nashtar se aarzu ke dil-e-zindagi figaar — Akhtar Orenwi

"tum ko dekhaa hai abhi tak ye gumaan hotaa hai naqsh jo dil mein hai aankhon se nihaan hotaa hai shauq kaa aalam-e-eajaaz ayaan hotaa hai khinch ke aataa hai yahaan husn jahaan hotaa hai qissa-e-dard khamoshi se ayaan hotaa hai taur-e-izhaar nazar tarz-e-bayaan hotaa hai raat khaamosh hai aise mein sitaaro sun lo dil-e-muztar miraa maail-ba-fughaan hotaa hai meri naakaam mohabbat ne baDaa kaam kiyaa muddaaa aalam-e-hasrat mein javaan hotaa hai khirman-e-zist mein shoale na bhaDak uThe hon daaman-e-dil ke qarib aaj dhuaan hotaa hai zikr khud chheD ke royaa kiyaa pahron 'akhtar' naam aate hi tiraa ashk ravaan hotaa hai"

"daaru-e-hosh-rubaa nargis-e-bimaar to ho ab inaan-gir-khirad gesu-e-khamdaar to ho husn kaa naaz-e-tajalli hai niyaaz-aamaada ishq-e-aadaab-e-tamannaa ke sazaa-vaar to ho jurat-e-shauq se pindaar-e-karam jhuk ke mile hausla-mand koi aisaa gunahgaar to ho laala-kaari se rag-e-jaan ke gulistaan lahke har-nafas ek lachakti hui talvaar to ho dil se vo jalva-gah-e-naaz to kuchh duur nahin sina-e-shauq mein ik jazba-e-bedaar to ho naam-e-mahbub pe be-taab nazaare honge sajda-e-gaah-e-dil-o-jaan kucha-e-dildaar to ho un hasin aankhon mein mai-khaana ki shaam-e-rangin jagmagaaegi magar 'akhtar'-e-sarshaar to ho"

"daar pe chaDh ke jo tajdid-e-vafaa hoti hai is shahaadat pe to sau jaan fidaa hoti hai jin ko daava-e-khirad ho zaraa aa kar dekhein ishq ki raah bahut hosh-rubaa hoti hai dard mein Duubi nigaahon ki zabaan hai goyaa aur baaton se go ye baat judaa hoti hai husn jab soz-e-mohabbat se jilaa paataa hai kyaa tajalli pas-e-faanus-e-vafaa hoti hai un hasin aankhon mein hai hasrat altaaf-o-karam dil hi jaane ye qayaamat ki adaa hoti hai phuul ke dida-e-pur-nam kaa ye anjaam ba-khair pattiyaan jhaDti hain shabnam bhi khafaa hoti hai subh tak haal-e-dil-e-zaar pe ro lo 'akhtar' is ghaDi dard ke maaron ki davaa hoti hai"

"na tajalliyaan na tasalliyaan na salaam hai na kalaam hai tiri jalva-gaah-e-khayaal mein bhi sukut hi kaa payaam hai abhi husn mahv-e-khiraam hai abhi shokh jalva-e-aam hai kabhi khalvaton mein bhi raam hai ki takhayyulaat kaa daam hai na vo aarzuein zabaan zabaan na vo hasratein hain nazar nazar tiri anjuman na vo anjuman na vo shauq hi kaa maqaam hai na vo tur-e-naaz ki bijliyaan na kalim-e-ishq ki shokhiyaan na vo raunaqein na vo ishratein na vo subh hai na vo shaam hai jo sharaab-e-husn-o-jamaal mein bhi hain bul-havas ki milaavaTein dil-e-mai-parast hai khun-fishaan ki ye mai-kade kaa nizaam hai dam-e-kaaenaat fughaan-fughaan gham-e-mumkinaat hai jaan-sitaan ye tasavvuraat dhuaan-dhuaan ki 'adam vujud kaa naam hai hai nishaan-e-zakhm subu-subu yahaan saagharon mein lahu-lahu ye bukaa ye naala ye hichkiyaan ye fughaan-e-shisha-o-jaam hai miri aah raunaq-e-anjuman hai sadaa-e-dard sukhan-sukhan tiri pardagi kaa ye baankpan kahaan jalva hai kahaan baam hai hai talaash-e-husn makaan-makaan vahi justuju hai zamaan-zamaan ye fareb 'akhtar'-e-khush-gumaan dil-e-mubtalaa kaa hi kaam hai"

"maqaam-e-dil bahut unchaa banaa hai kamand-e-aql ab tak naa-rasaa hai farogh-e-ishq se betaab jalve harim-e-naaz mein mahshar bapaa hai mizaaj-e-husn mein ye dard-mandi ba-faiz-e-ishq kyaa se kyaa huaa hai khirad hai justuju-e-soz-e-aatish mohabbat aarzu-e-barmalaa hai navaazish un ki muhtaaj-e-mohabbat miri kam-maaegi kaa aasraa hai chaman ki nikhat-afshaani kaa baais ye mauj-e-gul hai yaa mauj-e-sabaa hai bhalaa kyuun ho tujhe meri zarurat ki tu saare zamaane kaa khudaa hai"

"yaad aai hai tiri sakht maqaam aayaa hai dil ke sahraa mein ye vaqt-e-sar-e-shaam aayaa hai ik nae rang mein aaj un kaa payaam aayaa hai aarzuon ke liye naam-ba-naam aayaa hai jaan-ba-lab shauq ke sajde bhi taDap uTThe hain un ke andaaz-e-taghaaful ko salaam aayaa hai mere gham-khaana ke andoh khamoshi kaa harif kaisi begaana mizaaji kaa kalaam aayaa hai hil rahi hai mire zindaan-e-junun ki divaar phir tasavvur mein tiraa jalva-e-baam aayaa hai anjuman-saaz hai ye raaz-e-mohabbat ai dost zikr jab aayaa tiraa bar-sar-e-aam aayaa hai dil-e-betaab ki hasrat ne bikhere sajde majlis-e-ghair mein bhi teraa jo naam aayaa hai chashm-e-saaqi mein jhalakti hai miri laghzish-e-shauq kaanpte haath se lab tak abhi jaam aayaa hai 'aql ko josh-e-junun daar-o-rasan tak laayaa 'aql vaalon ke kabhi hosh bhi kaam aayaa hai teri sarkaar mein 'akhtar' ki du'aaein giryaan dil kaa kashkol liye teraa ghulaam aayaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"