ek patjhaD saa hai lagaa mujh mein — Ashu Mishra

"tujh ko andaaze nahin raah ki dushvaari ke ham to qaail hain tiri qaafila-saalaari ke ye tire saath mein rone se khulaa hai mujh par hain tiri aankh mein sab ashk adaakaari ke bevafaai bhi agar ki to bataayaa us ko main ne aadaab nibhaae hain vafaadaari ke jashn main ne bhi manaayaa thaa shajar kaTne kaa us ne vo faaede ginvaae mujhe aari ke dasht kaa dasht jin aankhon pe luTaa baiThaa thaa ham bhi pichhe the usi aahu-e-taataari ke ab mujhe yaad nahin pairahan-e-ishq-o-vafaa haan magar naqsh tire vasl ki gul-kaari ke"

"ek patthar rakh liyaa hai sina-e-sad-chaak par zabt kaa pahra lagaayaa dida-e-namnaak par kaun hai jis par nahin khultaa miraa dast-e-hunar kis ki miTTi ek muddat se rakhi hai chaak par chaar din mein hi haqiqat ki zamin par aa giraa chaar din mein bhi uDaa thaa ishq ke aflaak par ye khizaan peDon se patte dil se khushiyaan le gai zor kuchh bhi chal na paayaa mausam-e-saffaak par saanehe paDte raheinge sach ke raste mein hazaar ungliyaan uThti raheingi lahja-e-bebaak par jo bhi aayaa vo tiri aankhon kaa ho ke rah gayaa ye bhanvar ab tak na khul paae kisi tairaak par"

"us ki qurbat mein huaa hai ye khasaaraa meraa aap paDh lijiye har aankh mein qissa meraa har nai saans pe bantaa huun bigaD jaataa huun ye havaa khatm hi kar de na tamaasha meraa ab to honTon pe kabhi phuul bhi khil jaate hain aap ne in dinon dekhaa nahin chehra meraa main ne ro ro ke use ghair kaa hone na diyaa us balaa-khez ko zanjir thaa girya meraa ab nae dasht mujhe dekh ke Dar jaate hain meri vahshat ne baDhaa rakkhaa hai rutba meraa"

"shahr-e-taarik ke jalte hue manzar dekho qahqahe maar ke hanstaa hai sitamgar dekho sukhe patton ko zaraa aag dikhaa do baDh kar aur phir aag ko ummid se baDh kar dekho pahle dekho ki ye shishe kaa nagar bach jaae vaqt mil jaae to pheinke gae patthar dekho haq ki baatein mire haakim ko buri lagti hain phir bhi kahtaa huun ki aavaaz uThaa kar dekho chashm-e-namnaak miri khushk huaa chaahti hain maazarat dost koi aur samundar dekho"

"aise khulte hain falak par ye sitaare shab ke jis tarah phuul hon saare ye bahaar-e-shab ke teri tasvir banaa kar tiri zulfon ke liye ham ne kaaghaz pe kai rang utaare shab ke vo musavvir jo banaataa hai sahar kaa chehra us se kahnaa ki abhi dard ubhaare shab ke kyaa kisi shakhs ki hijrat mein jali hain raatein kyuun sharaaron se chamakte hain sitaare shab ke ye tire hijr ne tohfe mein diye hain ham ko ye jo maasum se rishte hain hamaare shab ke ek muddat se hamein niind na aai 'aashu' umr ik kaaT di ham ne bhi sahaare shab ke"

"laakhon ki bhiiD mein bhi koi ham-nafas na ho allaah teri khalq kaa matlab qafas na ho rang-e-jamaal-e-ishq se kunachi bhari ho par tasvir khinchne ke liye canvas na ho kahiye ki kaise dil lage aisi jagah jahaan baatein to be-hisaab hon baaton mein ras na ho main ishq kar rahaa huun magar sochtaa bhi huun pichhle baras jo ho chukaa ab ke baras na ho hairat hai ek umr ki baarish ke baavajud aankhon mein koi shakl hai jo Tas se mas na ho 'mishraa' ji aise shakhs se rahte hain dur-dur jis mein ki rang-e-ishq ho rang-e-havas na ho"

"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"

"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"

"kaaba-e-dil ko agar Dhaaiyegaa yaad rakhiye ki sazaa paaiyegaa yaad mein meri jo ghabraaiyegaa meri turbat pe chale aaiyegaa thoDi taklif sahi aane mein do ghaDi baiTh ke uTh jaaiyegaa yaad dilvaa ke vo agli baatein bhari mahfil mein na rulvaaiyegaa haal-e-dil kahiye to farmaate hain bakte bakte miraa sar khaaiyegaa yak zaraa aap ko ham dekh to lein baiThiye baiThiye phir jaaiyegaa ye 'haqir' aap se Darne kaa nahin aankhein bas ghair ko dikhlaaiyegaa"