aashnaai ba-zor nain hoti — Abroo Shah Mubarak

"dil hai tire pyaar karne kuun ji hai tujh par nisaar karne kuun ik lahr lutf ki hamein bas hai gham ke dariyaa suun paar karne kuun chashm meri hai abr-e-nisaani girya-e-zaar-zaar karne kuun chashm niin anjhuvaan ki basti ki zulm teraa shumaar karne kuun rashk siin jab koi chhue vo zulf dil uThe maar maar karne kuun is adaa suun laTak laTak mat aa dil miraa be-qaraar karne kuun naanv kuun garche tu mamulaa hai baaz hai dil shikaar karne kuun kyaa karun kis se jaa lagaaun ghaat 'aabru' us ke yaar karne kuun"

"zindagaani saraab ki si tarah baad-bandi hubaab ki si tarah tujh upar khuun be-gunaahon kaa chaDh rahaa hai sharaab ki si tarah kaun chaahegaa ghar basar tujh ko mujh se khaana-kharaab ki si tarah Tuk khabar le ki tere haathon siin jal rahaa huun kabaab ki si tarah"

"kyuun band sab khule hain kyuun chiraa laT paTaa hai kyaa qatl kuun hamaare ab ThaaTh yuun ThaThaa hai is vaqt mein pyaare ham kuun sharaab diije dekho to kyaa huaa hai rijho to kyaa ghaTaa hai birhan ke nain ro ro jogi baran hue hain kaajar bhabhut anjho maalaa palak jaTaa hai khvaah laaThiyon siin maaro khvaah khaak mein lathaaDo 'aashiq kaa dil piyaare chaugaan kaa baTaa hai lab kuun ankhiyon kuun mukh kuun bar kuun kamar kuun qad kuun in sab ko chaahtaa hai TukDe ho dil baTaa hai saamaan-e-'aish ham kuun asbaab-e-gham hue hain khun-e-jigar hai sahbaa bakht-e-siyah ghaTaa hai kyaa rang hai tumhaare rukhsaar kaa sirijan jis par nazar kare siin gul kaa jigar phaTaa hai 'aashiq ki 'aabru' hai khvaari mein jaan denaa naamard vo kahaave jo 'ishq siin haTaa hai"

"nipaT ye maajraa yaaro kaDaa hai musaafir dushmanon mein aa paDaa hai raqib apne upar hote hain maghrur ghalat jaanaan hai haq sab siin baDaa hai jo vo bole soi vo boltaa hai raqib ab bhuut ho kar sar chaDhaa hai khudaa haafiz hai mere dil kaa yaaro pathar siin jaa ke ye shisha laDaa hai ba-rang-e-maahi-e-be-aab nas din sajan niin dil hamaaraa taDphaDaa hai raqibaan ki nahin faujaan kaa visvaas udhar siin aashiqaan kaa bhi dhaDaa hai kare kyaa 'aabru' kyunkar milan ho raqibaan ke sanam bas mein paDaa hai"

"nahin ghar mein falak ke dil-kushaai kahaan hoti hai yahaan meri samaai kare jo bandagi so ho gunahgaar nyaari hai yahaan ki kuchh khudaai zabah karne kuun naahaq be-kason ke bataa teri kamar ye kin kasaai tum apni baat ke raajaa ho pyaare kahin siin zid tumhein ho hai sivaai chaman kuun jiit aae naaz bu jab tumhaare sabza-e-khat niin haraai sapidi qand ki phiki lagi jab tumhaare rang ki dekhi giraai bahaa khun-e-jigar ankhiyon sein pal pal sajan bin raat ham kuun yuun bahaai nahin Tikne kaa paanv 'aabru' kaa gali ki raah us ke haat aai"

"jaal mein jis ke shauq aai hai us ke dil kuun taDaph kamaahi hai jag ke khubaan hain tujh pe sab maftun tan mein yusuf bhi ek chaahi hai daagh siin kyuun na dil ujaalaa ho chashm ki raushni siyaahi hai ab talak khinch khinch jaur-o-jafaa har tarah dosti nibaahi hai taur kyaa puchhte ho kaafir kaa shokh hai baankha hai sipaahi hai haath mein kahrubaa ki simran dekh rang aashiq kaa aaj kaahi hai haal aashiq kaa kyaa bayaan kiije khvaar hai khasta hai tabaahi hai 'aabru' kyuun na ho rahe khaamosh dard kahne ki yaan manaahi 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"

"dushmani chalti rahi yaaron ke biich phuul bhi khilte rahe khaaron ke biich ho agar imaan-e-kaamil aaj bhi raqs ho saktaa hai angaaron ke biich dosti ki chhat banaanaa chaahiye ham ko bhi rahnaa hai divaaron ke biich aap ko to chaand kahte the sabhi aap kyon dhundlaa gae taaron ke biich khud-farebi ne sahaaraa de diyaa mil gayaa iqraar inkaaron ke biich khuub hai 'muztar' kaa rang-e-shaairi khuun ki surkhi hai ghazal-paaron ke biich"

"miri jaanib nigaah-e-naaz kar aahista aahista mire dil ke jazire mein utar aahista aahista mohabbat donon jaanib hai tafaavut sirf itnaa hai idhar hai tez-rau lekin udhar aahista aahista tiri beTi kaa qad tere baraabar ho gayaa shaayad tu apni khud-kushi par ghaur kar aahista aahista sahar aai na aae vo sitaaro jaao so jaao ki ab chalte hain ham bhi apne ghar aahista aahista jo kal tak meri barbaadi ki qasmein khaate phirte the vahi ab ho rahe hain dar-ba-dar aahista aahista na jaane rah-ravaan-e-raah kaa ab hashr kyaa hogaa bhaTakte jaa rahe hain raahbar aahista aahista khudaa ke vaaste samjhaa-bujhaa kar rok le koi vo dekho jaa rahe hain ruuTh kar aahista aahista adaavat dil mein rakhnaa muskuraa kar guftugu karnaa sabhi ko aa gayaa hai ye hunar aahista aahista nimaT luun doston ki dosti se pahle ai 'hamza' to lungaa dushmanon ki bhi khabar aahista aahista"

"gila hai apne muqaddar ki be-hisi se hamein aur is se baDh ke shikaayat hai zindagi se hamein kabhi nigaar-e-lab-e-shoala-vash kaa zikr chalaa kabhi hisaar-e-gham-e-jaan milaa kisi se hamein kabhi thaa qurb mein ik iztiraab kaa aalam kabhi qaraar milaa teri be-rukhi se hamein kabhi malaal huaa iltifaat-e-paiham se kabhi khushi thi bahut tark-e-dosti se hamein kabhi gumaan ki ye duniyaa hai ik fareb-e-nazar yaqin bhi hai khudaa ke vajud hi se hamein hayaat-e-jehd-e-musalsal mein kyon hai sargardaan zaraa pataa to chale ilm-o-aagahi se hamein agarche dil ko mili thi naved-e-subh-e-jamaal najaat mil na saki shab ki tirgi se hamein khaDe hain dasht-e-balaa-khez mein barahna-paa milaa hai izn-e-safar jazba-e-khudi se hamein 'sabaa' ye kaun si manzil hai dasht-e-imkaan mein na aashnaa se gharaz hai na ajnabi se hamein"

"ek dariyaa saa musalsal hai ravaan jaante hain ham zamaane se zamaane ko yahaan jaante hain raah-e-haq par hamein rakhnaa hain akele hi qadam saath degaa na hamaaraa ye jahaan jaante hain ham ne jo baat kahi vo bhi na samjhi tum ne dost to dost ki khaamosh zabaan jaante hain laakh aaraaishein mil jaaein magar un ke baghair ghar na ho paaegaa ham se ye makaan jaante hain daa'vaa karte hain khudaa ko bhi samajhne kaa magar ham yahaan Thiik se khud ko bhi kahaan jaante hain jism ke zakhm to sab bhar gae kab ke lekin ruuh par ab bhi jo hain ham vo nishaan jaante hain 'aarzu' kyon ho hamein ‘umr-daraazi ki jab zindagi ham tire sab sud-o-ziyaan jaante hain"

"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"