baatein na kis ne ham ko kahin tere vaaste — Aish Dehlvi

"tu hi insaaf se kah jis kaa khafaa yaar rahe apne jiine se na kis tarah vo be-zaar rahe zakhm-e-dil chhile kabhi aur kabhi zakhm-e-jigar naakhun-e-dast-e-junun kab mire be-kaar rahe in jafaaon kaa maza tum ko chakhaa deveinge haan agar zinda ham ai charkh-e-jafaakaar rahe mai-kade mein hai baDi ye hi mughaan ki piiri ki bas us chashm-e-siyah-mast se hushyaar rahe jalte bhunte rahe ham bazm-e-butaan mein lekin shama saan us pe bhi sar dene ko tayyaar rahe yuun to kyaa khvaab mein bhi yaar kaa milnaa maalum apne gar aah yahi taala-e-bedaar rahe ek jaa siine mein un donon kaa rahnaa hai muhaal yaa ye dil hi rahe yaa aah-e-sharar-baar rahe us se dil khaak ho ummid-e-husul-e-matlab jis se ik bose pe sau tarah ki takraar rahe le ke paikaan se tire tiir bataa to qaatil khuun mein Duube nahin kab taa lab-e-sofaar rahe jins-e-dil aatish-e-ulfat mein jale jo chaahe par kisi tarah tiri garmi-e-baazaar rahe baazi-e-ishq mein chipke raho kyaa khaak kahein ek dil rakhte the paas apne so baar rahe aisaa dam naak mein aayaa hai ki ham raazi hain 'aish' gar siine mein is dil ke evaz khaar rahe"

"jo hotaa aah tiri aah-e-be-asar mein asar to kuchh to hotaa dil-e-shokh-e-fitnagar mein asar bas ik nigaah mein maa'shuq chhin lein hain dil khudaa ne un ki diyaa hai 'ajab nazar mein asar na chhoDi gham ne mire ik jigar mein khuun ki buund kahaan se ashk kaa ho kahiye chashm-e-tar mein asar ho us ke saath ye be-iltifaati-e-gul kyuun jo 'andalib ke ho naala-e-sahar mein asar kisi kaa qaul hai sach sang ko kare hai mom rakhaa hai khaas khudaa ne ye sim-o-zar mein asar jo aah ne falak-e-pir ko hilaa Daalaa to aap hi kahiye ki hegaa ye kis asar mein asar jo dekh le to jahannam ki phere bandh jaae hai meri aah ke vo ek ik sharar mein asar bigaaDein charkh se ham 'aish' kis bharose par na aah mein hai na soz-e-dil-o-jigar mein asar"

"meraa shikva tiri mahfil mein adu karte hain us pe bhi sabr ham ai arbada-ju karte hain mashq-e-bedaad-o-sitam karte hain gar vo to yahaan ham bhi bedaad o sitam sahne ki khu karte hain jaan hui hai nigah-e-naam pe un ki aashiq chaak dil taar-e-nazar se jo rafu karte hain be-sabaati chaman-e-dahr ki hai jin pe khuli havas-e-rang na vo khvaahish-e-bu karte hain aaj shamshir ba-kaf nikle hain vo dekhiye tar aab-e-shamshir se kis kis ke gulu karte hain hai rachi jin ke dimaaghon mein tiri zulf ki bu ambar o mushk ki kab bu ko vo bu karte hain mushk o ambar kaa unhein naam bhi lenaa hai nang yaar ki zulf-e-moambar ko jo bu karte hain chaak karte hain garebaan ko vahshat mein kabhi chaak-e-dil mein kabhu naakhun ko faru karte hain dekh saudaa-zada-e-ulfat-e-khubaan ai 'aish' vaadi-e-ishq mein kyaa kyaa tag-o-pu karte hain"

"kisi ki nek ho yaa bad jahaan mein khu nahin chhupti chhupaae laakh khushbu yaa koi badbu nahin chhupti zabaan par jab talak aati nahin albatta chhupti hai zabaan par jab ki aai baat ai gul-ru nahin chhupti yahaan to tujh ko sau parde lage hain ahl-e-taqvaa se bhalaa rindon se kyuun ai dukhtar-e-raz tu nahin chhupti saliqa kyaa kare is mein koi betaabi-e-jaan ko chhupaao sau tarah jab dil ho be-qaabu nahin chhupti hijaab us mein kahaan hai be-hijaabi jis ki aadat ho chhupaa kar laakh piive gar koi daaru nahin chhupti rukh-e-raushan ko tum kyuun chhoD kar zulfein chhupaate ho chamak rukh ki chhupaae se tah-e-gesu nahin chhupti ye riish o jubba o dastaar zaahid ki banaavaT hai tabiat be-takalluf jis ki ho yaksu nahin chhupti kalaam apnaa abas tu ahl-e-daanish se chhupaataa hai jahaan mein 'aish' tarz-e-shaair-e-khush-go nahin chhupti"

"dost jab dil saa aashnaa hi nahin ab hamein ghair kaa gila hi nahin jis kaa dil dard-aashnaa hi nahin us ke jiine kaa kuchh mazaa hi nahin ek dam ham se vo judaa hi nahin gar judaa ho to vo khudaa hi nahin aashnaai pe us ki mat jaanaa le ke dil phir vo aashnaa hi nahin khaak chhaani jahaan ki lekin dil-e-gum-gashta kaa pataa hi nahin laakh maashuq hain jahaan mein magar aah vo naaz vo adaa hi nahin sai-e-be-faaeda hai chaaragaro maraz-e-ishq ki davaa hi nahin dard-e-dil un se ham kahaa hi kiye par unhon ne kabhi sunaa hi nahin sar phiraataa hai kyuun abas naaseh meraa kahne mein dil rahaa hi nahin ab vo aae to aaein kyaa haasil taaqat-e-arz-e-muddaaa hi nahin main to kyaa gosh-e-charkh ne bhi 'aish' aisaa bedaad-gar sunaa hi nahin"

"aashiqon ko ai falak devegaa tu aazaar kyaa dushman-e-jaan un kaa thoDaa hai dil-e-bimaar kyaa rashk aave kyuun na mujh ko dekhnaa us ki taraf TakTaki baandhe hue hai rauzan-e-divaar kyaa aah ne to khema-e-gardun ko phunkaa dekhein ab rang laate hain hamaare dida-e-khun-baar kyaa murgh-e-dil ke vaaste ai ham-safiro kam hai kyuun kuchh qazaa ke tiir se tir-e-nigaah-e-yaar kyaa chal ke mai-khaane hi mein ab dil ko bahlaao zaraa 'aish' yaan baiThe hue karte ho tum begaar kyaa"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"