giraan guzarne lagaa daur-e-intizaar mujhe — Asad Bhopali

"ahl-e-dil mushkil mein hain ahl-e-nazar mushkil mein hain aaj main kyaa mere saare ham-safar mushkil mein hain zindagi ki uljhanon kaa kyaa mudaavaa kijiye zakhm baDhte jaa rahe hain chaara-gar mushkil mein hain ye sukut-e-shab ye zulmat aur ham shorida-sar rukhsat ai zindaan tire divaar-o-dar mushkil mein hain vo bahut achchhe hain tum jin ki nazar mein kuchh nahin ham ko dekho ham tumhein pahchaan kar mushkil mein hain"

"na saathi hai na manzil kaa pata hai mohabbat raasta hi raasta hai vafaa ke naam par barbaad ho kar vafaa ke naam se dil kaanptaa hai main ab tere sivaa kis ko pukaarun muqaddar so gayaa gham jaagtaa hai vo sab kuchh jaan kar anjaan kyuun hain sunaa hai dil ko dil pahchaantaa hai ye aansu DhunDtaa hai teraa daaman musaafir apni manzil jaantaa hai"

"kuchh bhi ho vo ab dil se judaa ho nahin sakte ham mujrim-e-tauhin-e-vafaa ho nahin sakte ai mauj-e-havaadis tujhe maalum nahin kyaa ham ahl-e-mohabbat hain fanaa ho nahin sakte itnaa to bataa jaao khafaa hone se pahle vo kyaa karein jo tum se khafaa ho nahin sakte ik aap kaa dar hai miri duniyaa-e-aqidat ye sajde kahin aur adaa ho nahin sakte ahbaab pe divaane 'asad' kaisaa bharosa ye zahr bhare ghunT ravaa ho nahin sakte"

"jab apne pairahan se khushbu tumhaari aai ghabraa ke bhuul baiThe ham shikva-e-judaai fitrat ko zid hai shaayad duniyaa-e-rang-o-bu se kaanTon ki umr aakhir kaliyon ne kyuun na paai allaah kyaa huaa hai zom-e-khud-etamaadi kuchh log de rahe hain haalaat ki duhaai ghunchon ke dil bajaae khilne ke shaq hue hain ab ke baras na jaane kaisi bahaar aai is zindagi kaa ab tum jo chaaho naam rakh do jo zindagi tumhaare jaane ke baad aai"

"do-jahaan se maavaraa ho jaaegaa jo tire gham mein fanaa ho jaaegaa dard jab dil se judaa ho jaaegaa saaz-e-hasti be-sadaa ho jaaegaa dekhiye ahd-e-vafaa achchhaa nahin marnaa jiinaa saath kaa ho jaaegaa be-natija hai khayaal-e-tark-e-raah phir kisi din saamnaa ho jaaegaa ab Thahar jaa yaad-e-jaanaan ro to luun farz-e-tanhaai adaa ho jaaegaa lahza lahza rakh khayaal-e-husn-e-dost lamha lamha kaam kaa ho jaaegaa zauq-e-azm-e-baa-amal darkaar hai aag mein bhi raasta ho jaaegaa apni jaanib jab nazar uTh jaaegi zarra zarra aaina ho jaaegaa"

"ishq ko jab husn se nazrein milaanaa aa gayaa khud-ba-khud ghabraa ke qadmon mein zamaana aa gayaa jab khayaal-e-yaar dil mein vaalehaana aa gayaa lauT kar guzraa huaa kaafir zamaana aa gayaa khushk aankhein phiki phiki si hansi nazron mein yaas koi dekhe ab mujhe aansu bahaanaa aa gayaa ghuncha o gul maah o anjum sab ke sab bekaar the aap kyaa aae ki phir mausam suhaanaa aa gayaa main bhi dekhun ab tiraa zauq-e-junun-e-bandagi le jabin-e-shauq un kaa aastaana aa gayaa husn-e-kaafir ho gayaa aamaada-e-tark-e-jafaa phir 'asad' meri tabaahi kaa zamaana aa 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"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"

"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"

"aakhiri hal thaa yahi pesh-e-nazar jaane diyaa ek gahri saans li phir khvaab mar jaane diyaa saarbaanaa de gavaahi mujh ko pyaari thi anaa rakh liyaa zaad-e-safar aur ham-safar jaane diyaa hazrat-e-naaseh ki khush-uftaadgi pe daad hai khud jidhar se aae the sab ko udhar jaane diyaa is harim-e-naaz mein yuun be-mahaabaa guftugu kuchh bharam rakkhaa to hotaa tum ko gar jaane diyaa tujh ko rokaa jaa rahaa thaa raushni thi jab talak shaam ke Dhalte samay suraj ko ghar jaane diyaa aankh sapne dekhti thi aansuon se kyon bhari chaahti to puchh leti main magar jaane diyaa dostaa qismat na ho to koshishein bekaar hain sabr kaa paimaana ham ne khud hi bhar jaane diyaa dil musir thaa baarhaa kuchh jaanchne ko ruk gae aakhirash us ne hamein baar-e-digar jaane diyaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"tire jamaal se ham runumaa nahin hue hain chamak rahe hain magar aaina nahin hue hain dhaDak rahaa hai tu ik ism ki hai ye barakat vagarna vaaqiye is dil mein kyaa nahin hue hain bataa na paaein to khud tum samajh hi jaao ki ham bilaa javaaz to be-maajraa nahin hue hain tiraa kamaal ki aankhon mein kuchh zabaan pe kuchh hamein to moajize aise ataa nahin hue hain ye mat samajh ki koi tujh se munharif hi nahin abhi ham ahl-e-junun lab-kushaa nahin hue hain ba-naam-e-zauq-e-sukhan khud-numaai aap karein ham is maraz mein abhi mubtalaa nahin hue hain hami vo jin kaa safar maavaraa-e-vaqt-o-vajud hami vo khud se kabhi jo rihaa nahin hue hain khud-aagahi bhi khaDi maangti hai apnaa hisaab junun ke qarz bhi ab tak adaa nahin hue hain kisi ne dil jo dukhaayaa kabhi to ham 'irfaan' udaas ho gae lekin khafaa nahin hue hain"