dil ki rudaad dil-lagi na sahi — Ashraf Rafi

"har ek rukh se mujhe lutf-e-justuju aae zaraa vo aur qarib-e-rag-e-gulu aae maaal-e-naaz-e-khudi kyaa hai ye to samjhaa duun jise ho naaz-e-khudi mere ru-ba-ru aae baghair izn hi saaqi ne kar liyaa qabza hamaare vaaste jab saaghar-o-subu aae qadam qadam pe hai khuddaari-e-hayaat kaa Dar miri zabaan pe kyaa harf-e-aarzu aae tiri fazaa-e-mohabbat ho khush-gavaar itni nafas nafas se khulus-o-vafaa ki bu aae hamaare dil mein adaavat rahegi kyaa 'ashraf' nazar jhukaae hue jab koi adu aae"

"nahin shuur-e-nazar kisi mein hazaaron gham hain miri hansi mein nahin hai meaar koi baaqi na dushmani mein na dosti mein na chheD un ko ai jazba-e-dil vo ro paDeinge hansi hansi mein payambar-e-tirgi bhi ik din zarur aaeinge raushni mein zaraa koi raahbar se kah de ki raaz-e-manzil hai gumrahi mein mazaaq-e-mahfil giraa huaa hai na TuuTe dil koi dil-lagi mein bujhi hui shama saath le kar bhaTak rahe hain vo tirgi mein khudaa kaa irfaan yahi hai 'ashraf' ki lutf aa jaae bandagi mein"

"aai bahaarein mahkaa gulshan kaliyaan chaTkin murjhaayaa man man hi man mein yaad ke jhule aankhon aankhon barse saavan har taaraa hai ik chingaari raat andheri kaali naagan har daston mein un ki murat zarra zarra jaise darpan dil mein basein aankhon mein biraajein ghar hai jis kaa us kaa aangan jitni pag se duur hai dharti itne man ke paas hain saajan aas niraas ke sab dhoke mein kaisi duuri kaisaa darshan kis kaa shikva kijiye 'ashraf' apnaa man hai apnaa dushman"

"ahd-e-vafaa na yaad dilaaein to kyaa karein ham un ko haal-e-dil na sunaain to kyaa karein jin se nahin hai aap ki manzil ko vaasta un raaston se lauT na jaaein to kyaa karein vo har taraf hain samt ki jab qaid hi nahin dair-o-haram mein sar na jhukaaein to kyaa karein mohkam hai rabt-e-ishq to nazdik-o-dur kyaa aaein to kyaa karein vo na aaein to kyaa karein maanaa ki ham ko taab-e-nazar hai na shauq-e-did rukh se vo khud hi parda uThaaein to kyaa karein 'ashraf' ko thaa amal se ziyaada karam pe naaz kaam aa gai hain us ki khataaein to kyaa karein"

"talkhi-e-mai se sarkhushi liije kam se kam ek baar pi liije shama ki tarah ro ke jiinaa kyaa phuul ki tarah hans ke ji liije kuchh to liije bahaar-e-hasti se na sahi phuul pankhuDi lijiye ishq ki rifatein na hon rusvaa daaman-e-chaak-chaak si liije maut is daur mein nahin mushkil hausla hai to zindagi liije sher mein log kyaa nahin kahte aap 'ashraf' ki baat hi liije"

"qahr-e-mujassam husn-e-mukarram aap hi shoala aap hi shabnam aap na aae ye bhi na sochaa bazm mein kitne dil hue pur-gham maan bhi lete un ki baatein lekin kuchh aavaaz thi maddham aap ye aakhir kyon hain pashemaan aap se kuchh shaaki to nahin ham yuun na jataao apni baDaai aap ki hasti khud hai musallam gunjti hain ab tak kaanon mein baatein un ki thiin yaa sargam sun na sake 'ashraf' vo hamaari baat thi sachchi ho gae barham"

"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"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"