apnaa saaya bhi na ham-raah safar mein rakhnaa — Akhtar Hoshiyarpuri

"dard ki daulat-e-naayaab ko rusvaa na karo vo nazar raaz hai us raaz kaa charchaa na karo vusat-e-dasht mein divaane bhaTak jaate hain dosto aahu-e-ram-khurda kaa pichhaa na karo tum muqaddar kaa sitaara ho mire paas raho tum jabin-e-shab-e-namnaak pe ubhraa na karo pas-e-divaar bhi divaar kaa aalam hogaa tum yunhi rauzan-e-divaar se jhaankaa na karo ghar palaT aane mein aafiyat-e-jaan hai yaaro jab havaa tez chale raah mein Thahraa na karo yaa dil-o-dida ko tanvir-e-mohabbat bakhsho yaa dam-e-subh zamaane mein ujaalaa na karo ye jahaan-e-guzaraan haath kise aayaa hai pichhe muD muD ke kisi shakhs ko dekhaa na karo bhaagte lamhe ko kab rok sakaa hai koi vo to ik saaya hai saae ki tamannaa na karo sar salaamat nahin rahte hain zabaan kaTti hai pattharon ko kabhi bhule se bhi sajda na karo pyaas bujhti hai kahaan tapte bayaabaanon ki miri aankhon miri aankho yunhi barsaa na karo ziist hai tez-qadam aage nikal jaaegi tum kisi moD pe rukne kaa iraada na karo kuchh idhar saae hain jo baDh ke lipaT jaate hain 'akhtar' is raah se ho kar kabhi guzraa na karo"

"har chand siine mein dil-e-kufr-aashnaa nahin main us ko pujtaa huun jo meraa khudaa nahin vo meri zindagi hai magar zindagi ki tarah mujh se khafaa nahin hai ki vo bevafaa nahin kyaa kyaa na apne saath zamaanon ko laai hai vo ik nigaah jis se koi aashnaa nahin shaayad main khaak-daan ke dhuein ki lakir huun vo mujh ko dekhtaa hai magar puchhtaa nahin guunj us ki aaj bhi mire khalvat-kade mein hai vo naghma jis ko tu ne dobaara sunaa nahin un raaston ki gard miri zindagi pe hai jin raaston pe main kabhi 'akhtar' chalaa nahin"

"khvaab-mahal mein kaun sar-e-shaam aa kar patthar maartaa hai roz ik taaza kaanch kaa bartan haath se gir kar TuTtaa hai makDi ne darvaaze pe jaale duur talak bun rakkhe hain phir bhi koi guzre dinon ki oT se andar jhaanktaa hai shor saa uThtaa rahtaa hai divaarein bolti rahti hain shaam abhi tak aa nahin paati koi khilaune toDtaa hai avval-e-shab ki lori bhi kab kaam kisi ke aati hai dil vo bachcha apni sadaa par kachchi niind se jaagtaa hai andar baahar ki aavaazein ik nuqte par simTi hain hotaa hai galiyon mein vaavailaa meraa lahu jab boltaa hai meri saanson ki larzish manzar kaa hissa banti hai dekhtaa huun main khiDki se jab shaakh pe pattaa kaanptaa hai mere sirhaane koi baiThaa Dhaaras detaa rahtaa hai nabz pe haath bhi rakhtaa hai TuuTe dhaage bhi joDtaa hai baadal uTThe yaa ki na uTThe baarish bhi ho yaa ki na ho main jab bhigne lagtaa huun vo sar par chhatri taantaa hai vaqt guzarne ke ham-raah bahut kuchh sikhaa 'akhtar' ne nange badan ko kirnon ke pairaahan se ab Dhaanptaa hai"

"khvaahishein itni baDhin insaan aadhaa rah gayaa khvaab jo dekhaa nahin vo bhi adhuraa rah gayaa main to us ke saath hi ghar se nikal kar aa gayaa aur pichhe ek dastak ek saayaa rah gayaa us ko to pairaahanon se koi dilchaspi na thi dukh to ye hai rafta rafta main bhi nangaa rah gayaa rang tasviron kaa utraa to kahin Thahraa nahin ab ke vo baarish hui har naqsh phikaa rah gayaa 'umr bhar manzar-nigaari khuun mein utri rahi phir bhi aankhon ke muqaabil ek dariyaa rah gayaa raunaqein jitni thiin dahlizon se baahar aa gaiin shaam hi se ghar kaa darvaaza khulaa kyaa rah gayaa ab ke shahr-e-zindagi mein saaneha aisaa huaa main sadaa detaa use vo mujh ko taktaa rah gayaa titliyon ke par kitaabon mein kahin gum ho gae muTThiyon ke aaine mein ek chehra rah gayaa rail ki gaaDi chali to ik musaafir ne kahaa dekhnaa vo koi station pe baiThaa rah gayaa main na kahtaa thaa ki ujlat is qadar achchhi nahin ek paT khiDki kaa aa kar dekh lo vaa rah gayaa log apni kirchiyaan chun chun ke aage baDh gae main magar saamaan ikaTThaa kartaa tanhaa rah gayaa aaj tak mauj-e-havaa to lauT kar aai nahin kyaa kisi ujDe nagar mein diip jaltaa rah gayaa ungliyon ke naqsh gul-daanon pe aate hain nazar aao dekhein apne andar aur kyaa kyaa rah gayaa dhuup ki garmi se inTein pak gaiin phal pak gae ik hamaaraa jism thaa 'akhtar' jo kachchaa rah gayaa"

"apne qadmon hi ki aavaaz se chaunkaa hotaa yuun mire paas se ho kar koi guzraa hotaa chaandni se bhi sulag uThtaa hai viraana-e-jaan ye agar jaante suraj hi ko chaahaa hotaa zindagi khvaab-e-pareshaan hai bahaar ek khayaal in ko milne se bahut pahle ye sochaa hotaa dopahar guzri magar dhuup kaa aalam hai vahi koi saaya kisi divaar se utraa hotaa ret uD uD ke havaaon mein chali aati hai shahr-e-armaan sar-e-sahraa na basaayaa hotaa aarzu umr-e-gurezaan to nahin tum to nahin ye saraktaa huaa lamha kahin Thahraa hotaa pichhe pichhe koi saaya saa chalaa aataa thaa haae vo kaun thaa muD kar use dekhaa hotaa tujh se yak go na taalluq mujhe ik umr se thaa zindagi tu ne hi baDh kar mujhe rokaa hotaa jaane kyaa soch ke logon ne bujhaae hain charaagh raat kaTti to sahar hoti ujaalaa hotaa apne daaman ko jalaa kar main charaaghaan kartaa agar is raakh mein 'akhtar' koi shoala hotaa"

"bajaa ki dushman-e-jaan shahr-e-jaan ke baahar hai magar main us ko kahun kyaa jo ghar ke andar hai tamaam naqsh parindon ki tarah utre hain ki kaaghazon pe khile paaniyon kaa manzar hai main ek shakhs jo kumbon mein rah gayaa baT kar main musht-e-khaak jo taqsim ho ke be-ghar hai shajar kaTaa to koi ghonsla kahin na rahaa magar ik uDtaa parinda fazaa kaa zevar hai vo khauf hai ki makin apne apne kamron mein hain vo haal hai ki bayaabaan mein vusat-e-dar hai kahin bhi peD nahin phir bhi patthar aae hain gali mein koi nahin phir bhi shor-e-mahshar hai main is vasia jazire mein vaahid insaan huun ki mere chaaron taraf dasht kaa samundar hai koi bhi khvaab na unchi fasil se utraa magar kiran ke guzarne ko rauzan-e-dar hai tamaam raushaniyaan bujh gai hain basti mein magar vo diip ki jis kaa havaaon mein ghar hai kisi se mujh ko gila kyaa ki kuchh kahun 'akhtar' ki meri zaat hi khud raaste kaa patthar hai"

"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"