sunaa to hogaa hi sarkaar jhuuT bolte hain — Faizan Asad

"allaah bashar jaah-o-hasham bech rahe hain khud-saakhta patthar ke sanam bech rahe hain maghrib ki taaffun-zada tahzib ke badle ham arz-e-muqaddas kaa haram bech rahe hain bebaak sadaaqat se jo mansub rahaa hai dil rotaa hai kyon log qalam bech rahe hain hairaan huun main sakhti-e-jaan dekh ke un ki kis dil se vo rudaad-e-sitam bech rahe hain pesha hai kisi kaa to koi bhuuk se majbur baazaar-e-adaalat mein qasam bech rahe hain hijrat hui azhaan pe kuchh aise musallat vo ghar thaa jo ik baagh-e-iram bech rahe hain 'asad' yahaan mazhab hai munaafa ki tijaarat har moD pe ab log dharam bech rahe hain"

"darogh-goi ki fitrat ko aag lag jaae tumhaari doghli surat ko aag lag jaae na jaane kitne hi logon ko maar Daalaa hai khudaa kare ki mohabbat ko aag lag jaae faqir-e-shahr ko faaqa-kashi ne maar diyaa amir-e-shahr ki daulat ko aag lag jaae kahin mile jo vafaa to kharid kar rakh lo na jaane kab yahaan qimat ko aag lag jaae maaal-e-khuftagi dekho ye qaum chikh rahi zahin fikr ki ghaflat ko aag lag jaae haqir samjhe sabhi ko zalil kartaa phire anaa-parast ki shohrat ko aag lag jaae badal sake na adaavat ko jo ukhuvvat se to aise logon ki sohbat ko aag lag jaae chhupaa ho maqsad-e-shohrat agar bhalaai mein to aisi izzat-o-shohrat ko aag lag jaae firaaq-e-jaanaan se 'asad' kaa dil huaa chhalni duaa-e-dil hai ki hijrat ko aag lag jaae"

"ye kamra kyon paraaganda paDaa hai makin par kaun saa daura paDaa hai dikhaai kyon nahin deti sadaaqat ye kaisaa aankh par parda paDaa hai nasab se kuchh nahin hotaa hai pyaare sabhi ke paas ik shajara paDaa hai gayaa hai chhoD kar koi udaasi pas-e-aaina ik chehra paDaa hai mohabbat ho gai hai be-iraada gale yuun jaan kaa khatra paDaa hai banaa hai jis ke haathon se samundar tan-e-tanhaa vahi qatra paDaa hai masihaa kah rahi thi jis ko duniyaa vo dekho aaj khud murda paDaa hai khudaayaa rahm 'asad' ki khataa par tire dar par kiye sajda paDaa hai"

"ik maah-ru se kal ki mulaaqaat bhi gai yuun mere dil se garmi-e-jazbaat bhi gai baagh-e-dil-e-hazin ko sarsabzgi ki chaah be-faiz ab ke baar ye barsaat bhi gai raqs-e-junun mein mahv the ham shaam se magar irfaan-e-zaat bhi na huaa raat bhi gai saffaak zehniyat ko milaa jab se eqtidaar amn-o-sukun ki mulk se bohtaat bhi gai piine ke baad aql salaamat na rah saki is kashmakash mein izzat-e-saadaat bhi gai qaabu karegaa kaun jaraaem ko ab yahaan mulki adaalaton se to haq baat bhi gai ab kaun meri bhuuk ko sufreh ataa kare hisse mein jo thi mere vo khairaat bhi gai sirat ko kaun puchhe hai surat ke saamne chaukhaT se ik gharib ki baaraat bhi gai 'asad' zaraa sanbhaal ke kholaa karo zabaan pachhtaaoge bahut hi agar baat bhi gai"

"zakhm-e-hijraan ki mudaavaat se pahle pahle dard raqsaan hai mulaaqaat se pahle pahle qaid-e-zindaan ho yaa ho faisla sarkubi kaa laazima sochiye haq baat se pahle pahle kaash vo aaj palaT aae kisi bhi surat chaandni raat ki barsaat se pahle pahle raah se bhaTki nai nasl bachaani hai hamein mumkina aamad-e-aafaat se pahle pahle kaise mahfuz rakhaa jaaegaa tufaan mein shajar koi tadbir ho samraat se pahle pahle sochiye qaum ko bharpaai na karni paD jaae vaqt be-vaqt ke jazbaat se pahle pahle dar nahin laazmi buniyaad ki mazbuti hai aane vaale bure haalaat se pahle pahle log khush hon ki na hon rab to ho raazi 'asad' ziist ke aakhri lamhaat se pahle pahle"

"zindagi bhar dauDtaa hai baiTh jaa gham kahaan kab boltaa hai baiTh jaa pahli baarish dekh kar barsaat ki jaane kyaa tu sochtaa hai baiTh jaa is qadar le kar chalaa baar-e-hayaat raasta hi boltaa hai baiTh jaa paaon khinchaa hai tiraa ahbaab ne kyon sahaaraa DhunDhtaa hai baiTh jaa tasht mein laashein saji hain khuun hai ye siyaasi naashta hai baiTh jaa jhuuT ki duniyaa mein sab uljhe hain tu baat sachchi boltaa hai baiTh jaa ik diye ne jal ke tufaan se kahaa mujh se Dar kar kaanptaa hai baiTh jaa nanhe bachche ko tilaavat se na rok kaan mein ras gholtaa hai baiTh jaa dekh 'asad' ajnabi ik shakhs se rishta-e-jaan joDtaa hai baiTh jaa"

"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"