na khule uqdaa-haa-e-naaz-o-niyaaz — Asghar Gondvi

"ye nang-e-aashiqi hai suud o haasil dekhne vaale yahaan gumraah kahlaate hain manzil dekhne vaale khat-e-saaghar mein raaz-e-haqq-o-baatil dekhne vaale abhi kuchh log hain saaqi ki mahfil dekhne vaale maze aa aa gae hain ishva-haa-e-husn-e-rangin ke taDapte hain abhi tak raqs-e-bismil dekhne vaale yahaan to 'umr guzri hai isi mauj o talaatum mein vo koi aur honge sair-e-haasil dekhne vaale mire naghmon se sahbaa-e-kuhan bhi ho gai paani ta'ajjub kar rahe hain rang-e-mahfil dekhne vaale junun-e-'ishq mein hasti 'aalam par nazar kaisi rukh-e-lailaa ko kyaa dekheinge mahmil dekhne vaale"

"majaaz kaisaa kahaan haqiqat abhi tujhe kuchh khabar nahin hai ye sab hai ik khvaab ki si haalat jo dekhtaa hai sahar nahin hai shamim-e-gulshan nasim-e-sahraa shuaa-e-khurshid mauj-e-dariyaa har ek garm-e-safar hai in mein meraa koi ham-safar nahin hai nazar mein vo gul samaa gayaa hai tamaam hasti pe chhaa gayaa hai chaman mein huun yaa qafas mein huun main mujhe ab is ki khabar nahin hai chamak damak par miTaa huaa hai ye baaghbaan tujhko kyaa huaa hai fareb-e-shabnam mein mubtalaa hai chaman ki ab tak khabar nahin hai ye mujh se sun le to raaz-e-pinhaan salaamti khud hai dushman-e-jaan kahaan se raah-rau mein zindagi ho ki raah jab pur-khatar nahin hai main sar se paa tak huun mai-parasti tamaam shorish tamaam masti khulaa hai mujh par ye raaz-e-hasti ki mujh ko kuchh bhi khabar nahin hai havaa ko mauj-e-sharaab kar de fazaa ko mast o kharaab kar de ye zindagi ko shabaab kar de nazar tumhaari nazar nahin hai paDaa hai kyaa us ke dar pe 'asghar' vo shokh maail hai imtihaan par subut de zindagi kaa mar kar niyaaz ab kaargar nahin hai"

"aks kis chiiz kaa aaina-e-hairat mein nahin teri surat mein hai kyaa jo meri surat mein nahin donon aalam tiri nairang adaai ke nisaar ab koi chiiz yahaan jeb-e-mohabbat mein nahin daulat-e-qurb ko khaasaan-e-mohabbat jaanein chand ashkon ke sivaa kuchh meri qismat mein nahin log marte bhi hain jiite bhi hain betaab bhi hain kaun saa sehr tiri chashm-e-inaayat mein nahin sab se ik tarz judaa sab se ik aahang judaa rang mahfil mein tiraa jo hai vo khalvat mein nahin nashsha-e-ishq mein har chiiz uDi jaati hai kaun zarra hai ki sarshaar mohabbat mein nahin daava-e-did ghalat daava-e-irfaan bhi ghalat kuchh tajalli ke sivaa chashm-e-basirat mein nahin ho gai jam' mataa-e-gham-e-hirmaan kyunkar main samajhtaa thaa koi parda-e-ghaflat mein nahin zarre zarre mein kiyaa josh-e-tarannum paidaa khud magar koi navaa saaz-e-mohabbat mein nahin najd ki samt se ye shor-e-anaa-lailaa kyuun shokhi-e-husn agar parda-e-vahshat mein nahin"

"tu ek naam hai magar sadaa-e-khvaab ki tarah main ek harf huun magar nishaan-e-aab ki tarah mujhe samajh ki main hi asl raaz-e-kaaenaat huun dharaa huun tere saamne khuli kitaab ki tarah main koi giit huun magar sadaa ki bandishon mein huun mire lahu mein raag hai sam-e-azaab ki tarah miri panaah-gaah thi unhi khalaaon mein kahin main sath-e-aab par rahaa habaab-e-aab ki tarah main 'asghar'-e-hazin kabhi kisi ke doston mein thaa vo din bhi mujh ko yaad hain khayaal-e-khvaab ki tarah"

"kaun thaa us ke havaa-khvaahon mein jo shaamil na thaa ab huaa maalum mujh ko dil bhi meraa dil na thaa ishq ki betaabiyon par husn ko rahm aa gayaa jab nigaah-e-shauq taDpi parda-e-mahmil na thaa thiin nigaah-e-shauq ki ranginiyaan chhaai hui parda-e-mahmil uThaa to saahib-e-mahmil na thaa qahr hai thoDi si bhi ghaflat tariq-e-ishq mein aankh jhapki qais ki aur saamne mahmil na thaa"

"hai dil-e-naakaam-e-aashiq mein tumhaari yaad bhi ye bhi kyaa ghar hai ki hai barbaad bhi aabaad bhi dil ke miTne kaa mujhe kuchh aur aisaa gham nahin haan magar itnaa ki hai is mein tumhaari yaad bhi kis ko ye samjhaaiye nairang-e-kaar-e-aashiqi tham gae ashk-e-musalsal ruk gai fariyaad bhi siine mein dard-e-mohabbat raaz ban kar rah gayaa ab vo haalat hai ki kar sakte nahin fariyaad bhi phaaD Daalungaa garebaan phoD lungaa apnaa sar hai mire aafat-kade mein qais bhi farhaad bhi kuchh to 'asghar' mujh mein hai qaaim hai jis se zindagi jaan bhi kahte hain us ko aur un ki yaad bhi"

"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"