shiddat-e-zaat ne ye haal banaayaa apnaa — Aagha Akbarabadi

"malte hain haath, haath lageinge anaar kab joban kaa un ke dekhiye hogaa ubhaar kab ushshaaq muntazir hain qayaamat kab aaegi be-parda munh dikhaaegaa vo parda-daar kab ik roz apni jaan pe ham khel jaaeinge tum puchhte rahoge yunhi baar baar kab bekas ko kaun roe gharibon kaa kaun hai meri lahad pe shama hui ashk-baar kab kaun aayaa paDhte faatiha kis ne chaDhaae phuul marne ke baad puchhtaa hai koi yaar kab ummid naa-umid ko un se nahin rahi dushman ke dost hain vo hue mere yaar kab jo unche unche hain vahi jaate hain baam par mahfil mein ham gharibon ko miltaa hai yaar kab jab naqd maal tu ne diyaa ham ne naqd-e-dil saaqi hamein bataa de ki pi thi udhaar kab milnaa chhuDaayaa tum se miraa rashk-e-ghair ne kartaa hai koi aap se jabr ikhtiyaar kab 'aaghaa' ko zabh karte ho apni gali mein kyuun jaaez hai meri jaan haram mein shikaar kab"

"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"

"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"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"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"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"