dost ban kar aae koi aur gale hans kar lage — G. R. Vashishth

"phir is ke baad to saat aasmaan udaas rahe vo chaahtaa thaa meraa saaebaan udaas rahe kise paDi hai ki kyaa baat thi ki har koi bahut hi khush thaa jahaan ham vahaan udaas rahe to kyaa huaa jo bichhaDne kaa gham nahin thaa use tum apni socho na tum bhi kahaan udaas rahe koi hanse mire aage to ronaa aataa hai main huun udaas to saaraa jahaan udaas rahe main jal rahaa huun ye hansne ki baat hai koi use kaho ki ye meraa dhuaan udaas rahe ye meraa dil hai ki har rang sokh letaa hai na aae koi bhi vo jo yahaan udaas rahe"

"is se pahle ki sahaaron ko tu aadat kar le dil baghair us ke sambhalne ki bhi himmat kar le fan-e-yakjaai kaa maahir koi aae tab tak hai koi jo mire TukDon ki hifaazat kar le kitnaa saada hai tu is mein bhi razaa chaahtaa hai mujh ko barbaad karegaa hai ijaazat kar le niind ne maan liyaa jo miri aankhon ke khilaaf tere khvaabon ne kahaa thaa ki baghaavat kar le kitnaa aasaan hai hunar aankh ki dushvaari kaa zindagi bhar jise ronaa ho mohabbat kar le"

"main shaair huun to kyaa rotaa rahungaa lahu ke daagh hi dhotaa rahungaa zamin aankhon ki ho jaaegi banjar musalsal khvaab agar botaa rahungaa teri zulfein nahin hongi to phir main shajar ki chhaanv kaa hotaa rahungaa ye kab sochaa thaa jab kho jaaoge tum jise bhi paaungaa khotaa rahungaa teri aankhein khuleingi tab talak to main yuun so jaaungaa sotaa rahungaa"

"kabhi Daraae kabhi khud hi Darne lagti hai hayaat harakat-e-atfaal karne lagti hai main tang aa ke jahaan se jo dekhtaa huun tujhe meri nazar ki thakaavaT utarne lagti hai meri ragon mein lahu shor ban ke dauDtaa hai mere labon pe khamoshi Thaharne lagti hai main apne kamre mein cigarette piitaa rahtaa huun dhuaan dhuaan teri surat ubharne lagti hai vo jis gali se guzartaa hai us gali ki khabar tamaam galiyon se ho kar guzar ne lagti hai kisi ki ruuh ko dil se lagaae rahtaa huun kisi ke jism ki chaahat mukarne lagti hai"

"jo chaahiye thaa vo na milaa aasmaan se Thukraa ke lauT aae sitaaron ko shaan se ye soch kar ke chhaanv mein baiThaa na main kabhi TuuTe na hausla tiraa meri thakaan se talvon ko chaaTne se har ik kaam ban paDaa mehnat na de saki vo jo paayaa zabaan se lekin vo zakhm bhar gayaa dahshat nahin gai sab shab aane lagtaa hai us ke nishaan se ham se zaraa saa aage agar ho bhi tum to kyaa ham apne aap se bane tum khaandaan se lauTaa jo khaali haath to main muskuraa diyaa ummid bhi nahin thi tere aastaan se ai dil tu raah-e-ishq ki Thokar se le sabaq jo ho gayaa so ho gayaa aainda dhyaan se sar se bhaTak rahaa hai tumhaaraa har ek lafz dil kyaa sunegaa jo na sunaa jaae kaan se"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"

"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"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"