badan ki raakh se raushan sharaara kar ke dekhungaa — Khursheed Akbar

"kisi bhi shahr kaa mausam suhaanaa chhoD dete hain garaan ho jaaein to ham aab-o-daana chhoD dete hain faqat ik bhuul ne maan baap ko alqat kiyaa ghar mein ki beTe jab siyaane huun kamaanaa chhoD dete hain miyaan biivi ke rishte e'timaadon ki amaanat hain magar ik aankh donon ghaaebaana chhoD dete hain unhein maalum hain majbur jebon ke taqaaze sab vo in mein khubsurat saa bahaana chhoD dete hain hamaari faaqa-masti aasmaan ke peT bharti hai ham apne paanv ke niche khazaana chhoD dete hain"

"din bahut saffaak niklaa raat sab dukh sah gai daant mein ungli dabaae shaam tanhaa rah gai sang-rezon ki tarah bikhri paDi hain khvaahishein dekhte hi dekhte kis ki haveli Dah gai sandali khvaabon mein lipTe the hazaaron azhdahe aur phir taasir jism-o-jaan mein tah-dar-tah gai be-muravvat saaaton ko roiye kyuun umr bhar ek shai aankhon mein jo rahti thi kab ki bah gai ghar ki divaaron pe sabza bin ke ugnaa thaa mujhe ik havaa sahraa se aai kaan mein kuchh kah gai"

"jism ke martabaan se aage zaaiqe se zabaan se aage tiir saare kamaan se aage ik khalish aur jaan se aage ik parinda lahu mein tar goyaa ik tasavvur uDaan se aage ek basti yaqin-faroshon ki ik ilaaqa gumaan se aage ek fariyaad naa-rasaai ki ik zamin aasmaan se aage ik safar aur hai tah-e-girdaab ik junun baadbaan se aage ek 'khurshid' ki shahaadat par shahr-e-zulmat bayaan se aage"

"asbaab kahaan jaan-e-jahaan dekhte rahnaa khaali koi dam hai ye makaan dekhte rahnaa taa-umr tire shahr mein rahnaa bhi nahin hai milti hai kahaan jaa-e-amaan dekhte rahnaa palkon pe koi hai lab-e-izhaar ki surat rakhtaa huun main khanjar pe zabaan dekhte rahnaa aansu mire bachchon ki tarah khuun se khelein kuchh khel nahin ghar kaa ziyaan dekhte rahnaa ik arsa-e-jaan tak hi ye manzar nahin mauquf phir qissa-e-aalam hai dhuaan dekhte rahnaa bauchhaar hai tiron ki vo rahvaar akelaa kitnaa hai shitaabi ye samaan dekhte rahnaa duniyaa kisi maqtal mein hai zindon ki gavaahi jaate hain kahaan piir o javaan dekhte rahnaa hogi kisi manjdhaar ke siine pe miri naav dariyaa hai mire saath ravaan dekhte rahnaa taarik ufuq par vo ajab shaan se niklaa 'khurshid' se raushan hai jahaan dekhte rahnaa"

"ek manzar iztiraabi ek manzar se ziyaada dil hai saahil dil safina dil samundar se ziyaada do jahaan ki neamaton ko do badan se zarb de kar ek lamha maangtaa huun banda-parvar se ziyaada ai but-e-tauba-shikan main tujh se mil kar sochtaa huun phuul mein hoti nazaakat kaash patthar se ziyaada hasrat-e-shahr-e-nasibaan kyaa tujhe maalum bhi hai dasht hai aabaad yaani ishq ke ghar se ziyaada chashm-o-lab se pahle ik tishna taalluq chaahtaa huun aur phir aasudgi tasnim-o-kausar se ziyaada ek larzida fazaa hai aasmaan ki vusaton mein ik parinda uD rahaa hai apne shah-par se ziyaada bastiyon ke log saare barf hote jaa rahe hain be-rukhi achchhi nahin 'khurshid-akbar' se ziyaada"

"guzar gai hai mujhe reg-zaar karti hui vo ek machhli samundar shikaar karti hui na jaane kitne bhanvar ko rulaa ke aae hai ye meri kashti-e-jaan khud ko paar karti hui vo ek saaat-e-maasum dil ki parvarda mukar gai hai magar e'tibaar karti hui junun ki aakhiri larzida muzmahil si raat jhapak gai hai zaraa intizaar karti hui ye kaisi khvaahish-e-naa-did hai doraahe par sahm gai hai abhi mujh pe vaar karti hui lipaT ke so gai aakhir sham-e-firaaq ke saath shab-e-siyaah sitaare shumaar karti hui safar mein kaisi haraarat qarib thi 'khurshid' utar gai hai mujhe dhaar-daar karti hui"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"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"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"faqat saje hue divaar-o-dar kaa kyaa matlab jahaan sukun nahin aise ghar kaa kyaa matlab kisi ke kaam na aae to zar kaa kyaa matlab na phal na chhaanv hai aise shajar kaa kyaa matlab na raaston kaa Thikaana na manzilon kaa pataa tire baghair mire is safar kaa kyaa matlab koi hayaat ke maani bataa ke samjhaae tavil kyaa hai bhalaa mukhtasar kaa kyaa matlab"