soch kar mil zaraa tavaqquf kar — Asad Raza

"honTon pe us ke jumbish-e-inkaar bhi nahin aankhon mein koi shokhi-e-iqraar bhi nahin basti mein koi munis-o-gham-khvaar bhi nahin 'ghaalib' kaa haae koi taraf-daar bhi nahin kashti buri tarah hai bhanvar mein phansi hui lekin hamaare haath mein patvaar bhi nahin un ko sazaaein di hain zamaane ne baarhaa mulzim bhi jo nahin hain gunahgaar bhi nahin tohfa 'ajab diyaa hai chaman ko bahaar ne phulon kaa zikr kyaa hai koi khaar bhi nahin shaayad ta'alluqaat mein ab injimaad hai pahli si baat baat pe takraar bhi nahin show-pis to banaa diyaa haalaat ne 'asad' koi magar hamaaraa kharidaar bhi nahin"

"raahein dhuaan-dhuaan hain safar gard-gard hai ye manzil-e-muraad to bas dard-dard hai is mausam-e-bahaar mein ai baaghbaan bataa chehra har ek phuul kaa kyon zard-zard hai apne paDosiyon ko bhi pahchaantaa nahin mahsur apne khol mein ab fard-fard hai laffaaziyon kaa garm hai baazaar kis qadar dast-e-‘amal hamaaraa magar sard-sard hai kaisaa tazaad shaakh-e-tamannaa mein hai 'asad' khud ye hari-hari hai samar zard-zard hai"

"ek beva ki aas lagti hai zindagi kyon udaas lagti hai har taraf chhaai ghor taariki raushni ki asaas lagti hai pi rahaa huun hanuz ashk-e-gham bahr-e-gham ko bhi pyaas lagti hai laakh pahnaao dosti ki qabaa dushmani be-libaas lagti hai maut ke saamne hayaat 'asad' surat-e-iltimaas lagti hai"

"kisi kisi ko hi aate hain raas afsaane hamein to karte hain aksar udaas afsaane nae zamaane ke in mein kai ishaare hain bahut puraane hain go mere paas afsaane khushi ke vaaste jis ne gale lagaayaa unhein usi ko chhoD gae mahv-e-yaas afsaane jinhein shuur se aari qaraar dete the vahi bane hain qayaafa-shanaas afsaane libaas vaale bhi paDhte hain in ko chhup-chhup kar jo main ne likhe hain kuchh be-libaas afsaane vo ek pyaase ne khun-e-jigar se likhe hain jo ban gae hain samundar ki pyaas afsaane vo ek pyaase ne khun-e-jigar se likhe hain jo ban gae hain samundar ki pyaas afsaane khayaal-o-khvaab ke qisse nahin hain in mein 'asad' hain ahd-e-nau ke haqiqat-shanaas afsaane"

"sinon mein agar hoti kuchh pyaar ki gunjaaish haathon mein nikalti kyuun talvaar ki gunjaaish pichhDe hue gaanv kaa shaayad hai vo baashinda jo shahr mein DhunDe hai isaar ki gunjaaish nafrat ki taassub ki yuun rakkhi gaiin inTein paidaa hui zehnon mein divaar ki gunjaaish paakizgi ruhon ki nilaam hui jab se jismon mein nikal aai baazaar ki gunjaaish is tarah khule dil se iqraar nahin karte rakh lijiye thoDi si inkaar ki gunjaaish gar azm musammam ho aur jehd-e-musalsal bhi sahraa mein nikal aae gulzaar ki gunjaaish samjhein ki na samjhein vo ham ne to 'asad' rakh di ashaar ke honTon pe izhaar ki gunjaaish"

"zabaan kuchh aur kahti hai nazar kuchh aur kahti hai magar ye zindagi ki rah-guzar kuchh aur kahti hai bayaan ye baaghbaan kaa hai ujaaDaa baagh aandhi ne magar kaaTi hui shaakh-e-shajar kuchh aur kahti hai ye ujDaa jism zakhmi ruuh aur sahmi hui laDki zamaana maar Daalegaa agar kuchh aur kahti hai dabaav thaa ki laalach thaa lagaa akhbaar ye paDh kar haqiqat aur hi kuchh thi khabar kuchh aur kahti hai nishaani chhoD jaati hain 'asad' ye 'umr ki raahein musaafir kuchh kahe gard-e-safar kuchh aur kahti hai"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida hain"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"