mujhe jab maut ne boyaa zamin mein — 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"

"aap ki jab se mehrbaani hai dil ke har zakhm par javaani hai aap se duur rah ke zinda hain ye bhi kyaa koi zindagaani hai baad muddat ke us ko dekhaa hai jo mohabbat kaa meri baani hai puchhte kyaa ho mere dil kaa haal is ki to lambi ik kahaani hai saath jiinaa hai saath marnaa hai ye qasam aap ko bhi khaani hai jis ki khaatir ye ho gai hai ghazal vo khayaalon ki mere raani hai khauf mein us ke ham nahin rahte maut to ek roz aani hai kitnaa be-dard ho gayaa vo 'salim' duur rahne ki jis ne Thaani hai"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"khushk us ki zaat kaa saaton samundar ho gayaa dhuup kuchh aisi paDi vo shakhs banjar ho gayaa aangan aangan zahr barsaaegi us ki chaandni vo agar mahtaab ki surat ujaagar ho gayaa mere aadhe jism ki us ko lagegi bad-du'aa kal khabar aa jaaegi vo shakhs patthar ho gayaa kis ne apne haath se khud maut kaa katba likhaa kaun apni qabr par 'ibrat kaa patthar ho gayaa qurb jab had se baDhaa duuri muqaddar ho gai us kaa milnaa bhi na milne ke baraabar ho gayaa main ki baahar ki fazaa mein qaid thaa jis ke sabab aaj vo khud jins ke pinjre ke andar ho gayaa muft mein taqsim ki 'saajid' mataa-e-shaaeri jis ne apnaa qurb apnaayaa vo shaa'ir ho gayaa"

"daar tak mujh ko khinch laane par harf to aaegaa zamaane par kis Thikaane pe aaj pahunchaa huun aaj pahunchaa huun kis Thikaane par dil ne majbur kar diyaa hogaa aap aae hain kab bulaane par maut hairaan thi dekh kar mujh ko zindagi thi mujhe bachaane par hashr barpaa hai meri aankhon mein vo tulaa hai mujhe sulaane par phir se nikli hai surat-e-taamir ek takhrib ke dahaane par main to mauquf ho chukaa 'iqraar' kurra-e-arz ko ghumaane par"

"kisi khaas tak na pahunche kisi 'aam tak na pahunche jo hain ranjishein hamaari vo avaam tak na pahunche tiri duriyaan salaamat tujhe chaahtaa rahun main mujhe maut aae tujh ko ye payaam tak na pahunche tire haath mein qalam hai to vo likh jo haq hai 'ahmad' vo na baat likh tu 'ahmad' jo nizaam tak na pahunche"

"yaad aa ke tiri hijr mein samjhaaegi kis ko dil hi nahin siine mein to bahlaaegi kis ko dam khinchtaa hai kyuun aaj ye rag rag se hamaaraa kyaa jaane idhar dil ki kashish laaegi kis ko uThne hi nahin deti hai jab yaas biThaa kar phir shauq ki himmat kahin le jaaegi kis ko jab maar hi Daalaa hamein be-taabi-e-dil ne karvaT shab-e-furqat mein badalvaaegi kis ko mar jaaeinge be-maut gham-e-hijr ke maare aaegi to ab zinda ajal paaegi kis ko achchhaa rahe tasvir kisi ki mire dil par kam-bakht na Thahregaa to Thahraaegi kis ko kuchh baiTh gayaa dil hi yahaan baiTh ke apnaa ghairat tiri mahfil se ab uThvaaegi kis ko is vaada-khilaafi ne agar jaan hi le li phir jhuTi tasalli tiri taDpaaegi kis ko kyuun leinge 'jalaal' aa ke mire dil mein vo chuTki jhapkegi palak kaahe ko niind aaegi kis ko"