malte hain haath, haath lageinge anaar kab — Aagha Akbarabadi

"tire jalaal se khurshid ko zavaal huaa tire jamaal se mahtaab ko kamaal huaa khiraam-e-naaz mein un ko ye kab khayaal huaa ki dil kisi kaa pisaa koi paaemaal huaa shabaab se tiri rangat kaa turfa haal huaa sapid joDaa jo pahnaa badan mein laal huaa jo vasl-e-yaar ki tadbir ki visaal huaa khayaal aish kaa aayaa to ik malaal huaa hilaal badar huaa badar se hilaal huaa yahaan kamaal kisi kaa na be-zavaal huaa hazaaron saikDon paidaa hue hue naapaid na ek dam bhi zamaane ko e'tidaal huaa raqib qatl huaa us ki tegh-e-abru se haraam-zaada thaa achchhaa huaa halaal huaa buton kaa zulm kisi ne sunaa na mahshar mein khudaa se bhi miraa jhagDaa na infisaal huaa kiye hain khuun se kisi ke ye dast-o-paa rangin shikaar taaza koi aaj kyaa halaal huaa jalaayaa mujh ko to tujh ko bhi lag gayaa dhabba jigar pe daagh mire rukh pe tere khaal huaa jo main junun mein gayaa su-e-dasht ai 'aaghaa' to mujh ko dekh ke divaana har ghazaal huaa"

"daur saaghar kaa chale saaqi dobaaraa ek aur abr kaa'ba se uThaa hai maan kahnaa ek aur jhumtaa aataa hai vo baadal kaa TukDaa ek aur saaqiyaa bhar kar pilaa de jaam-e-sahbaa ek aur din ko jo kuchh tum ne dekhaa ye to thi sab dil-lagi shab ko rah jaao to dikhlaaein tamaashaa ek aur main unhein kahtaa huun tum bedard ho naa-aashnaa vo lagaate hain mujhe ilzaam ulTaa ek aur dil ko nafrat ho gai nazron se aakhir gir gae tum se behtar apni aankhon mein samaayaa ek aur kyuun sisaktaa chhoDe jaate ho mujhe maqtal mein tum faisla kar duun main qurbaan de ke charkaa ek aur tere aane mein tavaqquf jab huaa ai naama-bar khat unhein bechain ho kar ham ne likkhaa ek aur band mahram ke khule kuchh be-hijaabi ho chuki vo bhi ab uTh jaae jo baaqi hai pardaa ek aur dost dushman ho gae yaaron ne aankhein pher liin rah gayaa hai aap kaa mujh ko bharosaa ek aur vasl ki shab mein kiyaa murgh-e-sahar kaa band-o-bast naara-e-allaahu-akbar kaa hai dhaDkaa ek aur ho chukaa zikr-e-dahan vasf-e-kamar likhte hain ham daam mein sayyaad ke phanstaa hai anqaa ek aur said ki kasrat se 'aaghaa' ban paDi sayyaad ki do ne gar paai rihaai aa ke uljhaa ek aur"

"nahin mumkin ki tire hukm se baahar main huun ai sanam taabe-e-farmaan-e-muqaddar main huun dil to hairaan hai kyuun shashdar-o-muztar main huun ishq kahtaa hai ki us parde ke andar main huun pairav-e-silsila-e-zulf-e-muambar main huun tauq se uzr na zanjir se baahar main huun aab-ru-e-sadaf o zinat-e-gosh-e-mahbub durr-e-naayaab jo sunte ho vo gauhar main huun ab subuk-dosh main huun bojh gale kaa Tal jaae tegh-e-qaatil se ilaahi kahein be-sar main huun taaer-e-qibla-numaa kaa hai ishaara mujh se naama pahunchaane ko pardaar kabutar main huun aai phir fasl-e-bahaari madad ai josh-e-junun do qadam chal nahin saktaa huun vo laaghar main huun nutq kahtaa hai ki iisaa miraa dam bhartaa hai dahan-e-yaar ko daavaa hai ki kausar main huun jaadu bar-haq hai to kaafir hai ayaan raa-che-bayaan teraa maaraa huaa ai chashm-e-fusun-gar main huun mohtasib ko bhi hidaayat karun mai-noshi ki vaaizaa teri jagah gar sar-e-mimbar main huun na unhein meri shikaayat na mujhe un kaa gila na kudurat unhein mujh se na mukaddar main huun hairat-e-husn se ik sakta kaa aalam dekhaa aaina munh ko tire taktaa hai shashdar main huun daur-e-farhaad gayaa ye hai zamaana meraa be-sutun ab to uThaae hue sar par main huun aaj-kal husn-e-javaani pe jo hai un ko ghurur naaz kahtaa hai ki andaaz se baahar main huun barq o simaab kaa 'aaghaa' na rahe naam-o-nishaan dil ki betaabi se ik baar jo muztar main huun"

"muddat ke baad is ne likhaa mere naam khat meri shikaayaton se bharaa hai tamaam khat ghabraa na is qadar dil-e-betaab sabr kar aataa hai koi roz mein ab subh-o-shaam khat likkhaa huaa hai khaas tumhaare hi haath kaa pahchaantaa hai khuub tumhaaraa ghulaam khat tahrir un ki siina pe rakh dijiyo mire badle javaab-e-naama ke aaegaa kaam khat likkhaa hai ab na likkheinge ham koi khat tujhe khat aayaa meri maut kaa laayaa payaam khat zaae' na jaaegi tiri mehnat kisi tarah qaasid ajura detaa huun chuTki mein thaam khat aashiq-navaaziyaan hain tabiat mein yaar ki likkhaa hai har mahine mein bhejo mudaam khat tahrir kar ke saikaDon vaade mukar gae dikhlaaungaa huzur ko roz-e-qayaam khat khat likh ke aaj Daak pe pahuncheinge yaar ko pahunchaaegaa hamaaraa payaam-o-salaam khat 'aaghaa' nisaar hojiye inaam dijiye laayaa hai un kaa qaasid-e-sarsar-khiraam khat"

"vo kahte hain uTTho sahar ho gai azaan ho gai top-sar ho gai gale se milo ab to bahr-e-khudaa taDapte mujhe raat bhar ho gai ilaahi huaa jazb-e-ulfat ko kyaa miri aah kyuun be-asar ho gai zamaana to ai jaan bargashta thaa tumhaari bhi tirchhi nazar ho gai hue sar kaTaane ko tayyaar ham jo vaan tegh zeb-e-kamar ho gai dikhaai mujhe kis liye shaam-e-hijr shab-e-vasl ki kyuun sahar ho gai milaa vasl mein bhi na 'aaghaa' ko chain shikaayat mein shab bhar basar ho gai"

"nigaahon mein iqraar saare hue hain ham un ke hue vo hamaare hue hain jin aankhon mein aansu chakaare hue hain ham un ki nigaahon ke maare hue hain na khaTkein kaho kis tarah tir-e-mizhgaan jigar par hamaare utaare hue hain jhaDe jo tiri kafsh-e-zarrin ke zarre falak par vo jaa kar sayyaare hue hain 'abas jaan deti hai bulbul gulon par ye us rukh ke sadqe utaare hue hain kis andaaz se band-e-mahram kase hain ki joban ko un ke ubhaare hue hain yaqin hai balaa ho koi aaj naazil vo baalon ko apne sanvaare hue hain khabar-daar haathon se jaane na paaein ye duzd-e-hinaa maal maare hue hain kahe deti hain saaf aankhein tumhaari kisi ghair se kuchh ishaare hue hain main manjdhaar mein Dubtaa huun ilaahi vo dil le ke meraa kinaare hue hain hamesha jo bharte the dam dosti kaa vahi dushman-e-jaan hamaare hue hain nazar kar du'aa par khudaavand-e-aalam ki ham haath apne pasaare hue hain bhalaa ghair ki is mein hai kyaa shikaayat vahi dushman-e-jaan hamaare hue hain unhein ham ne nahlaa diyaa de ke chhinTein 'ajab lutf dariyaa kinaare hue hain khabar aamad-e-gul ki shaayad hai 'aaghaa' chaman saare jhaaDe bahaare hue hain"

"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"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"