jaan jaae agar to jaane de — Mohsin Asrar

"khvaab ko surat-e-haalaat banaa jaataa hai dil ko aanaa ho to be-vaqt bhi aa jaataa hai ho ke naaraaz na jaae koi mehmaan varna ghar se vasf-e-dar-o-divaar chalaa jaataa hai aankh se aankh milaanaa to sukhan mat karnaa Tok dene se kahaani kaa mazaa jaataa hai Thiik kahte ho ki aaseb-zada hotaa hai ishq mere andar bhi koi shor machaa jaataa hai pyaar aa jaae to phir pyaar hi kiije varna jis tarah aataa hai us tarah chalaa jaataa hai main to har faisla hi kartaa huun apne haq mein par koi adl ki zanjir hilaa jaataa hai umr-e-rafta mein tujhe yaad kahaan kartaa huun bas zaraa yuun hi tiraa dhyaan saa aa jaataa hai koi paagal mujhe kahtaa hai to kyaa hai 'mohsin' ek paagal ko to paagal hi kahaa jaataa hai"

"mujhe malaal bhi us ki taraf se hotaa hai magar ye haal bhi us ki taraf se hotaa hai main TuTtaa bhi huun aur khud hi juD bhi jaataa huun ki ye kamaal bhi us ki taraf se hotaa hai pukaartaa bhi vahi hai mujhe safar ke liye safar muhaal bhi us ki taraf se hotaa hai javaab detaa hai mere har ik savaal kaa vo magar savaal bhi us ki taraf se hotaa hai vo mere haal se mujh ko hi be-khabar kar de ye ehtimaal bhi us ki taraf se hotaa hai main us ke hijr mein kyuun TuuT kar nahin royaa ye ik savaal bhi us ki taraf se hotaa hai jab aagahi mujhe gumraah karti hai 'mohsin' junun bahaal bhi us ki taraf se hotaa hai"

"der se so kar uThne vaalo taDpo lekin shor na ho tum ko haq hai aainon ko toDo lekin shor na ho ham-saae kaa sukh to us ke khvaab kaa puuraa honaa hai tum par riqqat taari ho to ro lo lekin shor na ho shaam Dhale parvaaz simaT kar shaakhon par aa jaati hai apni aankhein raahguzar mein rakkho lekin shor na ho divaane bhi ahl-e-samaaat ki khidmat kar sakte hain dil honTon par aa jaae to bolo lekin shor na ho 'mohsin' kis ko fursat hai jo tesha le kar aae yahaan apne but ko apne haath se toDo lekin shor na ho"

"guzar chukaa hai zamaana visaal karne kaa ye koi vaqt hai tere kamaal karne kaa buraa na maan jo pahlu badal rahaa huun main miraa tariqa hai ye arz-e-haal karne kaa mujhe udaas na kar varna saakh TuTegi nahin hai tajraba mujh ko malaal karne kaa talaash kar mire andar vajud ko apne iraada chhoD mujhe paaemaal karne kaa ye ham jo ishq mein bimaar paDte rahte hain ye ik sabab hai taalluq bahaal karne kaa ajiib shakhs thaa lauTaa gayaa miraa sab kuchh muaavza na liyaa dekh-bhaal karne kaa phir is ke baad hamesha hi chup rahe 'mohsin' khiraaj denaa paDaa arz-e-haal karne kaa"

"kaar-e-aasaan ko dushvaar banaa jaataa hai vaahima koi bhi ho kaam dikhaa jaataa hai khulne lagte hain nigaahon pe jab asraar-o-rumuz dil mujhe le ke kahin aur chalaa jaataa hai ghar mein rahnaa miraa goyaa use manzur nahin jab bhi aataa hai nayaa kaam bataa jaataa hai saada rakhne se sadaa detaa hai qirtaas mujhe lafz likh duun to miri saakh giraa jaataa hai ishq ne aisaa banaayaa hai jahaan-daar mujhe har khasaara miri sochon mein samaa jaataa hai aao ham pahle taalluq ko samajh lein 'mohsin' ranjishein hon to maraasim kaa mazaa jaataa hai"

"sataataa vo agar fitrat se haT ke to patthar maartaa main bhi palaT ke jo main ne intizaar-e-yaar khinchaa miraa ghar ban gai duniyaa simaT ke bahut kuchh hai nafas ki anjuman mein magar main ji rahaa huun sab se haT ke main un khaamoshiyon mein rah rahaa huun jahaan aati hain aavaazein palaT ke diye ki lau zaraa jo Dagmagaai zamin par aasmaan aayaa jhapaT ke ye sach hai main vahi huun tu vahi hai magar ab saans le kuchh duur haT ke guzaaraa din mashaqqat karte karte guzaari raat patthar se lipaT ke tire baare mein soche jaa rahaa huun magar ab lag rahe hain dil ko jhaTke"

"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"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"