phir apne dil ko bahut be-dili se saaf kiyaa — Ali Raza Aseer

"puraane jitne bache the bahaa diye aansu nae hain gham hain nae zakhm hain nae aansu jo dil pe zulm ki had ho nikal paDe aansu palak pe bojh jo baDh jaae tab gire aansu phir aa gae hain jo aankhon mein to kareinge hi tamaam zakhm mire dil ke phir hare aansu mire liye vo kam-az-gauhar-e-nashaat nahin mire liye ho to bekaar kyon bahe aansu na tere jaisi dulhan hogi phir ramaane mein jo teri palkon pe aa jaae aur saje aansu musaafiron ki thakan ke liye the khaana-e-chashm musaafiron ki tarah aae aur gae aansu nazar jamaae hue hai vo teri aankhon par tu apni aankh ke andar sameT le aansu hansi vo shai ki labon mein dabe to chhup jaae ubal ke aataa hai aankhon mein gar dabe aansu judaa ho khaar se gul yaa ho gul se khaar judaa nikaal pheinko agar aankh mein chubhe aansu"

"aankh mein aansu na izhaar-e-pashemaani ke saath maa'zarat vo kar rahaa hai kitni aasaani ke saath mashvara har saahab-e-'aql-o-khirad ko hai miraa 'ishq karnaa ho to karnaa dil ki naa-daani ke saath zor-e-baazu-e-ghulaamaan-e-hakam mahdud hai pesh-e-sultaan dil nahin jhuktaa hai peshaani ke saath tum chalo aage ki thoDi der mein aataa huun main dasht mein kuchh der baiThungaa main viraani ke saath khud bhi hairat mein huun jaise dost se miltaa huun main hai vahi bartaav meraa dushman-e-jaani ke saath saath hi jannat ke aa jaataa hai dozakh kaa khayaal aag bhi mashhur hoti jaati hai paani ke saath maut to aai magar ik baar mein aai nahin mushkilein aasaan huiin kitni pareshaani ke saath hai ye ik sangin 'alaamat bhuul jaane ki tujhe yaad kartaa hai tujhe dil jis faraavaani ke saath shaakh-e-chandan se lipaTte naag ki yaad aa gai misra'-e-ulaa jo mahkaa misra'-e-saani ke saath"

"masarraton kaa samaan barqaraar rakhnaa hai tire badan kaa gumaan barqaraar rakhnaa hai lahu ki surkhi ko aankhon mein qaid kar lenaa jale jo dil to dhuaan barqaraar khanaa hai dil-o-dimaagh mein an-ban hai shahr-e-jism mein phir mizaaj-e-amn-o-amaan barqaraar rakhnaa hai ai husn tujh ko sahar tak miri in aankhon par tilism-e-khvaab-e-butaan barqaraar rakhnaa hai hai be-qaraar miraa dil to kyaa khabar us ko qaraar us ko kahaan barqaraar rakhnaa hai zamaana vajh hai ham mil nahin sake to hamein bas ek rabt-e-nihaan barqaraar rakhnaa hai badan pe zoaf agar ho to siine mein mujh ko marun to qalb-e-javaan barqaraar rakhnaa hai 'asir' sher tumhaare garaan zamaane par tumhein ye tarz-e-bayaan barqaraar rakhnaa hai"

"to aap apni zabaani sunaaein bismillaah asiir apni kahaani sunaaein bismillaah 'asir' aap ki kis tarah ki javaani thi thi kaisi us ki javaani sunaaein bismillaah dahan se bu-e-chaman aati hai to aane dein gulon ki shola-bayaani sunaaein bismillaah rabaab nazm hai yaa phir maaani-e-ulfat vo nazm phir ba-ma'aani sunaaein bismillaah puraane zakhmon ko taaza karein ki ham ko ghazal nai ke baa'd puraani sunaaein bismillaah khayaal-e-hijr se jis ko thi be-panah taklif kyon us ne hijr ki Thaani sunaaein bismillaah savaal-e-ishq-o-junun par zabaan se aap apni javaab-e-husn-o-javaani sunaaein bismillaah tamaam umr jo naazil hue hain aap pe vo sahifa-haa-e-giraani sunaaein bismillaah labon ko pyaas ke kaanon pe rakh dein aur paDh kar kitaab-e-tishna-dahaani sunaaein bismillaah ruki hain misra-e-ulaa pe dhaDkanein sab ki 'asir' misra-e-saani saani sunaaein allaah"

"lahad se yaad ki ik roz phir uThi aao khudaa-na-khaasta tum lauT kar chali aao khudaa-na-khaasta main jaag uThun achaanak phir jo ek din kai raaton ki tum jagi aao khudaa-na-khaasta main bhuul jaaun phir tum ko main yaad kar hi na paaun jo yaad bhi aao khudaa-na-khaasta munh pherne lagun tum se jo mere saamne har din lagi bandhi aao khudaa-na-khaasta main DhunDne lagun tum ko nazar ke saamne jab tum kabhi kabhi aao khudaa-na-khaasta tum bhi vafaa ki baat karo jo apne aap ke meaar se giri aao khudaa-na-khaasta main tum se duur jaane lagun miri taraf ko jo be-saakhta khinchi aao khudaa-na-khaasta ho jaae phir bahaal vo rang qarib 'asir' ke jab ban ke shaaeri aao"

"hai shukriya miri jaanib se be-hisaab tiraa har ik savaal ko mere milaa javaab tiraa vo ik kitaab jise tu ne bas chhuaa bhar thaa hai zikr mujh se kiyaa karti vo kitaab tiraa na hotaa main na kaleja miraa bhi hotaa raakh na karti aatish-e-yak-tarfa dil kabaab tiraa bhaTakti shab ko mili subh yuun huaa jis dam sar-e-hayaat-e-numu daar-e-aaftaab tiraa ba-roz-e-hashr jo milne ki baat ki main ne hasin yaad rahegaa mujhe javaab tiraa"

"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"