us se khvaabon mein saamnaa hogaa — 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"

"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"

"kis ajab saaat-e-naayaab mein aayaa huaa huun tujh se milne main tire khvaab mein aayaa huaa huun phir vahi main huun, vahi hijr kaa dariyaa-e-amiq koi dam aks-e-sar-e-aab mein aayaa huaa huun kaise aaine ke maanind chamaktaa huaa main ishq ke shahr-e-abad-taab mein aayaa huaa huun meri har taan hai az-roz-e-azal taa-ba-abad ek sur ke liye mizraab mein aayaa huaa huun koi parchhaain kabhi jism se karti hai kalaam? be-sabab saaya-e-mahtaab mein aayaa huaa huun har guzarte hue lamhe mein Tapaktaa huaa mein dard huun, vaqt ke aasaab mein aayaa huaa huun kaisi gahraai se niklaa huun adam ki 'irfaan' kaise paayaab se taalaab mein aayaa huaa huun"

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"

"rakht-e-safar kaa main ne iraada nahin kiyaa raushan charaagh-e-manzil-e-jaada nahin kiyaa tujh se bichhaD ke aur miraa dil udaas ho milne kaa is liye abhi vaada nahin kiyaa shiddat se thaa malaal shab-e-hijr kaa magar shaane pe tere sar ko nihaada nahin kiyaa dil mutmain hai baais-e-tajdid-e-dosti us ko khafaa bhi had se ziyaada nahin kiyaa sab kuchh ataa huaa tiri rahmat se is liye dast-e-talab ko aur kushaada nahin kiyaa shaayad ki meri ruuh ko baalidgi mile khud ko rahin-e-saaghar-o-baada nahin kiyaa shaayad miri jabin ko mile izn-e-bandagi dil ke varq ko is liye saada nahin kiyaa mujh ko na tamkanat kaa ho ehsaas-e-be-ziyaan qaamat ko apne aur sitaara nahin kiyaa apni talaash mein huun 'sabaa' is liye abhi su-e-haram safar kaa iraada nahin kiyaa"

"raakh ke Dher pe kyaa shoala-bayaani karte ek qisse ki bhalaa kitni kahaani karte husn itnaa thaa ki mumkin hi na thi khud-nigari ek imkaan ki kab tak nigaraani karte shola-e-jaan ko bujhaate yunhi qatra qatra khud ko ham aag banaate tujhe paani karte phuul saa tujh ko mahaktaa huaa rakhte shab bhar apne saanson se tujhe raat ki raani karte naddiyaan dekhein to bas sharm se paani ho jaaein chashm-e-khun-basta se paidaa vo ravaani karte sab se kahte ki ye qissa hai puraanaa saahab aah ki aanch se tasvir puraani karte dar-o-divaar badalne mein kahaan ki mushkil ghar jo hotaa to bhalaa naql-e-makaani karte koi aa jaataa kabhi yunhi agar dil ke qarib ham tiraa zikr pae-yaad-dahaani karte sach to ye hai ki tire hijr kaa ab ranj nahin kyaa dikhaave ke liye ashk-fishaani karte dil ko har lahza hi di aql pe ham ne tarjih yaar-e-jaani ko kahaan dushman-e-jaani karte shab isi tarah basar hoti hai meri 'irfaan' harf-e-khush-rang ko andoh-e-maaani karte"

"kyuun vasl mein bhi aankh milaai nahin jaati vo farq dilon kaa vo judaai nahin jaati kyaa dhuum bhi naalon se machaai nahin jaati soti hui taqdir jagaai nahin jaati kuchh shikva na karte na bigaDtaa vo shab-e-vasl ab ham se koi baat banaai nahin jaati dekho to zaraa khaak mein ham milte hain kyunkar ye nichi nigah ab bhi uThaai nahin jaati kahti hai shab-e-hijr bahut zinda rahoge maangaa karo tum maut abhi aai nahin jaati vo ham se mukaddar hain to ham un se mukaddar kah dete hain saaf apni safaai nahin jaati ham sulh bhi kar lein to chali jaati hai un mein baaham dil o dilbar ki laDaai nahin jaati khud dil mein chale aaoge jab qasd karoge ye raah bataane se bataai nahin jaati chhupti hai 'jalaal' aankhon mein kab hasrat-e-didaar sau parde agar hon to chhupaai nahin jaati"