paas-e-adab mein josh-e-tamannaa liye hue — 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"

"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"

"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"

"kal shab dil-e-aavaara ko siine se nikaalaa ye aakhiri kaafir bhi madine se nikaalaa ye fauj nikalti thi kahaan khaana-e-dil se yaadon ko nihaayat hi qarine se nikaalaa main khuun bahaa kar bhi huaa baagh mein rusvaa us gul ne magar kaam pasine se nikaalaa Thahre hain zar-o-sim ke haqdaar tamaashaai aur maar-e-siyah ham ne dafine se nikaalaa ye soch ke saahil pe safar khatm na ho jaae baahar na kabhi paanv safine se nikaalaa"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"