aap aur aap kaa asar donon — Dinesh Kumar Drouna

"kabhi kabhi hi vo mujh se nahin jhagaDtaa hai vagarna dekhtaa hai aur TuuT paDtaa hai miri nazar se to hai duur vo bahut lekin mire khayaal ke haan aas-paas paDtaa hai haraa-bharaa to bahut thaa vo baans kaa jangal kise pataa thaa magar aag bhi pakaDtaa hai yaqin us ki rifaaqat kaa kar rahaa huun main ki jis kaa kaam mere dushmanon se paDtaa hai yahin pe rabt mein aataa hai ek doraahaa yahin pe aa ke miraa raabta bigaDtaa hai main aisi jang mein huun ek aisi jang jahaan miraa khulus hi mere khilaaf laDtaa hai"

"ruvaansi shaam hai baaqi abhi to rat-jage honge unhein khone se pahle jaane kitne vasvase honge vo kahte the nahin ji paaeinge ho kar judaa tum se main aksar sochtaa huun kyaa vo sach-much mar gae honge hamaare TuTne mein aap kaa kuchh bhi nahin maanaa hamin shisha rahe honge hamin patthar rahe honge main un ki yaad mein din bhar yahi sab farz kartaa huun abhi ye kar rahe honge abhi vo kar rahe honge ye lag-bhag ghair-mumkin hai sabhi ko mutmain rakhnaa vo jo sab ki nazar mein hain bhale vo kyaa bhale honge hamaare zehn se pariyon ke qisse kyon nahin jaate baDe to hain magar kyaa ham kabhi sach-much baDe honge paDaa rahne do apne haal par ham ko masihaaon ki sukhe zard patte baarishon se kyaa hare honge"

"aaine ke us taraf se is taraf aate hue 'umr guzri hai khudi ko khud se milvaate hue yuun samajh liije hamaari 'ishq mein bechaargi Duub jaanaa thaa hamein tairaakiyaan aate hue jaane us shab kyaa huaa thaa meri aql-o-hosh ko khud bahakne lag gayaa thaa us ko samjhaate hue be-sabab kuchh bhi nahin thaa be-sabab tanqid bhi vo miTaae jaa rahaa thaa naqsh-e-paa jaate hue aap ke pichhe guzaari zindagi mat puchhiye kaaTni thi kaaT li rote hue gaate hue ab na liije naam us kaa dil ki jis ki zid kiye so gayaa hai thak-thakaa kar rote chillaate hue"

"ye tark-e-rabt to fardaa pe Taal rakhnaa thaa kisi bhi haal mein rishta bahaal rakhnaa thaa dilon ki talkhiyaan saDkon pe khinch laayaa tu puraane rabt kaa kuchh to khayaal rakhnaa thaa ye us ki soch hai apni vafaa kare na kare tumhein to apnaa kaleja nikaal rakhnaa thaa yuun guftugu kaa koi silsila baDhaane ko hamein javaab mein phir se savaal rakhnaa thaa mire khayaal ki jumbish bhi bhaanpne vaale tumhaaraa naam to ham ko ghazaal rakhnaa thaa main uTThaa aur tire paas koi baiTh gayaa miri ye bhuul thi mujh ko rumaal rakhnaa thaa"

"bahaana kar liyaa phir se hayaa kaa karein kyaa aap ki zaalim adaa kaa 'ibaadat kar rahein hain vo ki yaa'ni khudaa bhi naam lete hain khudaa kaa hamaari kashtiyaan hain baadbaani hamein karnaa paDegaa kuchh havaa kaa sharik-e-jurm hai munsif agar to hamein Dar hi nahin koi sazaa kaa unhin ne maut phailaai thi pahle jinhein byopaar karnaa thaa davaa kaa balaa hai vo balaa haan Thiik hai par koi to toD hogaa is balaa kaa hamaaraa hashr bhi sanjidgi se bahaana DhunDhtaa hai ibtidaa kaa sukhanvar bevafaa ho laazmi hai ta'alluq shaa'iri se kyaa vafaa kaa"

"safar ko phir vahin le jaa rahe hain khutut un ke unhein lauTaa rahe hain hamaari maut ke kyaa faaede hain ham apne aap ko samjhaa rahe hain kahaan ke raahbar kaisi masaafat hamein ye log bas Tahlaa rahe hain ghazal sher-o-sukhan kuchh bhi nahin bas ham apne aap se batlaa rahe hain zaraa si baat hai kaisaa tamaasha unhein jaanaa thaa aur vo jaa rahe hain sitam ye hai ki jis ko chhoDnaa hai usi ko saath mein le jaa rahe hain ye kah kar jo bhi chaahoge vo hogaa vo apni baat hi manvaa rahe hain vo jo rahte hain ik dariyaa kinaare vo ham ko tishnagi samjhaa rahe hain ujaalon ke liye kholi thi khiDki magar ghar se andhere jaa rahe hain"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"