koi duaa na koi chaaragar sambhaalegaa — Abdussalam Asim

"ashaar mein mafhum fasaane mein kahaani mat DhunD ki uljhaate hain alfaaz-o-maaani sad shukr vo taabir se mashrut nahin thiin bachpan mein sunaa karte the jo khvaab kahaani vo zindagi jo paane aur khone se sivaa ho zeb us ko nahin deti kabhi marsiya-khvaani fitrat ke taqaaze pe na kar raah-e-amal band iqbaal ki ye baat kisi ne bhi na maani takmil-e-junun ab bhi hai is misre se mashrut ai chaand mubaarak ho tujhe raat suhaani khush-haaliyaan dehli ki bajaa aaj bhi lekin yaad aati hai kalkatte ki vo shokh javaani pardes mein bas zehn se aabaad hai 'aasim' dil se nahin kar paayaa kabhi naql-e-makaani"

"shikva-haa-e-gham-e-jahaan se bachein aa ki ham sai-e-raaigaan se bachein aa ki samjhein zamin ki khush-sababi be-sabab khauf-e-aasmaan se bachein chhin le jo yaqin ki taufiq laaziman aise har gumaan se bachein saal bhar dil lagaaein paDhne mein raat din fikr-e-imtihaan se bachein jo bilaa tabsira paDhi jaae ishq ki aisi daastaan se bachein"

"kisi ke dukh se na kar sukh kashid tauba kar ubhar na vaqt kaa ban kar yazid tauba kar fasil-e-zaat se baahar nikal ki ye duniyaa tire bharam se hai mutlaq baiid tauba kar nigaah-e-shauq ko jalve se yuun na rakh mahrum hai shirk jurat-e-inkaar-e-did tauba kar ki nazm-e-mai-kada rindon ki taab laa na sake baDhaa na tishnagi itni shadid tauba kar jo nazm-o-nasr kaa hai farq us ko qaaem rakh adab ki kar na yuun miTTi palid tauba kar jahaan-e-nau mein ajaaib-gharon ki zinat hain tamaam ghaazi tamaami shahid tauba kar najaat ke liye mohlat bachi hai kam ab aur na kar zamir ki baia-o-kharid tauba kar"

"akhbaar kyaa ki apni bhi khair-o-khabar se duur kuchh roz chal ke rahte hain fikr-o-nazar se duur pahle thiin raatein ghair-zaruri safar se duur ab din guzaarnaa nahin aasaan ghar se duur shab se sahar se shaam se pichhle pahar se duur har justuju hai jaise guzar se basar se duur rakh zehn ko futur se aur dil ko Dar se duur matlub hai shuur ko rakhnaa jo shar se duur har tarah ke gurez hazar aur mafar se duur aa chal ke dekhein ab kisi sidhi Dagar se duur az khud nahin ye saare musakhkhar nazar se duur ham din mein shams aur hain shab mein qamar se duur"

"kitaab-e-shauq mein in band baab aankhon ko na sahl jaan miri jaan khvaab aankhon ko main ab bhi paDhtaa huun tazin-e-sher-o-fan ke liye tamaam raat tiri khush-nisaab aankhon ko qalam amaanat-e-haq thaa so likh diyaa main ne shagufta lams labon ko sharaab aankhon ko ye faaslon ki haqiqat ye qurbaton kaa tilism azaab hain ye taalluq ke khvaab aankhon ko khamoshiyon ki bhi apni zabaan hoti hai ki mil hi jaataa hai 'aasim' javaab aankhon ko"

"kahne ko ho chukaa huun main faarigh-ba-rozgaar aalaam-e-rozgaar se mumkin nahin faraar jis dil pe sirf meraa hi haq honaa chaahiye vo ab bhi mere paas hai par vaqf-e-intishaar kal bhi thaa aur kal bhi rahegaa bahar-lihaaz raah-e-safar kaa hissa chaman-zaar khaar-zaar mausam hai fasl-e-gul kaa magar dil ke baagh mein hain Tahniyaan udaas to shaakhein hain be-bahaar khaazin huun nazm-o-nasr ke sarmaae kaa magar mumkin nahin hai mujh se kitaabon kaa kaarobaar naqd-o-nazar se letaa hai 'aasim' bhi shaaz kaam rakhtaa nahin kabhi koi saudaa magar udhaar"

"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"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"