mujh ko na jaantaa miri daanaai jaantaa — Nivesh Sahu

"rah-e-yaqin pe gumaan kaa ghubaar aataa hai jab us ko paar karo tab qaraar aataa hai tamaam bhiiD chalaati hai ik khudaa se hi kaam kisi kisi ke sahife mein yaar aataa hai 'ajab nahin hai jo donon hi ho gae patthar use bhi meri tarah intizaar aataa hai tiri pasand hi meri pasand hai shaayad kabhi kabhi mujhe mujh par bhi pyaar aataa hai dayaar-e-sina-e-khaali se khauf mat khaao yahaan pe dekhnaa parvardigaar aataa hai main garm-o-sard mein uljhaa huun mausam-e-dil ke go baarishon kaa mujhe ishtihaar aataa hai"

"vo rang-o-bu vo khaal-o-khad nahin rahaa ki ab vo phuul mustanad nahin rahaa sukhanvari kaa zo'm khaa gayaa hamein kisi kaa she'r bhi sanad nahin rahaa hameshgi na tum mein thi na ham mein thi hamaaraa pyaar taa-abad nahin rahaa yahaan hain ham nigaah to jhukaaiye jo thaa hamaaraa ab vo qad nahin rahaa havas ke pankh lag gae junun ko tiraa khayaal taa-ba-had nahin rahaa ye dil bhi ab dimaagh ho gayaa 'asar' kamaal hai ye be-khirad nahin rahaa"

"sunsaan bastiyon ki taraf dekhte raho shahron se jangalon ki taraf dekhte raho sukhi paDi nadi ko kabhi paar mat karo saahil se saahilon ki taraf dekhte raho khvaahish baraah-e-raast usi ik badan se hai khvaahish se khvaahishon ki taraf dekhte raho kuchh khaas ahl-e-fan ko manaazir dikhaao aur phir 'aam manzaron ki taraf dekhte raho ye dekhte raho ki koi dekhtaa bhi hai un dekhte huon ki taraf dekhte raho vo chaand hi bhale ki jinhein chhu sako 'asar' tum us ki baaliyon ki taraf dekhte raho"

"is dukh kaa tamannaai banaataa na use main ai kaash kabhi dil se lagaataa na use main ham 'ishq se puure nahin hote the vagarna duniyaa vo kabhi mujh ko dikhaataa na use main takhliq yahaan baa'is-e-takmil-e-khalaa hai varna na khudaa mujh ko banaataa na use main bas qurb se bujhti hai kahaan aag badan ki sote hue varna to jagaataa na use main donon hi sukhan-fahm hain donon ko hai ye mauj yuun hi vo ghazal mujh ko sunaataa na use main be-vajh tavaqqo' hi nahin rahti kisi se bhaati na kabhi vo mujhe bhaataa na use main"

"zindagi mein rang bharte khair-o-shar achchhe lage mujh ko is shaakh-e-junun ke sab samar achchhe lage vaqt ki raftaar se takraar mein thaa ik khalaa aur is takraar se ham be-khabar achchhe lage hijr ho yaa vasl sab khaayaa piyaa aur niind li saare mausam apne apne vaqt par achchhe lage aataa jaataa ruuh kaa mehmaan mujhe achchhaa lagaa aur use mujh-jism ke divaar-o-dar achchhe lage manzilein achchhi lagin to raastaa achchhaa lagaa raastaa achchhaa lagaa to ham-safar achchhe lage us gali ke moD par ik nursery thi phuul the mujh ko us tak le ke jaate raahbar achchhe lage aap ko meraa hunar achchhaa lagaa ho yaa nahin mujh ko sab achchhaa lagaa sab ke hunar achchhe lage"

"ik ranj-e-dil ke jis se sivaa chaahtaa nahin kuchh bhi ho phir main us ki jagah chaahtaa nahin us ko bhi main talab huun magar mujh se kuchh judaa koi bhi mujh ko meri tarah chaahtaa nahin uktaa chukaa huun ruuh ki laa-faaniyat se par vo jism huun ke raah-e-fanaa chaahtaa nahin koi bhi tere zakhm si taasir kaise de lekin main us kaa aur maza chaahtaa nahin is baar tu mile to tujhe chumnaa bhi hai main zindagi mein aur gila chaahtaa nahin har laa-davaa maraz ko duaaon se hai umiid teraa koi mariz davaa chaahtaa nahin maanaa ki ahd-e-vasl kaa bhi paas hai magar aakhir vo kaise ho jo khudaa chaahtaa nahin"