is adaa se koi aaya baam par — Maikash Akbarabadi

"shauq ke daftar dilon mein rah gae garche aashiq daastaanein kah gae dil mein khud un ke bhi chubh kar rah gae vo nazar ke tiir jo ham sah gae mehrbaani aap ki yaadash-ba-khair vaqt ki maujon mein aalam bah gae thaa tiri nazron mein vo jaadu ki ham jo na kahnaa chaahte the kah gae thi junun-aamez apni guftugu baat matlab ki bhi lekin kah gae nazaa tak dil us ko dohraayaa kiyaa ik tabassum mein vo kyaa kuchh kah gae aaj vo mahfil mein 'maikash' ki tarah kuchh na bole aur sab kuchh kah gae"

"jabin pe un ki ye bindi kaa daagh kyaa kahiye hai aaftaab ki zinat charaagh kyaa kahiye har ik adaa tiri qaatil hai saare 'aalam ki kahaan lagaaiye apnaa suraagh kyaa kahiye muhaal jaan rahaa huun tiraa husul magar hai tere 'ishq se dil baagh baagh kyaa kahiye paDegi kis pe ki tujh par hi khud nahin paDti tiri nigaah kaa kaafir dimaagh kyaa kahiye tiri nigaah ke madhosh tere 'maikash' se hadis-e-jaam-o-lab-e-ju-e-baagh kyaa kahiye"

"ab bhi duzdida nigaah-e-naaz hai kyaa mire rone mein bhi kuchh raaz hai ban gae afsaane meri aah ke khaamushi teri ki ab bhi raaz hai dekhne vaale ki aankhein dekhiye aap ko surat pe apni naaz hai ho chuki naakaamiyon ki intihaa aur ulfat kaa abhi aaghaaz hai 'maikash'-o-inkaar-e-baada haf-nazar laao saaghar ye bhi ik andaaz hai"

"kabhi ahl-e-junun bhi maslahat se kaam lete hain tumhein jab yaad karte hain khudaa kaa naam lete hain vo mast-e-naaz jab duzdida nazron se pilaataa hai khudi vaale bhi dast-e-be-khudi se jaam lete hain qayaamat dam-ba-khud hai ghamza-e-turkaana shashdar hai khudaa ke saamne vo aaj meraa naam lete hain rah-e-ulfat mein har har gaam par laghzish hai 'maikash' ko sunaa ye hai ki vo girte huon ko thaam lete hain"

"main ne is shoabda-gar dil ko kahaan chhoD diyaa aap ke madd-e-muqaabil ko kahaan chhoD diyaa justuju hai to magar yaad nahin kis ki hai zauq-e-rahgir ne manzil ko kahaan chhoD diyaa kah gaiin kyaa tiri nazrein ki hai viraan saa dil laa ke tufaan ne saahil ko kahaan chhoD diyaa vo nazar teri jo mujh par na thi aur mujh par thi tu ne us khalvat-e-mahfil ko kahaan chhoD diyaa jal gai shama jo baaqi na rahe parvaane dil-jalon ne tiri mahfil ko kahaan chhoD diyaa yaan na ummid kaa gulshan hai na viraana-e-yaas be-khudi tu ne mire dil ko kahaan chhoD diyaa"

"paate hain muddaaa ko gham-e-muddaaa se ham sarshaar hain tamanni-e-be-iltijaa se ham ab jis pe chaahein rakh dein vo ilzaam-e-mai-kashi hai mast ham se un ki adaa aur adaa se ham begaangi ne teri diyaa hosh-e-ghairati saabit hue hain kis sitam-e-naa-ravaa se ham baiThe rahe vo khun-e-tamannaa kiye hue dekhaa kiye unhein nigah-e-iltijaa se ham teraa shabaab hai gham-e-ulfat ki ibtidaa yaani hue shurua tiri intihaa se ham ab kis se jaa ke un ki shikaayat bayaan karein un se bhi pahle ruuTh chuke hain khudaa se ham aazaad hai alaaeq-e-rasm-o-rivaaj se 'maikash' ko jaante hain bahut ibtidaa se ham"

"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"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"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"