umr baDhti jaa rahi hai ziist ghaTti jaae hai — Krishna Mohan

"ai asir-e-yaas kasrat ki hai tujh ko ehtiyaaj khubsurat auraton kaa qurb hai teraa 'ilaaj kaisi mushkil mein hai duniyaa-daar insaan kyaa kare ik taraf khvaahish ki shiddat ik taraf hai lok laaj dosto is haal mein jiinaa paDegaa kab talak zehn-o-dil par ek muddat se hai maayusi kaa raaj ham to us ko maante hain jaante hain us ko mard jo ki dushman se bhi le tausif-o-tahsin kaa khiraaj 'krishn-mohan' hiddat-e-gham se phunkaa hai tan-badan aur mere haal par hanstaa hai ye zaalim samaaj"

"yaas-o-gham mein ai milan ki aas ke aansu chamak 'aql ki zulmat mein ai ehsaas ke jugnu chamak dil rahin-e-yaas hai mahsus hoti hain udaas chaandni shokhi hayaa shabnam adaa khushbu chamak phiki phiki be-maza be-nur si hai zindagi 'aql ki shokhi damak ai husn ke jaadu chamak apni chanchaltaa se mere pyaar ko chamkaa gai tere albele nashile ruup ki dil-ju chamak haar kar tadbir ne taqdir se kah hi diyaa maan bhi jaa main to chamki huun bahut ab tu chamak zindagi mein ho kabhi to koi hangaama bapaa jazba-e-aavaara-o-shokh-e-dil-e-yaksu chamak aise chamkaataa hai qalb-e-zaar ko teraa khayaal jaise dasht-e-tira ko de dida-e-aahu chamak chirnaa hai be-hisi ki gahri zulmat ko tujhe aur abhi is taur se ai dashna-e-abru chamak tere tevar zevar-e-ehsaas hain almaas hain yaad ke kohre mein soz-o-kaavish-e-pahlu chamak ai fusun-e-raaz jalvat-saaz ai khalvat-navaaz pyaar ki aavaaz paa-e-naaz ke ghunghru chamak 'krishn-mohan' ke dukhi man par andheraa chhaa gayaa ruup ki dhuup ai birah ke dard ki daaru chamak"

"milaa ek guuna sukun hamein jo tumhaare hijr mein ro liye zaraa baar-e-qalb subuk huaa kai daagh dard ke dho liye ho nashaat-e-dil ki malaal-e-dil hamein pesh karnaa jamaal-e-dil kabhi hans ke phuul khilaa liye kabhi roke moti piro liye hai rahin gham miri justuju ye hai kaisaa gulshan-e-rang-o-bu yahaan kuchh gulo ki talaash mein kai khaar main ne chubho liye kai umr dauDte-bhaagte rahe yuun to shab ko bhi jaagte kabhi thak gae to Thahar gae kabhi niind aai to so liye sabhi log mast-e-shuur hain ki khudi ke nashshe mein chuur hain koi gham-shanaas nahin yahaan gham-e-dil kisi pe na kholiye ye unhin kaa nuur hai jis mein ham chale hausle se qadam qadam jo sarishk gham ke bahaa liye jo diye vafaa ke sanjo liye"

"maddham ho gae apne sapne be-dam ho gaiin apni talaashein viraan dil mein dafn hain kitni rangin ummidon ki laashein paiham apne ashk bahe hain dil ne kyaa kyaa jaur sahe hain aafaat-e-naagaah ke charke logon ke taa’non ki kharaashein har jaa zikr miri nikhat kaa har jaa mahrumi kaa charchaa duniyaa mein badnaam hui hain qismat se meri parkhaashein husn kaa josh na 'ishq ki garmi mahv hue saare hangaame be-jaan murda sard fasurda ziist ke lamhe barf ki qaashein kis ne meri biptaa rad ki kis ne meraa haath haTaayaa ab kyon sab apne begaane taa'ne dein ilzaam taraashein"

"dui kaa naqsh fanaa ho to lutf aa jaae anaa mein rang-e-ghinaa ho to lutf aa jaae hamaare jazb-e-darun ke liye dil-e-dauraan tamaam madh-o-sanaa ho to lutf aa jaae umang sang rahe zindagi mein rang rahe zamaana dost banaa ho to lutf aa jaae shab-e-visaal ba-roab-e-jamaal kaafir kaa anaa mein siina tanaa ho to lutf aa jaae milan ki shaam badan jaam kaam-ras ho tamaam vo ruuTh kar jo manaa ho to lutf aa jaae ghurur-e-husn mire shoK-e-fitna-saamaan kaa fanaa na ho jo fanaa ho to lutf aa jaae kaDaa safar hai kaDi dhuup hai umangon ki kahin jo saaya ghanaa ho to lutf aa jaae kisi bhi desh mein dharti ne ranj-o-gham sah kar jo koi viir janaa ho to lutf aa jaae khirad kaa ghor andheraa hai man ki chilman mein junun kaa nuur chhanaa ho to lutf aa jaae junun-taraaz koi sher 'krishn' mohan kaa fusun-e-raaz banaa ho to lutf aa jaae"

"hayaat ik silsila hai aashufta-jaaniyon kaa milaa mujhe khuub ye sila jaan-fishaaniyon kaa fareb-deh hai junun baqaa ki nishaaniyon kaa ye ‘aalam-e-aab-o-gil hai ijlaas faaniyon kaa nigaah-afroz kaif-andoz-o-‘aish-aamoz hai ek sail-e-nashaat uThti javaaniyon kaa junun-e-shaa'ir shu'ur-e-'aalim riyaaz-e-‘aabid hai sab ko andaaz apni apni ravaaniyon kaa bashar ke dil mein falak ki nilaahaTon ki aahaT zamin ki halchal fusun samundar ke paaniyon kaa mujhe ye Dar hai kahin na ho shahr-shahr charchaa tiri jafaa ki miri vafaa ki kahaaniyon kaa ye aadmi aadmi ke biich unch-nich yaarab banaa hai ye tafraqa tamaashaa jahaaniyon kaa visaal mein ham the itne madhosh jaante kyaa ki soz-e-hirmaan hai maa-hasal shaadmaaniyon kaa hayaat aur maut hain tiri dilbari ke ghamze tamaashaa-gah hai jahaan tiri dil-sitaaniyon kaa ye garm aansu ye sard aahein hazin nigaahein khayaal rakhnaa miri vafaa ki nishaaniyon kaa vo kaise mere dil-e-shikasta kaa dard jaanein hujum hai jin ki zindagi kaamraaniyon kaa kahaan hai chaahat ki dilkash-o-dil-navaaz ranjish hai tazkira har jagah tiri mehrbaaniyon kaa udaas hairaan shabaab meraa hadaf rahaa hai tumhaari raaton ki dil-shikan sargiraaniyon kaa vo shor uThaa laa-shu’ur ki nannhi bastiyon mein ghurur TuuTaa shu'ur ki raajdhaaniyon kaa panaah deti hai paap ko kyon vishaal dharti vichaar aisaa samajh kaa hai pher gyaaniyon kaa ye kaisi biptaa paDi hai sansaar par ki ai dil na dhiir qaaem na dhyaan baaqi hai dhyaaniyon kaa main us pe shaidaa huaa huun muddat se 'krishn-mohan' jo dil mein ras gholtaa hai shirin-bayaaniyon kaa jadid raahon kaa shokh raahi hai 'krishn-mohan' vo ham-navaa hai nae tamaddun ke baaniyon kaa"

"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"

"shab ki taarik raahdaari hai aur miraa khauf iztiraari hai sabz khvaabon ki kam se kam qimat zindagi bhar ki ashk-baari hai ik musallat-shuda tamaddun ko ye na kahiye ki ikhtiyaari hai shash-jihaati mushaahida hai miyaan tajrabon ki sanad pe bhaari hai shukriya aap ki mohabbat kaa dil kaa maqsum sogvaari hai tajziye sun ke muskuraa denaa apni itni hi zimmedaari hai"

"ye hai mai-kada yahaan rind hain yahaan sab kaa saaqi imaam hai ye haram nahin hai ai shaikh ji yahaan paarsaai haraam hai jo zaraa si pi ke bahak gayaa use mai-kade se nikaal do yahaan tang-nazar kaa guzar nahin yahaan ahl-e-zarf kaa kaam hai koi mast hai koi tishna-lab to kisi ke haath mein jaam hai magar is pe koi kare bhi kyaa ye to mai-kade kaa nizaam hai ye janaab-e-shaikh kaa falsafa hai 'ajib saare jahaan se jo vahaan piyo to halaal hai jo yahaan piyo to haraam hai tujhe apne husn kaa vaasta mere shauq-e-did pa rahm khaa zaraa muskuraa ke naqaab uThaa ki nazar ko shauq-e-salaam hai na sunnaa to huur o qusur ki ye hikaayatein mujhe vaa'izaa koi baat kar dar-e-yaar ki dar-e-yaar hi se to kaam hai na to e'tikaaf se kuchh gharaz na savaab-o-zuhd se vaasta tiri diid aisi namaaz hai na sujud hai na qayaam hai ye durust ki 'aib hai mai-kashi ye ba-jaa ki baada haraam hai magar ab savaal ye aa paDaa ki tumhaare haath mein jaam hai jo uThi to subh-e-davaam thi jo jhuki to shaam hi shaam thi tiri chashm-e-mast mein saaqiyaa miri zindagi kaa nizaam hai miraa farz hai ki paDaa rahun tiri baargaah mein saaqiyaa koi tishna-lab hai ki sair hai yahi dekhnaa tiraa kaam hai isi kaaenaat mein ai 'jigar' koi inqalaab uThegaa phir ki buland ho ke bhi aadmi abhi khvaahishon kaa ghulaam hai"