khudaa gar mere haathon mein dilaase ki chilam bhartaa — 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"

"ek patjhaD saa hai lagaa mujh mein phir koi gul nahin khilaa mujh mein zabt mein mubtalaa miri aankhein ek dariyaa saa sukhtaa mujh mein ghar ki khiDki se jhonkne vaalaa meri aankhon se jhaanktaa mujh mein dil-shikasta mein bhar gai silan koi shiddat se ro rahaa mujh mein teri yaadein bhi kar gaiin hijrat ab to kuchh bhi nahin bachaa mujh mein"

"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"

"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"

"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"