mujh ko prem kahaani kar do — Ajeet Singh Hasrat

"jab meraa ghar bahisht si gul-vaadiyon mein thaa us vaqt main ghiraa huaa shahzaadiyon mein thaa vo din havaa hue vo zamaane guzar gae bande kaa jab qayaam pari-zaadiyon mein thaa yak baar jo ujaD gae baste hue nagar lagtaa hai koi bhuut bhi in vaadiyon mein thaa baiThaa thaa jis pe main ne vahi shaakh kaaT di khud meraa haath hi miri barbaadiyon mein thaa sad shukr hai ki mujh pe nigaah-e-karam paDi kab se udaas baiThaa main fariyaadiyon mein thaa apne banaae jaal mein khud phans ke rah gayaa masruf meraa yaar jo ustaadiyon mein thaa 'hasrat' zaraa si bhuul hamein qaid kar gai vo lutf ab kahaan hai jo aazaadiyon mein thaa"

"dhuaan sifat huun khalaaon kaa hai safar mujh ko uDaa rahi hain havaaein idhar udhar mujh ko main us ki aankh se gir kar vajud kho baiThaa vo DhunDhtaa hai bhalaa kyuun Dagar Dagar mujh ko javaan hon hausle jis ke vo mere saath chale kaDakti dhuup mein sahraa kaa hai safar mujh ko badan ko chhoD ke teri talaash mein niklaa na rok paaeinge raste mein bahr-o-bar mujh ko abhi kuchh aur tiri justuju rulaaegi abhi kuchh aur bhaTaknaa hai dar-ba-dar mujh ko vo shokh shokh si panhaariyaan kidhar ko gaiin udaas kar gai panghaT ki rahguzar mujh ko junun ke adnaa ishaare pe chaunk jaataa huun khirad ki baat kaa hotaa nahin asar mujh ko main aasmaan ki bulandi ko raund aayaa huun zamin vaalon ne samjhaa shikasta-par mujh ko usi ne yaad dilaai hai aaj gautam ki rishi lagaa hai ye sukhaa huaa shajar mujh ko miTaa rahe hain mujhe mere qaari-o-naaqid kisi ne samjhaa kahaan harf-e-mo'tabar mujh ko main apne vaqt kaa mansur bhi nahin 'hasrat' ye log kis liye laae hain daar par mujh ko"

"ghonsle raakh ho gae jal ke miT gae sab nishaan jangal ke aag barsaa ke uD gayaa baadal par nikal aae muue baadal ke chithDe oDh kar jo sotaa huun khvaab aate hain mujh ko makhmal ke saanp un se lipaT gae aksar ham ne boe the peD sandal ke jis mein insaaniyat nahin rahti ham darinde hain aise jangal ke jo havaa par savaar ho saahab kab vo chaltaa hai saath paidal ke aao bachchon kaa ehtiraam karein ye to vaaris hain saahibo kal ke apnaa haq baDh ke chhin lo yaaro yuun dikhaao na haath mal mal ke kuchh bataataa nahin tiraa 'hasrat' jaane ab dil mein kyaa hai paagal ke"

"guzre jidhar se nuur bikhere chale gae vo ham-safar hue to andhere chale gae ab main huun aur shiddat-e-gham ki hai tez dhuup un gesuon ke saae ghanere chale gae mere tafakkuraat ko Dasti rahi thi jo naagin chali gai vo sapere chale gae ummid ke shajar pe vo halchal nahin rahi chiDiyaan gaiin to rain basere chale gae andhe safar ko ghar se main niklaa thaa dosto aai jab un ki yaad andhere chale gae aatish ne mere ghar ko jalaayaa to kyaa huaa kuchh der ke liye to andhere chale gae 'hasrat' main be-qaraar huun luTne ke vaaste jaane kahaan hasin luTere chale gae"

"zamaane ho gae tere karam ki aas lagi qarib-e-mai-kada sahraa si mujh ko pyaas lagi lahu rulaate hain mujh ko suhaavne manzar chaTakti chaandni tere binaa udaas lagi na us mein mai hai na paani to pyaas kaise bujhe ye zindagi mujhe TuuTaa huaa gilaas lagi ye garm garm se aansu bataa rahe hain yahi zarur aag kahin dil ke aas-paas lagi yahaan to koi bhi maalik nahin mire saahab tamaam khalq mujhe khvaahishon ki daas lagi jahez naam hi se rang uD gayaa us kaa gharib baap ki beTi jahaan-shanaas lagi kaDakti dhuup mein chal to paDi dulhan 'hasrat' qadam qadam pe use raaste mein pyaas lagi"

"ye kis liye hai tu itnaa udaas darvaaze pahan liyaa hai jo kaalaa libaas darvaaze tu shaam-rang huaa jaa rahaa hai subh se kyuun jhalakti hai tiri surat se yaas darvaaze nihaarte ho ye kis kis ko nim-vaa ho kar paraae des mein kaisi ye aas darvaaze hinaai haath ke vo lams chhin gae jin se bane hue hain saraapaa sipaas darvaaze makin makaan mein na hogaa to phir kahaan hogaa yahin kahin hai tire aas-paas darvaaze libaas aur hai lekin main koi aur nahin mujhe tu bhuul gayaa ru-shanaas darvaaze mujhe bhi hairat-o-'hasrat' ne but banaa Daalaa tujhe bhi zindagi aai na raas darvaaze"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"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"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"