un ko rusvaa mujhe kharaab na kar — Hasrat Mohani

"dard-e-dil ki unhein khabar na hui koi tadbir kaargar na hui koshishein ham ne kiin hazaar magar ishq mein ek mo'tabar na hui kar chuke ham ko be-gunaah shahid aap ki aankh phir bhi tar na hui naa-rasaa aah-e-aashiqaan vo kahaan duur un se jo be-asar na hui aai bujhne ko apni sham-e-hayaat shab-e-gham ki magar sahar na hui shab the ham garm-e-naala-haa-e-firaaq subh ik aah-e-sard sar na hui tum se kyunkar vo chhup sake 'hasrat' nigah-e-shauq parda dar na hui"

"taabaan jo nur-e-husn ba-simaa-e-ishq hai kis darja dil-pazir tamaashaa-e-ishq hai arbaab-e-hosh jitne hain bimaar-e-aql hain un ke liye zarur mudaavaa-e-ishq hai main kyaa huun ek zarra-e-sahraa-e-ishtiyaaq dil kyaa hai ek qatra-e-dariyaa-e-ishq hai shaah o gadaa kaa farq nahin ahd-e-husn mein ab jis ko dekhiye use daavaa-e-ishq hai zaahir hai be-qaraari-e-paiham se haal-e-dil bekaar ham ko daavaa-e-ikhfaa-e-ishq hai pinhaan hijaab-e-naaz mein hai surat-e-jamaal paidaa haruf-e-shauq se maanaa-e-ishq hai ai ahl-e-aql kyuun ho use fikr-e-naam-o-nang 'hasrat' kharaab-e-ishq hai rusvaa-e-ishq hai"

"husn-e-be-mehr ko parvaa-e-tamannaa kyaa ho jab ho aisaa to ilaaj-e-dil-e-shaidaa kyaa ho kasrat-e-husn ki ye shaan na dekhi na suni barq larzaan hai koi garm-e-tamaashaa kyaa ho be-misaali ke hain ye rang jo baa-vasf-e-hijaab be-naqaabi pe tiraa jalva-e-yaktaa kyaa ho dekhein ham bhi jo tire husn-e-dil-aaraa ki bahaar is mein nuqsaan tiraa ai gul-e-raa'naa kyaa ho ham gharaz-mand kahaan martaba-e-ishq kahaan ham ko samjhein vo havas-kaar to bejaa kyaa ho dil-farebi hai tiri baais-e-sad josh o kharosh haal ye ho to dil-e-zaar shakebaa kyaa ho raat din rahne lagi us sitam-ijaad ki yaad 'hasrat' ab dekhiye anjaam hamaaraa kyaa ho"

"phir bhi hai tum ko masihaai kaa daavaa dekho mujh ko dekho mire marne ki tamanna dekho ham na kahte the banaavaT hai ye saaraa ghussa hans ke lo phir vo unhon ne hamein dekhaa dekho ghar se har-vaqt nikal aate ho khole hue baal shaam dekho na miri jaan saveraa dekho mahfil-e-ghair mein be-parda tumhein dekh liyaa ab kabhi ham se khabar-daar na chhupnaa dekho khaana-e-jaan mein numudaar hai ik paikar-e-nur hasrato aao rukh-e-yaar kaa jalva dekho dil ko rangini-e-khvaahish ki khataa par aakhir milti hai us gul-e-raanaa se sazaa kyaa dekho saamne sab ke munaasib nahin ham par ye itaab sar se Dhal jaae na ghusse mein dupaTTa dekho mar-miTe ham to kabhi yaad bhi tum ne na kiyaa ab mohabbat kaa na karnaa kabhi daavaa dekho sar kahin baal kahin haath kahin paanv kahin un kaa sonaa bhi hai kis shaan kaa sonaa dekho ab vo shokhi se ye kahte hain sitamgar hain jo ham dil kisi aur se kuchh roz ko bahlaa dekho vaaizo munh mein tumhaare bhi bhar aae paani mai-e-rangin kaa jo saaghar se chhalaknaa dekho baat kyaa hai jo hue jaate ho tum yunhi khafaa mujh ko dekho na mire dil kaa dhDaknaa dekho jurm-e-nazzaara pe kaun itni khushaamad kartaa ab vo ruThe hain lo aur tamaashaa dekho masti-e-husn se apni bhi nahin tum ko khabar kyaa suno arz miri haal miraa kyaa dekho dosto tark-e-mohabbat ki nasihat hai fuzul aur na maano to dil-e-zaar ko samjhaa dekho havas-e-did miTi hai na miTegi 'hasrat' dekhne ke liye chaaho unhein jitnaa dekho"

"apnaa saa shauq auron mein laaein kahaan se ham ghabraa gae hain be-dili-e-hamrahaan se ham kuchh aisi duur bhi to nahin manzil-e-muraad lekin ye jab ki chhuT chalein kaarvaan se ham ai yaad-e-yaar dekh ki baa-vasf-e-ranj-e-hijr masrur hain tiri khalish-e-naa-tavaan se ham maalum sab hai puchhte ho phir bhi muddaaa ab tum se dil ki baat kahein kyaa zabaan se ham ai zohd-e-khushk teri hidaayat ke vaaste saughaat-e-ishq laae hain ku-e-butaan se ham betaabiyon se chhup na sakaa haal-e-aarzu aakhir bache na us nigah-e-bad-gumaan se ham piraana-sar bhi shauq ki himmat buland hai khvaahaan-e-kaam-e-jaan hain jo us naujavaan se ham maayus bhi to karte nahin tum za-raah-e-naaz tang aa gae hain kashmakash-e-imtihaan se ham khalvat banegi tere gham-e-jaan-navaaz ki leinge ye kaam apne dil-e-shaadmaan se ham hai intihaa-e-yaas bhi ik ibtidaa-e-shauq phir aa gae vahin pe chale the jahaan se ham 'hasrat' phir aur jaa ke karein kis ki bandagi achchhaa jo sar uThaaein bhi is aastaan se ham"

"har dil mein ik hujum-e-mohabbat hai aaj-kal us shokh ki kuchh aur hi hasrat hai aaj-kal ai sehr-e-husn-e-yaar main ab tujh se kyaa kahun dil kaa jo haal teri badaulat hai aaj-kal mastur kis hijaab mein hai vo jamaal-e-paak ahl-e-nazar ko jis se 'aqidat hai aaj-kal ik tarfa be-khudi kaa hai 'aalam ki 'ishq mein taklif aaj kal hai na raahat hai aaj-kal"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"