dil ki baat kyaa kahiye dil 'ajib basti hai — Aasi Ramnagri

"sar jhukaae sar-e-mahshar jo gunahgaar aae us ke andaaz pe rahmat ko na kyuun pyaar aae jaam-o-paimaana se mai-khaana se kyaa kaam use ho ke saaqi ki nigaahon se jo sarshaar aae di sadaa dil ne zaraa aur bhi dushvaar ho raah raaste jab bhi mire saamne hamvaar aae zindagi kyuun na mire maut pe un ki jo log muskuraate hue zindaan se sar-e-daar aae main ne tazin-e-chaman ke liye khuun apnaa diyaa paae phuul auron ne hisse mein mire khaar aae baankpan apni tabiat kaa kabhi kam na huaa saamne apne koi laakh tarah-daar aae aise jaan-baazon ki ban jaae na kyuun maut hayaat muskuraate hue 'aasi' jo sar-e-daar aae"

"dil ki dahliz suuni suuni hai ab tamannaaon ki baraat nahin jaa lagegaa safina saahil se naa-khudaa laakh apne saat nahin log phir kyuun khushi pe marte hain jaante hain use sabaat nahin din banegi na raat kis ne kahaa din na hogaa kabhi ye raat nahin itne tanhaa na the kabhi 'aasi' yaad bhi un ki ab to saat nahin"

"sarshaar huun saaqi ki aankhon ke tasavvur se hai koi gharaz mujh ko baada se na saaghar se is daur mein maikhaane kaa nazm niraalaa hai pi kar koi bahke ham ik jura ko bhi tarse kitne hain jo ik qatra se pyaas bujhaate hain sairaab nahin hote kuchh log samundar se hushiyaar bahut rahnaa hai aaj ke raahi ko jitnaa nahin rahzan se Dar utnaa hai rahbar se jurat ke dhani jo hain mai-khaana hi un kaa hai jurat na ho jis mein vo ik jaam ko bhi tarse us dil ko samajhnaa kuchh aasaan nahin pyaare ye sakht hai patthar se naazuk hai gul-e-tar se sochaa thaa na paimaana ab munh se lagaaungaa kyaa khair ho tauba ki jab ghir ke ghaTaa barse un se koi kah de vo khud apnaa muqaddar hain jo log gila karte hain apne muqaddar se"

"tujhe ham yaad har-dam ai sitam ijaad karte hain yunhi apne dil-e-naashaad ko ham shaad karte hain basaa kar ek duniyaa aaj ranj-o-yaas-o-hirmaan ki ham apne dil ke viraane ko phir aabaad karte hain asiri se hamein kuchh ho gai hai aisi unsiyyat qafas se chhuT kar bhi ham qafas ko yaad karte hain hamaari fitrat-e-mardaana ki tafrih hoti hai karam karte hain ham par aap gar bedaar karte hain"

"hain ahl-e-chaman hairaan ye kaisi bahaar aai hain phuul khile lekin hai rang na raanaai un ke rukh-e-rangin se is saaad-e-simin se phulon ne phaban paai suraj ne ziyaa paai sab mai-kade viraan hain sunsaan gulistaan hain kahne ko ghaTaa chhaai kahne ko bahaar aai madhoshi-o-masti kaa andaaz niraalaa hai mai rindon ne pi kam hi paimaanon se chhalkaai tanhaai mein rah kar bhi tanhaa nahin hote ham tanhaai mein yaadon ki jab chalti hai purvaai is daur mein jiinaa bhi kuchh kam nahin marne se naa-karda gunaahon ki jaise ho sazaa paai hanste hue marne ko tayyaar jo rahte hain aise hi jiyaalon ne jiine ki adaa paai is daur ke insaan kaa andaaz niraalaa hai apne ko adu samjhein ghairon se shanaasaai"

"di gai tartib-e-bazm-e-kun-fakaan mere liye ye zamin mere liye hai aasmaan mere liye didani hai khud hi apne dil ke zakhmon ki bahaar hech hai rangini-e-har-gulsitaan mere liye zauq-e-sajda chaahiye kaisaa haram kaisi kunisht aastaan-e-dost hai har aastaan mere liye jaada-e-mehr-o-vafaa mein mar ke zinda ho gayaa maut hai meri hayaat-e-jaavidaan mere liye azm-e-kaamil ko mire har-gaam par manzil mili ban gaiin dushvaariyaan aasaaniyaan mere liye ho mubaarak hazrat-e-zaahid ko firdaus-e-jinaan hai dayaar-e-dost khuld-e-jaavedaan mere liye ham-navaaon ko mubaarak halqa-e-zulf-e-butaan muztarib zindaan mein hongi beDiyaan mere liye"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"