samajhne se sivaa samjhaane kaa sab ko junun kyon hai — 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"

"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"