uThaa lo ru-e-anvar se naqaab aahista aahista — Asghar Nizami

"jise ham dil samajhte the vahi ab dilrubaa niklaa khudaa ki shaan hai jo muddai kaa muddaaa niklaa pas-e-murdan talaashi li farishton ne to kyaa niklaa chhupaa ik gosha-e-dil mein khayaal-e-dil-rubaa niklaa tah-e-shamshir bhi bhule na ham qaatil ke ehsaan ko chali talvaar ruk ruk kar zabaan se marhabaa niklaa mere ashaar sun ke khush hue par vaae re qismat zabaan se marhabaa kahne ko the mar be-hayaa niklaa fanaa fillaah jab 'asghar' hue to ye khulaa uqda jise ham but samajhte the vahi apnaa khudaa niklaa"

"gar khudaa kaabe mein rahtaa hai to but-khaane mein kaun har hai gangaa jal mein to zamzam ke paimaane mein kaun qais ko jab le chale basti ki jaanib yuun kahaa lailaa aabaadi mein rahti hai to viraane mein kaun daar par us ko chaDhaayaa par na ye samjhaa koi thaa anal-haq kah rahaa mansur divaane mein kaun kis se baatein kar rahaa hai mujh ko bhi zaahid dikhaa chhup ke baiThaa hai teri tasbih ke daane mein kaun ho ke tum pir-e-mughaan masjid ko 'asghar' chal diye ye to batlaao ki ab jaaegaa maikhaane mein kaun"

"jab se dil shaidaa huaa hai us but-e-be-pir kaa baadshaah main ban gayaa huun ranj ki jaagir kaa dekh kar tasvir apni ban gae tasvir vo khuub jhagDaa hogaa ab tasvir se tasvir kaa hai sar-e-baalin masihaa aur malk-ul-maut bhi ab taqaazaa dekhnaa tadbir se taqdir kaa khaak-e-paa-e-dilrubaa laanaa tabibo DhunD kar kaam miTTi se liyaa jaataa hai ab iksir kaa kis ko DhunDun kaun ai 'asghar' paDhe tahrir ko kuchh paDhaa jaataa nahin likkhaa meri taqdir kaa"

"baandhnaa dil ko mire zulf-e-girah-gir ke saath khuub khelegaa ye qaidi teri zanjir ke saath pahle vo aae to baad un ke adu ko dekhaa khvaab aaya bhi to aaya mujhe taabir ke saath kisi baanke ke banaae hue abru hain tere khuub Takraayaa hai shamshir ko shamshir ke saath log kahte hain ki is dil mein khudaa rahtaa hai kis liye chal diyaa phir us but-e-be-pir ke saath aaj main jaa ke kahungaa ye adu se 'asghar' apni taqdir badal le miri taqdir ke saath"

"raaz mat apnaa bataa sab kaa magar hamraaz ban gar zamaana apnaa karnaa ho zamaana-saaz ban choT khaa siine pe apne naara-e-hu-haq lagaa soz ki tujh ko tamanna hai to misl-e-saaz ban laakh roton ko hansaao is ke ham qaail nahin murde ji uTThein saraapaa suur ki aavaaz ban be-niyaazi pe tiri hai naaz ai maulaa mujhe naaz-parvarda huun main tu bhi mujassam naaz ban"

"hargiz buton ke dil mein khauf-e-khudaa nahin hai ye sang-dil hain in mein bu-e-vafaa nahin hai mal mal ke khuub dho lo aakhir to hogaa zaahir hai khuun aashiqon kaa rang-e-hinaa nahin hai ye dekhti na un ko kyon un ke saath jaataa taqsir aankh ki hai dil ki khataa nahin hai baagh-e-jahaan mein ham ne har ek gul ko sunghaa ye phuul kaaghazi hain khushbu zaraa nahin hai 'asghar' ki kuchh na puchho mai-khaana mein paDaa hai is banda-e-khudaa ko khauf-e-khudaa nahin hai"

"ba-zom-e-aql ye kaisaa gunaah main ne kiyaa ik aainaa thaa usi ko siyaah main ne kiyaa ye shahr-e-kam-nazaraan ye dayaar-e-be-hunaraan kise ye apne hunar kaa gavaah main ne kiyaa harim-e-dil ko jalaane lagaa thaa ek khayaal so gul use bhi ba-yak sard aah main ne kiyaa vahi yaqin rahaa hai javaaz-e-ham-safari jo gaah us ne kiyaa aur gaah main ne kiyaa bas ek dil hi to hai vaaqif-e-rumuz-e-hayaat so shahr-e-jaan kaa use sarbaraah main ne kiyaa har ek ranj usi baab mein kiyaa hai raqam zaraa saa gham thaa jise be-panaah main ne kiyaa ye raah-e-ishq bahut sahl ho gai jab se hisaar-e-zaat ko paivand-e-raah main ne kiyaa ye umr ki hai basar kuchh ajab tavaazun se tiraa huaa na hi khud se nibaah main ne kiyaa khirad ne dil se kahaa tu junun-sifat hi sahi na puchh us ki ki jis ko tabaah main ne kiyaa"

"kaam liyaa jab lafzon hi se khud ko bas naakaam kiyaa baat asar-andaaz hui jab she'ron ko paighaam kiyaa ye kaise saari duniyaa mein aaj bahut mashhur ho tum vaise to saari duniyaa ne tum ko bahut gumnaam kiyaa yak-rangi se 'aajiz aa kar rangaa-rangi ki khaatir jo mujh ko raas aayaa thaa us nilam ko nilaam kiyaa aksar tanhaai mein mujh ko yaad aa jaataa hai vo sab haan aaghaaz se pahle hi jis ko main ne anjaam kiyaa khaamoshi pas fan hai khudaa kaa sikhaa ham ne bhi lekin har-su roz machaayaa tahalka yaa paidaa kohraam kiyaa vaqt ke saath aur aap ke haathon qadrein kitni badli hain ek ilzaam se kitnaa kam hai haasil jo in'aam kiyaa kahiye husn aur 'ishq ko de kar apne dil ke khuun kaa lams kis ne use gul-rang kiyaa phir kis ne use gulfaam kiyaa ab kaa fasaad aaraam se guzre is koshish mein us ne to qashqa khinchaa dair mein baiThaa kab kaa tark islaam kiyaa"

"log kahte hain ki qaatil ko masihaa kahiye kaise mumkin hai andheron ko ujaalaa kahiye chehre paDhnaa to sabhi siikh gae hain lekin kaisi tahzib hai apnon ko paraayaa kahiye jaane pahchaane hue chehre nazar aate hain vaqt qaatil hai yahaan kis ko masihaa kahiye aap jis peD ke saae mein khaDe hain is ko sehn-e-gulshan nahin jaltaa huaa sahraa kahiye sab ke chehron pe hain akhlaaq-o-muravvat ke naqaab kis ko apnaa yahaan aur kis ko paraayaa kahiye shab ke maathe pe koi saaya numudaar huaa us ko ab pyaar ke aangan kaa saveraa kahiye zahr-e-tanhaai-e-gham pi ke mohabbat mein 'khayaal' kis tarah maut ko jiine kaa sahaaraa kahiye"

"vo dost thaa to usi ko adu bhi honaa thaa lahu pahan ke mujhe surkh-ru bhi honaa thaa sunahri haath mein taaza lahu ki fasl na di ki apne haq ke liye jang-ju bhi honaa thaa bagula ban ke samundar mein khaak uDaanaa thi ki lahar lahar mujhe tund-khu bhi honaa thaa mire hi harf dikhaate the meri shakl mujhe ye ishtihaar mire ru-ba-ru bhi honaa thaa kashish thi phuul si is mein to laa-muhaala mujhe asir-e-rang giraftaar-e-bu bhi honaa thaa sazaa to milnaa thi mujh ko barahna lafzon ki zabaan ke saath labon ko rafu bhi honaa thaa safar kaa bojh uThaane se peshtar 'saajid' mizaaj-daan-e-rah-e-justuju bhi honaa thaa"

"ab tire lams ko yaad karne kaa ik silsila aur divaana-pan rah gayaa tu kahin kho gayaa aur pahlu mein teri shabaahat liye ik badan rah gayaa vo saraapaa tiraa vo tire khaal-o-khad meri yaadon mein sab muntashir ho gae lafz ki justuju mein laraztaa huaa nim-vaa saa faqat ik dahan rah gayaa harf ke harf se kyaa tazaadaat hain tu ne bhi kuchh kahaa main ne bhi kuchh kahaa tere pahlu mein duniyaa simaTti gai mere hisse mein harf-e-sukhan rah gayaa tere jaane se mujh par ye uqda khulaa rang-o-khushbu to bas teri miraas the ek hasrat saji rah gai gul-ba-gul ek maatam chaman-dar-chaman rah gayaa ek be-naam khvaahish ki paadaash mein teri palkein bhi baaham piro di gaiin ek vahshat ko sairaab karte hue mein bhi aankhon mein le kar thakan rah gayaa arsa-e-khvaab se vaqt maujud ke raaste mein ganvaa di gai guftugu ek israar ki bebasi rah gai ek inkaar kaa baankpan rah gayaa tu sitaaron ko apni jilau mein liye jaa rahaa thaa tujhe kyaa khabar kyaa huaa ik tamannaa dariche mein baiThi rahi ek bistar kahin be-shikan rah gayaa"

"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"