qahr-e-mujassam husn-e-mukarram — Ashraf Rafi

"nahin shuur-e-nazar kisi mein hazaaron gham hain miri hansi mein nahin hai meaar koi baaqi na dushmani mein na dosti mein na chheD un ko ai jazba-e-dil vo ro paDeinge hansi hansi mein payambar-e-tirgi bhi ik din zarur aaeinge raushni mein zaraa koi raahbar se kah de ki raaz-e-manzil hai gumrahi mein mazaaq-e-mahfil giraa huaa hai na TuuTe dil koi dil-lagi mein bujhi hui shama saath le kar bhaTak rahe hain vo tirgi mein khudaa kaa irfaan yahi hai 'ashraf' ki lutf aa jaae bandagi mein"

"aai bahaarein mahkaa gulshan kaliyaan chaTkin murjhaayaa man man hi man mein yaad ke jhule aankhon aankhon barse saavan har taaraa hai ik chingaari raat andheri kaali naagan har daston mein un ki murat zarra zarra jaise darpan dil mein basein aankhon mein biraajein ghar hai jis kaa us kaa aangan jitni pag se duur hai dharti itne man ke paas hain saajan aas niraas ke sab dhoke mein kaisi duuri kaisaa darshan kis kaa shikva kijiye 'ashraf' apnaa man hai apnaa dushman"

"ahd-e-vafaa na yaad dilaaein to kyaa karein ham un ko haal-e-dil na sunaain to kyaa karein jin se nahin hai aap ki manzil ko vaasta un raaston se lauT na jaaein to kyaa karein vo har taraf hain samt ki jab qaid hi nahin dair-o-haram mein sar na jhukaaein to kyaa karein mohkam hai rabt-e-ishq to nazdik-o-dur kyaa aaein to kyaa karein vo na aaein to kyaa karein maanaa ki ham ko taab-e-nazar hai na shauq-e-did rukh se vo khud hi parda uThaaein to kyaa karein 'ashraf' ko thaa amal se ziyaada karam pe naaz kaam aa gai hain us ki khataaein to kyaa karein"

"talkhi-e-mai se sarkhushi liije kam se kam ek baar pi liije shama ki tarah ro ke jiinaa kyaa phuul ki tarah hans ke ji liije kuchh to liije bahaar-e-hasti se na sahi phuul pankhuDi lijiye ishq ki rifatein na hon rusvaa daaman-e-chaak-chaak si liije maut is daur mein nahin mushkil hausla hai to zindagi liije sher mein log kyaa nahin kahte aap 'ashraf' ki baat hi liije"

"dil ki rudaad dil-lagi na sahi sun to liije kabhi abhi na sahi dekh kar mujh ko pher liin nazrein in ke chehre pe barhami na sahi un kaa jalva to har maqaam pe hai aam faizaan-e-did hi na sahi mere iqaan mein kami kyon hai aap ke lutf mein kami na sahi jabr-e-hasti hai naa-guzir 'ashraf' zindagi aaj zindagi na sahi"

"har ek rukh se mujhe lutf-e-justuju aae zaraa vo aur qarib-e-rag-e-gulu aae maaal-e-naaz-e-khudi kyaa hai ye to samjhaa duun jise ho naaz-e-khudi mere ru-ba-ru aae baghair izn hi saaqi ne kar liyaa qabza hamaare vaaste jab saaghar-o-subu aae qadam qadam pe hai khuddaari-e-hayaat kaa Dar miri zabaan pe kyaa harf-e-aarzu aae tiri fazaa-e-mohabbat ho khush-gavaar itni nafas nafas se khulus-o-vafaa ki bu aae hamaare dil mein adaavat rahegi kyaa 'ashraf' nazar jhukaae hue jab koi adu aae"

"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"

"aisaa to yahaan kuchh bhi nahin hadd-e-nazar tak ham ko to pahunchnaa thaa kisi khvaab-nagar tak ab paanv nahin raah mein dil thakne lagaa hai lekin hamein chalnaa to hai anjaam-e-safar tak ham shor bhi sunte hain samaaat se bahut kam aavaaz bhi jaati hai to bas hadd-e-nazar tak mumkin hai main ab sabr kaa ye peD giraa duun jab haath pahunchtaa hi nahin shaakh-e-samar tak ham apne hi mausam se parakhte hain jahaan ko maahaul kaa lete hi nahin koi asar tak main apne hi andar ki taraf chikh rahaa huun ab dekhiye jaati hai ye aavaaz kidhar tak"

"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"

"bahut shaadaab ho lekin bayaabaani nahin jaati ki baam-e-auj chhune se bhi arzaani nahin jaati kai chehron ne aavaazon ne dil aabaad rakkhaa hai magar aankhon mein raqsaan hai jo viraani nahin jaati mujhe apni numu ke vaaste tum se bichhaDnaa hai tumhaare saath rahne se tan-aasaani nahin jaati main is dil ki sabhi sachchaaiyaan taslim kartaa huun magar ik baat aisi bhi hai jo maani nahin jaati hujum-e-shor-o-ghul mein kaun thaa kis ne pukaaraa thaa yahaan to apni bhi aavaaz pahchaani nahin jaati 'samir' is ishq mein insaan kyaa itnaa badaltaa hai main khud par ghaur kartaa huun to hairaani nahin jaati"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"

"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"