shikva-haa-e-gham-e-jahaan se bachein — 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"

"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"

"khaak ho jaanaa hai ik din kise inkaar kabhi zindagi phir bhi nahin mujib-e-aazaar kabhi vaqt ki qaid se hai maavaraa fan ki duniyaa mujh ko marne nahin deinge mire ashaar kabhi chain se jiine ki taufiq jise mil jaae kab vo paDhtaa hai miyaan bhule se akhbaar kabhi ab to bas uDti hain aamaal-e-khirad ki chilein ab kisi sar pe laTakti nahin talvaar kabhi justuju-kesh junun ke liye ai shaikh-e-haram chaahtaa kyaa hai khudaa kab hai ye asraar kabhi do alag chizein hain taamir ki taqsim 'aasim' ek si uThti nahin donon ki divaar kabhi"

"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"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"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"