zarur chashm-e-tamaashaa chaman pe naaz kare — Ashraf Rafi

"har ek rukh se mujhe lutf-e-justuju aae zaraa vo aur qarib-e-rag-e-gulu aae maaal-e-naaz-e-khudi kyaa hai ye to samjhaa duun jise ho naaz-e-khudi mere ru-ba-ru aae baghair izn hi saaqi ne kar liyaa qabza hamaare vaaste jab saaghar-o-subu aae qadam qadam pe hai khuddaari-e-hayaat kaa Dar miri zabaan pe kyaa harf-e-aarzu aae tiri fazaa-e-mohabbat ho khush-gavaar itni nafas nafas se khulus-o-vafaa ki bu aae hamaare dil mein adaavat rahegi kyaa 'ashraf' nazar jhukaae hue jab koi adu aae"

"nahin shuur-e-nazar kisi mein hazaaron gham hain miri hansi mein nahin hai meaar koi baaqi na dushmani mein na dosti mein na chheD un ko ai jazba-e-dil vo ro paDeinge hansi hansi mein payambar-e-tirgi bhi ik din zarur aaeinge raushni mein zaraa koi raahbar se kah de ki raaz-e-manzil hai gumrahi mein mazaaq-e-mahfil giraa huaa hai na TuuTe dil koi dil-lagi mein bujhi hui shama saath le kar bhaTak rahe hain vo tirgi mein khudaa kaa irfaan yahi hai 'ashraf' ki lutf aa jaae bandagi mein"

"aai bahaarein mahkaa gulshan kaliyaan chaTkin murjhaayaa man man hi man mein yaad ke jhule aankhon aankhon barse saavan har taaraa hai ik chingaari raat andheri kaali naagan har daston mein un ki murat zarra zarra jaise darpan dil mein basein aankhon mein biraajein ghar hai jis kaa us kaa aangan jitni pag se duur hai dharti itne man ke paas hain saajan aas niraas ke sab dhoke mein kaisi duuri kaisaa darshan kis kaa shikva kijiye 'ashraf' apnaa man hai apnaa dushman"

"ahd-e-vafaa na yaad dilaaein to kyaa karein ham un ko haal-e-dil na sunaain to kyaa karein jin se nahin hai aap ki manzil ko vaasta un raaston se lauT na jaaein to kyaa karein vo har taraf hain samt ki jab qaid hi nahin dair-o-haram mein sar na jhukaaein to kyaa karein mohkam hai rabt-e-ishq to nazdik-o-dur kyaa aaein to kyaa karein vo na aaein to kyaa karein maanaa ki ham ko taab-e-nazar hai na shauq-e-did rukh se vo khud hi parda uThaaein to kyaa karein 'ashraf' ko thaa amal se ziyaada karam pe naaz kaam aa gai hain us ki khataaein to kyaa karein"

"talkhi-e-mai se sarkhushi liije kam se kam ek baar pi liije shama ki tarah ro ke jiinaa kyaa phuul ki tarah hans ke ji liije kuchh to liije bahaar-e-hasti se na sahi phuul pankhuDi lijiye ishq ki rifatein na hon rusvaa daaman-e-chaak-chaak si liije maut is daur mein nahin mushkil hausla hai to zindagi liije sher mein log kyaa nahin kahte aap 'ashraf' ki baat hi liije"

"qahr-e-mujassam husn-e-mukarram aap hi shoala aap hi shabnam aap na aae ye bhi na sochaa bazm mein kitne dil hue pur-gham maan bhi lete un ki baatein lekin kuchh aavaaz thi maddham aap ye aakhir kyon hain pashemaan aap se kuchh shaaki to nahin ham yuun na jataao apni baDaai aap ki hasti khud hai musallam gunjti hain ab tak kaanon mein baatein un ki thiin yaa sargam sun na sake 'ashraf' vo hamaari baat thi sachchi ho gae barham"

"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"