har shaakh-e-gul ko be-sar-o-saamaan banaa diyaa — Aasi Aarwi

"na aanaa thaa na aayaa aane vaalaa gayaa duniyaa se aakhir jaane vaalaa chhupaao laakh tum apne ko lekin tumhein paa kar rahegaa paane vaalaa mohabbat ko samajh se vaasta kyaa kaho ab chup rahe samjhaane vaalaa yahaan be-sud hai zikr-e-gham-e-dil yahaan koi nahin gham khaane vaalaa mujhe to hai gharaz insaaniyat se haram vaalaa ho yaa but-khaane vaalaa samajhne vaalaa ab koi nahin hai jise dekho vo hai samjhaane vaalaa hazaaron milte hain gham dene vaale koi miltaa nahin gham khaane vaalaa sabhi kaa tum to gham khaate ho 'aasi' tumhaaraa kaun hai gham khaane vaalaa"

"kyaa puchhte ho haal-e-dil-e-be-qaraar aaj jo kal thi hai vo gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar aaj us paikar-e-jafaa ko na kos ai dil-e-hazin teri tarah hai vo bhi bahut be-qaraar aaj mere hi dam se rah gayaa mai-khaane mein bharam varna janaab-e-shaikh ko miltaa udhaar aaj us ne likhaa hai bahr-ayaadat kal aaeinge jiine bhi degaa mujh ko dil-e-be-qaraar aaj kis mast ki duaa hui maqbul-e-baargaah aayaa hai jhuum jhuum ke abr-e-bahaar aaj mere liye kahin bhi jahaan mein sukun nahin le kar kahaan chalaa hai dil-e-be-qaraar aaj us gul ne jaane kyaa mire baare mein kah diyaa guzri hai mujh se kaT ke nasim-e-bahaar aaj ye faiz hai 'tabib'-o-'qatil' aur 'zaar' kaa 'aasi' jo shaairon mein hai teraa shumaar aaj"

"chaahe jo haal bhi ho un ki nazar hone tak ham jiye jaaeinge aahon mein asar hone tak be-khudi naam hai ehsaas-e-khudi kaa shaayad varna kuchh aur thaa mansur khabar hone tak sabr se kaam le ai dil is andhere se na Dar zulmat-e-shab hai sapedi-e-sahar hone tak jab jo chaahein vo kahein apne ko vaaiz lekin bartari mujh ko to haasil hai bashar hone tak haae vo husn-e-yaqin aah vo ummid-e-karam muntazir thaa tiraa bimaar sahar hone tak yuun to jiinaa hai ba-har-haal magar ai 'aasi' zindagi asl mein hai soz-e-jigar hone tak"

"dekhaa hai ik nazar unhein anjaam jo bhi ho qismat mein apni ai dil-e-naakaam jo bhi ho meri nazar pe saaraa zamaana hai mo'tariz lekin vo ik adaa hai lab-e-baam jo bhi ho imkaan phir rihaai ki kartaa hai koshishein murgh-e-balaa-nasib tah-e-daam jo bhi ho kuchh in-o-aan ko dakhl nahin raah-e-ishq mein ab un kaa mere vaaste paighaam jo bhi ho aankhon mein vaqt-e-did kuchh aansu zarur the ham par ab is ke vaaste ilzaam jo bhi ho kahtaa hai dil ki baat magar apne sher mein qismat kaa maaraa 'aasi'-e-gumnaam jo bhi ho"

"dayaar-e-ishq mein vaaiz khirad kaa kaam nahin udhar na bhuul ke jaanaa vo raah-e-aam nahin vo subh subh nahin hai vo shaam shaam nahin ki jis mein un ki taraf se koi payaam nahin vo raah-rau huun ki manzil nahin qayaam nahin talaash-e-dost mein kuchh qaid-e-subh-o-shaam nahin ye kaif-e-ishq hai vaqti surur-e-jaam nahin tiri tarah miraa naaseh khayaal khaam nahin nigaah-e-qahr kaa markaz thaa kaun mahfil mein huzur kahte hain teraa koi maqaam nahin ye falsafa ye siyaasat ye hikmat-o-daanish kahaan kahaan miri khaatir kamand-o-daam nahin vo dars dete hain akhlaaq kaa ab ai 'aasi' salaam kijiye jin ko to lein salaam nahin"

"tiri barbaadiyon kaa zikr bazm-e-dil-braan tak hai kahaan ki baat hai ai dil magar pahunchi kahaan tak hai tu kyaa jaane mohabbat ke maze ai naaseh-e-naadaan pahunch tiri nigaahon ki faqat sud-o-ziyaan tak hai ham insaan hain magar takhliq-e-aalaa hain ki ai hamdam hamaare auj kaa charchaa zamin se aasmaan tak hai mohabbat aazmaati hai mohabbat karne vaalon ko ye sakhti ai dil-e-betaab tujh par imtihaan tak hai jahaan mein vaise to jiite hain sab lekin jo sach puchho maza jiine kaa duniyaa mein bahaar-e-dostaan tak hai koi jab dost kahtaa hai to sun letaa huun ai 'aasi' ki ab to dosti is ahd mein husn-e-bayaan tak hai"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"