makaan hi na banaae gae zamin kam thi — 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"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"