raat apne badan ki khushbu se — Abdussalam Asim

"ashaar mein mafhum fasaane mein kahaani mat DhunD ki uljhaate hain alfaaz-o-maaani sad shukr vo taabir se mashrut nahin thiin bachpan mein sunaa karte the jo khvaab kahaani vo zindagi jo paane aur khone se sivaa ho zeb us ko nahin deti kabhi marsiya-khvaani fitrat ke taqaaze pe na kar raah-e-amal band iqbaal ki ye baat kisi ne bhi na maani takmil-e-junun ab bhi hai is misre se mashrut ai chaand mubaarak ho tujhe raat suhaani khush-haaliyaan dehli ki bajaa aaj bhi lekin yaad aati hai kalkatte ki vo shokh javaani pardes mein bas zehn se aabaad hai 'aasim' dil se nahin kar paayaa kabhi naql-e-makaani"

"shikva-haa-e-gham-e-jahaan se bachein aa ki ham sai-e-raaigaan se bachein aa ki samjhein zamin ki khush-sababi be-sabab khauf-e-aasmaan se bachein chhin le jo yaqin ki taufiq laaziman aise har gumaan se bachein saal bhar dil lagaaein paDhne mein raat din fikr-e-imtihaan se bachein jo bilaa tabsira paDhi jaae ishq ki aisi daastaan se bachein"

"kisi ke dukh se na kar sukh kashid tauba kar ubhar na vaqt kaa ban kar yazid tauba kar fasil-e-zaat se baahar nikal ki ye duniyaa tire bharam se hai mutlaq baiid tauba kar nigaah-e-shauq ko jalve se yuun na rakh mahrum hai shirk jurat-e-inkaar-e-did tauba kar ki nazm-e-mai-kada rindon ki taab laa na sake baDhaa na tishnagi itni shadid tauba kar jo nazm-o-nasr kaa hai farq us ko qaaem rakh adab ki kar na yuun miTTi palid tauba kar jahaan-e-nau mein ajaaib-gharon ki zinat hain tamaam ghaazi tamaami shahid tauba kar najaat ke liye mohlat bachi hai kam ab aur na kar zamir ki baia-o-kharid tauba kar"

"akhbaar kyaa ki apni bhi khair-o-khabar se duur kuchh roz chal ke rahte hain fikr-o-nazar se duur pahle thiin raatein ghair-zaruri safar se duur ab din guzaarnaa nahin aasaan ghar se duur shab se sahar se shaam se pichhle pahar se duur har justuju hai jaise guzar se basar se duur rakh zehn ko futur se aur dil ko Dar se duur matlub hai shuur ko rakhnaa jo shar se duur har tarah ke gurez hazar aur mafar se duur aa chal ke dekhein ab kisi sidhi Dagar se duur az khud nahin ye saare musakhkhar nazar se duur ham din mein shams aur hain shab mein qamar se duur"

"kitaab-e-shauq mein in band baab aankhon ko na sahl jaan miri jaan khvaab aankhon ko main ab bhi paDhtaa huun tazin-e-sher-o-fan ke liye tamaam raat tiri khush-nisaab aankhon ko qalam amaanat-e-haq thaa so likh diyaa main ne shagufta lams labon ko sharaab aankhon ko ye faaslon ki haqiqat ye qurbaton kaa tilism azaab hain ye taalluq ke khvaab aankhon ko khamoshiyon ki bhi apni zabaan hoti hai ki mil hi jaataa hai 'aasim' javaab aankhon ko"

"kahne ko ho chukaa huun main faarigh-ba-rozgaar aalaam-e-rozgaar se mumkin nahin faraar jis dil pe sirf meraa hi haq honaa chaahiye vo ab bhi mere paas hai par vaqf-e-intishaar kal bhi thaa aur kal bhi rahegaa bahar-lihaaz raah-e-safar kaa hissa chaman-zaar khaar-zaar mausam hai fasl-e-gul kaa magar dil ke baagh mein hain Tahniyaan udaas to shaakhein hain be-bahaar khaazin huun nazm-o-nasr ke sarmaae kaa magar mumkin nahin hai mujh se kitaabon kaa kaarobaar naqd-o-nazar se letaa hai 'aasim' bhi shaaz kaam rakhtaa nahin kabhi koi saudaa magar udhaar"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"