mujh ko har phuul sunaataa thaa fasaana teraa — Asar Lakhnavi

"na sharh-e-shauq na taskin jaan-e-zaar mein hai mazaa jo apni mohabbat ke e'tibaar mein hai abhi se hosh na kho baiTh ai nasim-e-chaman abhi to ek shikan zulf-e-taabdaar mein hai khud apne ishq ki ranginiyon mein gum ho jaa nahin kuchh aur agar ye to ikhtiyaar mein hai ye mahviyat koi dekhe ki misl-e-aaina junun-e-khud-nigari apne intizaar mein hai na hai nasib mili aur ba-qadr-e-zarf mili supurdagi ki jo ik shaan ikhtiyaar mein hai harif-e-bazm-e-tamaashaa tiri nigaah nahin vagarna husn to khud tere intizaar mein hai 'asar' mujhe hai vahaan rukhsat-e-navaa-sanji ki naghma ik lab-e-khaamosh jab dayaar mein hai"

"naved-e-vasl-e-yaar aae na aae baraabar hai bahaar aae na aae tujhe karnaa hai jo kuchh aaj kar le ki phir ye rozgaar aae na aae kiye jaa dard-e-dil ai naa-muraadi kisi ko e'tibaar aae na aae koi pursaan na ho jab haal-e-bad kaa tamannaa sogvaar aae na aae jo vo bil-farz ho pursish pa maail dil-e-bismil qaraar aae na aae sitam se jab talaafi ho sitam ki tumhin kah do ki pyaar aae na aae 'asar' hai aur lazzat be-khudi ki vo jaan-e-intizaar aae na aae"

"idhar dekh lenaa udhar dekh lenaa phir un ki taraf ik nazar dekh lenaa vo meraa na kahne mein kah jaanaa sab kuchh vo un kaa achaanak idhar dekh lenaa abas meri jaanib se tu bad-gumaan hai nahin muddaaa kuchh magar dekh lenaa mire gham-kade mein vo aaeinge ik din jhalak uTTheinge baam-o-dar dekh lenaa 'asar' arz-e-haal un se be-soche-samjhe kahaa thaa ki pahle nazar dekh lenaa"

"aah se jab dil mein Duube tiir ubhaare jaaeinge dekh lenaa duur tak uD kar sharaare jaaeinge mauj-e-tufaan ko jinhon ne chirnaa sikhaa nahin is kinaare se bhalaa kyaa us kinaare jaaeinge utni hi rangin hoti jaaegi apni nazar jis qadar tere tasavvur ko sanvaare jaaeinge kuchh na kuchh ho hi rahegaa dard-mandi kaa maaal jaan ke dushman tujhi ko ham pukaare jaaeinge khaak ho kar bhi na aaegaa unhein dam bhar qaraar uTh ke tere dar se jo aafat ke maare jaaeinge ek harf-e-dil-nashin! ye bhi nahin to ik nigaah duur jaane vaale kyun-kar be-sahaare jaaeinge baiThe saahil par ginaa karte hain jo lahrein 'asar' vaqt paDne par bhalaa kyaa dhaare dhaare jaaeinge"

"hijaab-e-rang-o-bu hai aur main huun ye dhokaa thaa ki tu hai aur main huun maqaam-e-be-niyaazi aa gayaa hai vo jaan-e-aarzu hai aur main huun fareb-e-shauq se aksar ye samjhaa ki vo begaana-khu hai aur main huun kabhi saudaa thaa teri justuju kaa ab apni justuju hai aur main huun kabhi dekhaa thaa ik khvaab-e-mohabbat ab us ki aarzu hai aur main huun faqat ik tum nahin to kuchh nahin hai chaman hai aabju hai aur main huun phir us ke baad hai is hu kaa aalam bas ik had tak hi tu hai aur main huun"

"bhule afsaane vafaa ke yaad dilvaate hue tum to aae aur dil ki aag bhaDkaate hue mauj-e-mai bal khaa gai gul ko jamaai aa gai zulf ko dekhaa jo us aariz pe lahraate hue be-muravvat yaad kar le ab to muddat ho gai teri baaton se dil-e-muztar ko bahlaate hue niind se uTh kar kisi ne is tarah aankhein malin subh ke taare ko dekhaa aankh jhapkaate hue ham to uTThe jaate hain lekin bataa de is qadar kis ke dar ki khaak chhaane tere kahlaate hue jhaaD kar daaman 'asar' jis bazm se uTh aae the aaj phir dekhe gae hazrat udhar jaate hue"

"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"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"