ik junun be-misaal chaahtaa huun — Mohammad Daood Mohsin

"ham se lamhaat khushi ke bhi sanbhaale na gae dard par dard uThe aur vo Taale na gae maut se kam hain kahaan talkh ye mere din raat gham-e-furqat ke vo riste hue chhaale na gae khud ko mansub kiyaa naam tumhaare ham ne naz' ke vaqt bhi tum dil se nikaale na gae ghota-zan hote rahe bahr-e-tafakkur mein magar ham se asraar ke moti bhi khangaale na gae un ki yaadon ke thapeDon se nahin ham ko najaat ashk ke sail kabhi ham se sanbhaale na gae dard-o-gham ranj-o-alam karb-o-khalish ai 'mohsin' barq ki tarh gire aur ye Taale na gae"

"khud ko ummid ki nagri mein uThaa le jaao niind ke kuche se kuchh khvaab churaa le jaao apnaa kirdaar har ik vaqt sanbhaale jaao ham buzurgon ki bhi thoDi si du'aa le jaao jab chale aae ho is shahr-e-siyah-kaar mein tum 'aib har shakhs ke siine mein chhupaa le jaao khair ki raah dikhaate raho tufaanon ko biphri maujon ko bhi us samt bahaa le jaao ek lamhe mein pighal jaaeinge patthar 'mohsin' un pe tum apni vafaaon ki ghaTaa le jaao"

"hujum-e-gham ki vo saughaat yaad aati hai lahu ke ashkon ki baaraat yaad aati hai laraztaa dil hai judaai ki saa'aton se miraa vo qahr-e-hijr ki barsaat yaad aati hai charaagh dil ke sabhi jhilmilaane lagte hain shab-e-visaal ki har baat yaad aati hai mai-e-visaal se sarshaar the kabhi ham bhi nasha luTaati hui raat yaad aati hai vafaa-shi'aar hai 'mohsin' use to har ik pal 'inaayaton ki vo har baat yaad aati hai"

"kaisaa andher kar gayaa suraj jaane ab kis Dagar gayaa suraj un ke chehre ki taabnaaki se ho ke hairaan Thahar gayaa suraj pi ke har barg-o-gul ki raa'naai aaj kitnaa nikhar gayaa suraj kis ne dikhlaayaa us ko aaina apne chehre se Dar gayaa suraj ham sunaate rahe khari us ko resha resha bikhar gayaa suraj gham nahin ab mujhe koi 'mohsin' mere aangan utar gayaa suraj"

"khush-kalaami kaa miri anjaam ab bhi yaad hai mere ehsaanon kaa har in'aam ab bhi yaad hai raahat-e-dil raahat-e-jaan paikar-e-gulnaar thaa yaad hai vo shokhi-e-gulfaam ab bhi yaad hai bevafaai kar ke bhi vo ho gae hain naamvar be-sabab ham ho gae badnaam ab bhi yaad hai dil ke kuche mein dabe paanv chali aati hai yaad nim-vaa aankhon kaa vo paighaam ab bhi yaad hai muflis-o-naadaar faaqa-kash the ham paivand-kaar aur kitne the hamaare naam ab bhi yaad hai ik zaraa si baat par 'mohsin' vo us kaa ruThnaa kitni afsurda thi ik ik shaam ab bhi yaad hai"

"chaandi ki naav sone ki patvaar dekh kar khud ko Dubone aa gae manjhdaar dekh kar bas ik nigaah-e-naaz 'ajab kaam kar gai jiitaa huun un ki aankhon mein iqraar dekh kar ashkon mein Dhal ke bah gayaa kaajal shab-e-firaaq vo yuun machal gayaa mire ash'aar dekh kar jis ki muravvaton kaa bharosa nahin koi biktaa hai kaun aisaa kharidaar dekh kar qaaem hai is tarah miraa 'azm-e-safar abhi chaltaa rahaa huun vaqt ki raftaar dekh kar ai paikar-e-tilism tiri sehr-kaariyaan Dartaa huun tere husn kaa shahkaar dekh kar maaraa huaa hai aaj bhi 'mohsin' khulus kaa dil haartaa hai vo nigah-e-yaar dekh kar"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"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"