tu ek naam hai magar sadaa-e-khvaab ki tarah — Asghar Gondvi

"ye nang-e-aashiqi hai suud o haasil dekhne vaale yahaan gumraah kahlaate hain manzil dekhne vaale khat-e-saaghar mein raaz-e-haqq-o-baatil dekhne vaale abhi kuchh log hain saaqi ki mahfil dekhne vaale maze aa aa gae hain ishva-haa-e-husn-e-rangin ke taDapte hain abhi tak raqs-e-bismil dekhne vaale yahaan to 'umr guzri hai isi mauj o talaatum mein vo koi aur honge sair-e-haasil dekhne vaale mire naghmon se sahbaa-e-kuhan bhi ho gai paani ta'ajjub kar rahe hain rang-e-mahfil dekhne vaale junun-e-'ishq mein hasti 'aalam par nazar kaisi rukh-e-lailaa ko kyaa dekheinge mahmil dekhne vaale"

"majaaz kaisaa kahaan haqiqat abhi tujhe kuchh khabar nahin hai ye sab hai ik khvaab ki si haalat jo dekhtaa hai sahar nahin hai shamim-e-gulshan nasim-e-sahraa shuaa-e-khurshid mauj-e-dariyaa har ek garm-e-safar hai in mein meraa koi ham-safar nahin hai nazar mein vo gul samaa gayaa hai tamaam hasti pe chhaa gayaa hai chaman mein huun yaa qafas mein huun main mujhe ab is ki khabar nahin hai chamak damak par miTaa huaa hai ye baaghbaan tujhko kyaa huaa hai fareb-e-shabnam mein mubtalaa hai chaman ki ab tak khabar nahin hai ye mujh se sun le to raaz-e-pinhaan salaamti khud hai dushman-e-jaan kahaan se raah-rau mein zindagi ho ki raah jab pur-khatar nahin hai main sar se paa tak huun mai-parasti tamaam shorish tamaam masti khulaa hai mujh par ye raaz-e-hasti ki mujh ko kuchh bhi khabar nahin hai havaa ko mauj-e-sharaab kar de fazaa ko mast o kharaab kar de ye zindagi ko shabaab kar de nazar tumhaari nazar nahin hai paDaa hai kyaa us ke dar pe 'asghar' vo shokh maail hai imtihaan par subut de zindagi kaa mar kar niyaaz ab kaargar nahin hai"

"aks kis chiiz kaa aaina-e-hairat mein nahin teri surat mein hai kyaa jo meri surat mein nahin donon aalam tiri nairang adaai ke nisaar ab koi chiiz yahaan jeb-e-mohabbat mein nahin daulat-e-qurb ko khaasaan-e-mohabbat jaanein chand ashkon ke sivaa kuchh meri qismat mein nahin log marte bhi hain jiite bhi hain betaab bhi hain kaun saa sehr tiri chashm-e-inaayat mein nahin sab se ik tarz judaa sab se ik aahang judaa rang mahfil mein tiraa jo hai vo khalvat mein nahin nashsha-e-ishq mein har chiiz uDi jaati hai kaun zarra hai ki sarshaar mohabbat mein nahin daava-e-did ghalat daava-e-irfaan bhi ghalat kuchh tajalli ke sivaa chashm-e-basirat mein nahin ho gai jam' mataa-e-gham-e-hirmaan kyunkar main samajhtaa thaa koi parda-e-ghaflat mein nahin zarre zarre mein kiyaa josh-e-tarannum paidaa khud magar koi navaa saaz-e-mohabbat mein nahin najd ki samt se ye shor-e-anaa-lailaa kyuun shokhi-e-husn agar parda-e-vahshat mein nahin"

"kaun thaa us ke havaa-khvaahon mein jo shaamil na thaa ab huaa maalum mujh ko dil bhi meraa dil na thaa ishq ki betaabiyon par husn ko rahm aa gayaa jab nigaah-e-shauq taDpi parda-e-mahmil na thaa thiin nigaah-e-shauq ki ranginiyaan chhaai hui parda-e-mahmil uThaa to saahib-e-mahmil na thaa qahr hai thoDi si bhi ghaflat tariq-e-ishq mein aankh jhapki qais ki aur saamne mahmil na thaa"

"sirf ik soz to mujh mein hai magar saaz nahin main faqat dard huun jis mein koi aavaaz nahin mujh se jo chaahiye vo dars-e-basirat liije main khud aavaaz huun meri koi aavaaz nahin vo maze rabt-e-nihaani ke kahaan se laaun hai nazar mujh pe magar ab ghalat-andaaz nahin phir ye sab shorish-o-hangaama-e-aalam kyaa hai isi parde mein agar husn-e-junnun-saaz nahin aatish-e-jalva-e-mahbub ne sab phunk diyaa ab koi parda nahin parda-bar-andaaz nahin"

"hai dil-e-naakaam-e-aashiq mein tumhaari yaad bhi ye bhi kyaa ghar hai ki hai barbaad bhi aabaad bhi dil ke miTne kaa mujhe kuchh aur aisaa gham nahin haan magar itnaa ki hai is mein tumhaari yaad bhi kis ko ye samjhaaiye nairang-e-kaar-e-aashiqi tham gae ashk-e-musalsal ruk gai fariyaad bhi siine mein dard-e-mohabbat raaz ban kar rah gayaa ab vo haalat hai ki kar sakte nahin fariyaad bhi phaaD Daalungaa garebaan phoD lungaa apnaa sar hai mire aafat-kade mein qais bhi farhaad bhi kuchh to 'asghar' mujh mein hai qaaim hai jis se zindagi jaan bhi kahte hain us ko aur un ki yaad bhi"

"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"