tamaam muddat miraa ye shikva rahaa kiran se — Ashu Mishra

"tujh ko andaaze nahin raah ki dushvaari ke ham to qaail hain tiri qaafila-saalaari ke ye tire saath mein rone se khulaa hai mujh par hain tiri aankh mein sab ashk adaakaari ke bevafaai bhi agar ki to bataayaa us ko main ne aadaab nibhaae hain vafaadaari ke jashn main ne bhi manaayaa thaa shajar kaTne kaa us ne vo faaede ginvaae mujhe aari ke dasht kaa dasht jin aankhon pe luTaa baiThaa thaa ham bhi pichhe the usi aahu-e-taataari ke ab mujhe yaad nahin pairahan-e-ishq-o-vafaa haan magar naqsh tire vasl ki gul-kaari ke"

"ek patthar rakh liyaa hai sina-e-sad-chaak par zabt kaa pahra lagaayaa dida-e-namnaak par kaun hai jis par nahin khultaa miraa dast-e-hunar kis ki miTTi ek muddat se rakhi hai chaak par chaar din mein hi haqiqat ki zamin par aa giraa chaar din mein bhi uDaa thaa ishq ke aflaak par ye khizaan peDon se patte dil se khushiyaan le gai zor kuchh bhi chal na paayaa mausam-e-saffaak par saanehe paDte raheinge sach ke raste mein hazaar ungliyaan uThti raheingi lahja-e-bebaak par jo bhi aayaa vo tiri aankhon kaa ho ke rah gayaa ye bhanvar ab tak na khul paae kisi tairaak par"

"ek patjhaD saa hai lagaa mujh mein phir koi gul nahin khilaa mujh mein zabt mein mubtalaa miri aankhein ek dariyaa saa sukhtaa mujh mein ghar ki khiDki se jhonkne vaalaa meri aankhon se jhaanktaa mujh mein dil-shikasta mein bhar gai silan koi shiddat se ro rahaa mujh mein teri yaadein bhi kar gaiin hijrat ab to kuchh bhi nahin bachaa mujh mein"

"us ki qurbat mein huaa hai ye khasaaraa meraa aap paDh lijiye har aankh mein qissa meraa har nai saans pe bantaa huun bigaD jaataa huun ye havaa khatm hi kar de na tamaasha meraa ab to honTon pe kabhi phuul bhi khil jaate hain aap ne in dinon dekhaa nahin chehra meraa main ne ro ro ke use ghair kaa hone na diyaa us balaa-khez ko zanjir thaa girya meraa ab nae dasht mujhe dekh ke Dar jaate hain meri vahshat ne baDhaa rakkhaa hai rutba meraa"

"shahr-e-taarik ke jalte hue manzar dekho qahqahe maar ke hanstaa hai sitamgar dekho sukhe patton ko zaraa aag dikhaa do baDh kar aur phir aag ko ummid se baDh kar dekho pahle dekho ki ye shishe kaa nagar bach jaae vaqt mil jaae to pheinke gae patthar dekho haq ki baatein mire haakim ko buri lagti hain phir bhi kahtaa huun ki aavaaz uThaa kar dekho chashm-e-namnaak miri khushk huaa chaahti hain maazarat dost koi aur samundar dekho"

"laakhon ki bhiiD mein bhi koi ham-nafas na ho allaah teri khalq kaa matlab qafas na ho rang-e-jamaal-e-ishq se kunachi bhari ho par tasvir khinchne ke liye canvas na ho kahiye ki kaise dil lage aisi jagah jahaan baatein to be-hisaab hon baaton mein ras na ho main ishq kar rahaa huun magar sochtaa bhi huun pichhle baras jo ho chukaa ab ke baras na ho hairat hai ek umr ki baarish ke baavajud aankhon mein koi shakl hai jo Tas se mas na ho 'mishraa' ji aise shakhs se rahte hain dur-dur jis mein ki rang-e-ishq ho rang-e-havas na ho"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"khaamushi ke batn se ye guftani paidaa hui main ba-zaahir chup huaa aur shaaeri paidaa hui is tarah saabit huaa gham aur khushi kaa imtizaaj hanste hanste us ki aankhon mein nami paidaa hui jurm ki paadaash mein ham khaak par pheinke gae so yahaan par intiqaaman zindagi paidaa hui khauf ne hi maslahat ki raah bhi ijaad ki main andheron se Daraa aur raushni paidaa hui dil mein kab utri kisi ke be-maaani guftugu baat karne se to bas aavaaz hi paidaa hui"

"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"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"