tum muztarib nahin mire haal-e-tabaah se — 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"

"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"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"