havaa mein saans liyaa safar ki dhuul se 'aakaash' aT chukaa thaa khalaa zamin nichoD ke taaza havaa mein saans liyaa"

"rasaai kaisi ki harakat hi saath chhoD gai ye kohsaar si qaamat hi saath chhoD gai bhanvar ke saath ulajhti hui sadaa ko sunaa phir us ke baad samaaat hi saath chhoD gai kisi se apnaa taaaruf karaaein to kaise ki ab to apni shabaahat hi saath chhoD gai tum ek shakhs bichhaDne ke dukh mein baiThe ho yahaan to puuri jamaaat hi saath chhoD gai vo jis ke vaaste taj di thiin bastiyaan 'aakaash' vo regzaar ki hiddat hi saath chhoD gai"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"