vo sitam-dost banaa dost kisi kaa na bane — 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"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"

"ek ujli du'aa kaa saaya hai masjid-e-jaan mein kaun aaya hai aane vaale dinon ki soch zaraa ye jo teraa hai sab paraayaa hai zakhm detaa hai sirf apnon ko us ne bhi kyaa mizaaj paayaa hai vaqt ab kyaa mutaalbe hain tire ham ne har qarz to chukaayaa hai haar kar tum se dil mohabbat mein aansuon kaa kharaaj laayaa hai ham andhere parakhne vaalon ne raushni se fareb khaayaa hai dosti pyaar e'tibaar 'anis' 'umr bhar bas ye dhan kamaayaa hai"

"mahv-e-hairat huun miraa khaar ne rasta dekhaa ek kirdaar kaa kirdaar ne rasta dekhaa kaun kahtaa hai talabgaar ne rasta dekhaa ek be-daar kaa bedaar ne rasta dekhaa kam-nasibi ki mulaaqaat se mahrum rahe khush-nasibi ki mire yaar ne rasta dekhaa anginat aae ruke aur ravaana bhi hue kab kisi shakhs kaa sansaar ne rasta dekhaa apne vaalon ne musibat mein bhulaayaa lekin dosti ke liye aghyaar ne rasta dekhaa main ne sachchaai ko jis roz se apnaayaa hai meraa aksar rasan-o-daar ne rasta dekhaa tujh se 'mahmud' use pyaar bahut thaa shaayad marte dam tak tire bimaar ne rasta dekhaa"

"khel duniyaa-e-'aarzi kaa huun ek kirdaar zindagi kaa huun mujh ko rakkhaa gayaa andhere mein main bhi haqdaar raushni kaa huun intihaa ke qarib hai duniyaa aadmi aakhiri sadi kaa huun dil ko ehsaas ho gayaa teraa mo'tarif teri dosti kaa huun main ne ghurbat mein 'ilm sikhaa hai main to maqruz muflisi kaa huun pur na hogaa jo mere baa'd kabhi ek aisaa khalaa kami kaa huun meraa dushman nahin 'khayaali' koi dost bhi main kisi kisi kaa huun"

"gham utaaraa gayaa sabhi ke liye ashk utre hain aadmi ke liye ik tajalli mujhe 'inaayat ho meri aankhon ki raushni ke liye ji ke lagtaa nahin munaasib hai zindagi lafz zindagi ke liye baar hotaa rahaa kisi ke sipurd shukr kartaa rahaa kisi ke liye main ne had-darja koshishein kar liin dil banaa hi nahin khushi ke liye kuchh darinde bhi jaane jaate hain apni insaan-dosti ke liye sab nahin jaante ye vo dar hai yuun to darvaaza hai sabhi ke liye us ne baadal haTaa liye 'aamir' chand lamhon ki chaandni ke liye"

"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"