thi titliyon ke taaaqub mein zindagi meri — Akhtar Hoshiyarpuri

"dard ki daulat-e-naayaab ko rusvaa na karo vo nazar raaz hai us raaz kaa charchaa na karo vusat-e-dasht mein divaane bhaTak jaate hain dosto aahu-e-ram-khurda kaa pichhaa na karo tum muqaddar kaa sitaara ho mire paas raho tum jabin-e-shab-e-namnaak pe ubhraa na karo pas-e-divaar bhi divaar kaa aalam hogaa tum yunhi rauzan-e-divaar se jhaankaa na karo ghar palaT aane mein aafiyat-e-jaan hai yaaro jab havaa tez chale raah mein Thahraa na karo yaa dil-o-dida ko tanvir-e-mohabbat bakhsho yaa dam-e-subh zamaane mein ujaalaa na karo ye jahaan-e-guzaraan haath kise aayaa hai pichhe muD muD ke kisi shakhs ko dekhaa na karo bhaagte lamhe ko kab rok sakaa hai koi vo to ik saaya hai saae ki tamannaa na karo sar salaamat nahin rahte hain zabaan kaTti hai pattharon ko kabhi bhule se bhi sajda na karo pyaas bujhti hai kahaan tapte bayaabaanon ki miri aankhon miri aankho yunhi barsaa na karo ziist hai tez-qadam aage nikal jaaegi tum kisi moD pe rukne kaa iraada na karo kuchh idhar saae hain jo baDh ke lipaT jaate hain 'akhtar' is raah se ho kar kabhi guzraa na karo"

"har chand siine mein dil-e-kufr-aashnaa nahin main us ko pujtaa huun jo meraa khudaa nahin vo meri zindagi hai magar zindagi ki tarah mujh se khafaa nahin hai ki vo bevafaa nahin kyaa kyaa na apne saath zamaanon ko laai hai vo ik nigaah jis se koi aashnaa nahin shaayad main khaak-daan ke dhuein ki lakir huun vo mujh ko dekhtaa hai magar puchhtaa nahin guunj us ki aaj bhi mire khalvat-kade mein hai vo naghma jis ko tu ne dobaara sunaa nahin un raaston ki gard miri zindagi pe hai jin raaston pe main kabhi 'akhtar' chalaa nahin"

"khvaab-mahal mein kaun sar-e-shaam aa kar patthar maartaa hai roz ik taaza kaanch kaa bartan haath se gir kar TuTtaa hai makDi ne darvaaze pe jaale duur talak bun rakkhe hain phir bhi koi guzre dinon ki oT se andar jhaanktaa hai shor saa uThtaa rahtaa hai divaarein bolti rahti hain shaam abhi tak aa nahin paati koi khilaune toDtaa hai avval-e-shab ki lori bhi kab kaam kisi ke aati hai dil vo bachcha apni sadaa par kachchi niind se jaagtaa hai andar baahar ki aavaazein ik nuqte par simTi hain hotaa hai galiyon mein vaavailaa meraa lahu jab boltaa hai meri saanson ki larzish manzar kaa hissa banti hai dekhtaa huun main khiDki se jab shaakh pe pattaa kaanptaa hai mere sirhaane koi baiThaa Dhaaras detaa rahtaa hai nabz pe haath bhi rakhtaa hai TuuTe dhaage bhi joDtaa hai baadal uTThe yaa ki na uTThe baarish bhi ho yaa ki na ho main jab bhigne lagtaa huun vo sar par chhatri taantaa hai vaqt guzarne ke ham-raah bahut kuchh sikhaa 'akhtar' ne nange badan ko kirnon ke pairaahan se ab Dhaanptaa hai"

"khvaahishein itni baDhin insaan aadhaa rah gayaa khvaab jo dekhaa nahin vo bhi adhuraa rah gayaa main to us ke saath hi ghar se nikal kar aa gayaa aur pichhe ek dastak ek saayaa rah gayaa us ko to pairaahanon se koi dilchaspi na thi dukh to ye hai rafta rafta main bhi nangaa rah gayaa rang tasviron kaa utraa to kahin Thahraa nahin ab ke vo baarish hui har naqsh phikaa rah gayaa 'umr bhar manzar-nigaari khuun mein utri rahi phir bhi aankhon ke muqaabil ek dariyaa rah gayaa raunaqein jitni thiin dahlizon se baahar aa gaiin shaam hi se ghar kaa darvaaza khulaa kyaa rah gayaa ab ke shahr-e-zindagi mein saaneha aisaa huaa main sadaa detaa use vo mujh ko taktaa rah gayaa titliyon ke par kitaabon mein kahin gum ho gae muTThiyon ke aaine mein ek chehra rah gayaa rail ki gaaDi chali to ik musaafir ne kahaa dekhnaa vo koi station pe baiThaa rah gayaa main na kahtaa thaa ki ujlat is qadar achchhi nahin ek paT khiDki kaa aa kar dekh lo vaa rah gayaa log apni kirchiyaan chun chun ke aage baDh gae main magar saamaan ikaTThaa kartaa tanhaa rah gayaa aaj tak mauj-e-havaa to lauT kar aai nahin kyaa kisi ujDe nagar mein diip jaltaa rah gayaa ungliyon ke naqsh gul-daanon pe aate hain nazar aao dekhein apne andar aur kyaa kyaa rah gayaa dhuup ki garmi se inTein pak gaiin phal pak gae ik hamaaraa jism thaa 'akhtar' jo kachchaa rah gayaa"

"apne qadmon hi ki aavaaz se chaunkaa hotaa yuun mire paas se ho kar koi guzraa hotaa chaandni se bhi sulag uThtaa hai viraana-e-jaan ye agar jaante suraj hi ko chaahaa hotaa zindagi khvaab-e-pareshaan hai bahaar ek khayaal in ko milne se bahut pahle ye sochaa hotaa dopahar guzri magar dhuup kaa aalam hai vahi koi saaya kisi divaar se utraa hotaa ret uD uD ke havaaon mein chali aati hai shahr-e-armaan sar-e-sahraa na basaayaa hotaa aarzu umr-e-gurezaan to nahin tum to nahin ye saraktaa huaa lamha kahin Thahraa hotaa pichhe pichhe koi saaya saa chalaa aataa thaa haae vo kaun thaa muD kar use dekhaa hotaa tujh se yak go na taalluq mujhe ik umr se thaa zindagi tu ne hi baDh kar mujhe rokaa hotaa jaane kyaa soch ke logon ne bujhaae hain charaagh raat kaTti to sahar hoti ujaalaa hotaa apne daaman ko jalaa kar main charaaghaan kartaa agar is raakh mein 'akhtar' koi shoala hotaa"

"bajaa ki dushman-e-jaan shahr-e-jaan ke baahar hai magar main us ko kahun kyaa jo ghar ke andar hai tamaam naqsh parindon ki tarah utre hain ki kaaghazon pe khile paaniyon kaa manzar hai main ek shakhs jo kumbon mein rah gayaa baT kar main musht-e-khaak jo taqsim ho ke be-ghar hai shajar kaTaa to koi ghonsla kahin na rahaa magar ik uDtaa parinda fazaa kaa zevar hai vo khauf hai ki makin apne apne kamron mein hain vo haal hai ki bayaabaan mein vusat-e-dar hai kahin bhi peD nahin phir bhi patthar aae hain gali mein koi nahin phir bhi shor-e-mahshar hai main is vasia jazire mein vaahid insaan huun ki mere chaaron taraf dasht kaa samundar hai koi bhi khvaab na unchi fasil se utraa magar kiran ke guzarne ko rauzan-e-dar hai tamaam raushaniyaan bujh gai hain basti mein magar vo diip ki jis kaa havaaon mein ghar hai kisi se mujh ko gila kyaa ki kuchh kahun 'akhtar' ki meri zaat hi khud raaste kaa patthar 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"

"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"

"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"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"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"