muqaddar aazmaanaa chhoD deinge — Ashraf Raza Qadri

"main jis se bhi ik lamhe ko mansub rahaa huun ye sach hai har us shakhs kaa mahbub rahaa huun ik daur thaa mujh par bhi bahut log fidaa the ik daur mein main khuub bahut khuub rahaa huun mujh ko bhi mayassar thi faqiri ki ye daulat ik 'arse talak yaar main majzub rahaa huun jin logon se milnaa hi mire bas mein nahin thaa kuchh aise hi logon kaa main matlub rahaa huun dariyaa ke talaatum se jo laayaa thaa bachaa kar ab us ki 'inaayat se hi main Duub rahaa huun kuchh aur nayaa ho to dikhaa de mujhe varna duniyaa tiri raunaq se main ab uub rahaa huun ye zindagi ghurbat mein guzaari hai ai 'ashraf' taa-umr magar saahib-e-uslub rahaa huun"

"muskuraanaa tumhin se sikhaa hai har bahaana tumhin se sikhaa hai gham ke mausam mein hans ke dushman ka dil jalaanaa tumhin se sikhaa hai apne mahbub ki khushi ke liye haar jaanaa tumhin se sikhaa hai mujh ko maa’lum hi na thaa kuchh bhi gungunaanaa tumhin se sikhaa hai chhoTi chhoTi si baat par aksar ruuTh jaanaa tumhin se sikhaa hai gham ka mujh par asar nahin hotaa gham bhulaanaa tumhin se sikhaa hai ham to naa-ahl the magar 'ashraf' dostaana tumhin se sikhaa hai"

"meri nazron kaa intikhaab ho tum 'ishq ki aakhiri kitaab ho tum tum ko dekhun to aisaa lagtaa hai jaise khiltaa huaa gulaab ho tum jis ko paDh kar ghuTan nahin hoti yaar vo dil-nashin nisaab ho tum dil mein jitne savaal uTThe the un savaalaat ke javaab ho tum dekh kar chaand tum ko sharmaae husn se itnaa faizyaab ho tum kyaa hi kahnaa hai us ki qismat kaa jis kisi ko bhi dastyaab ho tum jo bhi miltaa hai mujh se ai 'ashraf' bas ye kahtaa hai kaamyaab ho tam"

"vo ik daanaa hai divaana nahin hai use tu ne abhi jaanaa nahin hai farebi hai zaraa bach kar hi rahnaa agar dhokaa tujhe khaanaa nahin hai ishaaron hi ishaaron mein samajh lo zabaan se kuchh bhi samjhaanaa nahin hai jahaan se aa gae mahrum ho kar vahaan ab lauT kar jaanaa nahin hai bichhaD jaanaa to teraa faisla hai abhi tak main ne ye maanaa nahin hai ghazal mein jo likhaa hai yaad rakhnaa haqiqat hai ye afsaana nahin hai"

"tiri yaadon mein hi gum-sum rahun ab ye nahin hogaa tire hi husn ke qisse likhun ab ye nahin hogaa anaa ko raund kar khuddaari ko paamaal kar Daalun kisi bhi husn par main mar-miTun ab ye nahin hogaa mire bhi muntazir hain aish-o-aaraaish zamaane mein tire hi hijr mein martaa rahun ab ye nahin hogaa vo jis ne chhoD kar mujh ko kisi kaa haath thaamaa thaa use apnaaun aur us se milun ab ye nahin hogaa bharam jis ne mohabbat kaa sar-e-baazaar toDaa thaa main us ke vaaste aahein bharun ab ye nahin hogaa zaraa bhi qadr jis ne ki nahin meri mohabbat ki main us ki yaad mein dar-dar phirun ab ye nahin hogaa ai 'ashraf' jo miri duniyaa se kaafi duur jaa baiThaa main aise shakhs ko apnaa kahun ab ye nahin hogaa"

"'ishq kaa diip har ik dil mein jalaao jaanaan husn aur 'ishq ki tafsir bataao jaanaan tum ko divaangi kyaa hai ye samajhnaa ho agar tum bhi majzub ki dahliz pe jaao jaanaan husn ko un ke faqat husn samajhte ho tum pahle duniyaa mein koi misl to laao jaanaan mujh se milne ki tamannaa hai to aa kar mil lo naaz nakhre na mujhe aise dikhaao jaanaan bas sharaf diid kaa ik baar 'inaayat kar do is qadar ab na mire dil ko sataao jaanaan gar tumhein ziist mein taklif nahin chaahiye to tum kisi se bhi yahaan dil na lagaao jaanaan aa gae hain agar 'ashraf' to ye kah do un se phir koi taaza ghazal likh ke sunaao jaanaan"

"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"