mat use haath lagaanaa vo sajan aag hai aag — 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"

"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"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"

"saaqi tiraa jamaal bhi meri nazar mein hai main jaantaa huun nuur jo shams-o-qamar mein hai meraa lahu bahaa ke adu mutmain nahin ab meraa khaandaan bhi us ki nazar mein hai akhbaar dekhtaa hai vo hasrat ki aankh se qaari ki zindagi kisi achchhi khabar mein hai yunhi nahin hai shaam se aankhon mein iztiraab khushbu bataa rahi hai koi rahguzar mein hai maanjhi badal badal ke miri fikr thak gai lekin miraa safina abhi tak bhanvar mein hai chhuTkaaraa paa gae hain sabhi is khayaal se insaaniyat kaa dard faqat mere sar mein hai dariyaa ke do kinaare hain milte nahin kabhi 'muztar' azal se bair yahaan khair-o-shar mein hai"

"ik zaraa si dil ki hasrat tum se ulfat aur tum bas hai itni si zarurat thoDi raahat aur tum muddaton se mukhtalif hain meri qismat aur tum kyon muqaddar mein nahin tum se mohabbat aur tum ho bahut masruf tum yaa hai koi naaraazgi saath mein milte nahin ab thoDi fursat aur tum tum bichhaD kar bhi na mujh se ho sake pal-bhar judaa mujh mein baaqi hai tumhaari har ik aadat aur tum apne aangan se nahin kuchh duriyon se hi sahi hai mujhe haasil tumhaare gul ki nikhat aur tum huun baDi mushkil mein apne dil-makaan ko dekh kar saath kaise rah sakeinge is mein vahdat aur tum munhasir tum par hai mere dil ki har ik aarzu ek minnat ek jannat ek farhat aur tum"

"hanstaa hai to har letaa hai har piir hamaari ik shakhs badal detaa hai taasir hamaari aankhon ke kinaaron pe vo kaajal ki lakirein vaapas hamein rakhni paDi shamshir hamaari didaar ki hasrat liye aankhon mein kisi din divaar pe lag jaaegi tasvir hamaari aankhon se vo de detaa hai jaane ki ijaazat ashkon ko banaa detaa hai zanjir hamaari baaqi ye tiraa jism to tujh ko hi mubaarak hanste hue ye honT hain jaagir hamaari"

"jab kabhi khubi-e-qismat se tujhe dekhte hain aaina-khaane ki hairat se tujhe dekhte hain vo jo paamaal-e-zamaana hain mire takht-nashin dekh to kaisi mohabbat se tujhe dekhte hain kaasa-e-did mein bas ek jhalak kaa sikka ham faqiron ki qanaa'at se tujhe dekhte hain tere jaane kaa khayaal aataa hai ghar se jis dam dar-o-divaar ki hasrat se tujhe dekhte hain tere kuche mein chale jaate hain qaasid ban kar aur aksar usi surat se tujhe dekhte hain kah gai baad-e-sabaa aaj tire kaan mein kyaa phuul kis darja sharaarat se tujhe dekhte hain tujh ko kyaa 'ilm tujhe haarne vaale kuchh log kis qadar sakht nadaamat se tujhe dekhte hain"