muddai khud hai khun-e-bismil ki — 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"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"