Ghazal

"main to khudaa-parast thaa aisaa na ho sakaa mujh se amir-e-shahr kaa sajda na ho sakaa us ne bhi mujh ko Tuut ke chaahaa nahin kabhi mujh se bhi 'ishq had se ziyaada na ho sakaa main ne tire firaaq mein likkhe the jo khutut un mein se ek khat kaa bhi ijraa na ho sakaa ab to yaqin ho gayaa jaaegaa qabr tak is dard-e-dil kaa koi mudaavaa na ho sakaa nas kaaTnaa ki phaansi ke phande pe jhulnaa ham se to hijr mein ye tamaasha na ho sakaa ham ne ghazal kahi hai 'asar' jis ke vaaste us kaa ghazal mein koi bhi charchaa na ho sakaa"

"shaayad ho use dard kaa ehsaas ilaahi kuchh der jo baiThe vo mire paas ilaahi ab un se bhalaa kaisi koi aas ilaahi jin ko na vafaa kaa ho koi paas ilaahi mujh ko mire mahbub kaa didaar karaa de ab toD de nazron kaa ye upvaas ilaahi ham ne hi nibhaayaa hai yahaan 'ahd-e-vafaa bhi ham ko hi mili dard ki miraas ilaahi honTon se lagaayaa hai mire yaar ne shaayad khushbu se mo'attar hai ye qirtaas ilaahi jab zaaviya nazron kaa badal kar use dekhaa patthar se vo lagne lagaa almaas ilaahi ab bughz hai nafrat hai 'adaavat hai dilon mein ab miltaa nahin logon mein ikhlaas ilaahi sahraa mein bhaTaktaa hai 'asar' qais ke maanind milti hi nahin yaar ki bu-baas ilaahi"

"jab koi tang-haal hotaa hai har taraf sirf jaal hotaa hai din-o-mazhab ki koi qaid nahin 'ishq mein sab halaal hotaa hai jab vo gulshan mein paanv rakhte hain tab gulon par zavaal hotaa hai muddaton hijr mein taDapte hain chand lamha visaal hotaa hai koi jab chhoD jaae raahon mein hausla tab nidhaal hotaa hai hijr mein khud-kushi to hai aasaan zinda rahnaa kamaal hotaa hai tark kar ke 'asar' ta'alluq ko kyaa use kuchh malaal hotaa hai"

"kyaa zaruri hai ki phande pe hi laTkaa jaae ban ke faulaad chalo hijr ko kaaTaa jaae kaun hai kis ko bayaabaan mein pukaaraa jaae khud hi ab paanv ke kaanTon ko nikaalaa jaae itni jaldi na use dil mein basaayaa jaae aur kuchh roz nae shakhs ko parkhaa jaae 'ain mumkin hai palaT kar tumhein de dein na javaab ab nai nasl ke bachchon ko na Tokaa jaae ik daf'a Duub ke niklaa huun yahi kaafi hai kaun ab 'ishq ke dariyaa mein dubaara jaae main 'asar' 'ishq mein tanhaa to khataavaar nahin us ke sar bhi koi ilzaam lagaayaa jaae"

"'azm-e-safar hamaaraa kabhi raaegaan na ho ham jis ko DhunDte hain jahaan vo vahaan na ho sharmaa ke sun rahe the vo qissa visaal kaa dil chaahtaa thaa khatm kabhi daastaan na ho har dard-o-gham ke baa'd bhi khush-baash main rahun lab par khudaa kare kabhi aah-o-fughaan na ho main ne bujhaa diyaa thaa charaaghon ko is liye ye hai shab-e-visaal koi darmiyaan na ho aisaa bhi 'ishq mein kahin hotaa hai ai 'asar' vo chaahtaa hai aag lage aur dhuaan na ho"

"tum ko ye lag rahaa thaa ki pichhaa kareinge ham yaa'ni ki 'ishq tum se dubaara kareinge ham vo baar-e-zist ho yaa judaai tiri sanam hargiz khudaa ke ghar mein na shikva kareinge ham bachchon ki fees maan ki davaaon kaa farz bhi itni si ik kamaai mein kyaa kyaa kareinge ham kyaa kyaa miri khataaein thiin kyon vo judaa huaa pahron yahi firaaq mein sochaa kareinge ham ye 'ishq dusraa hai so laazim hai ehtiyaat yaa'ni qadam sanbhaal ke rakkhaa kareinge ham anjaam jaante hain ki sahraa hai jab 'asar' kaar-e-jahaan mein vaqt na zaae' kareinge ham"

"ek bevafaa ke gham kaa tamaasha nahin kiyaa yaa'ni kisi se hijr kaa charchaa nahin kiyaa samjhaa rahaa hai mujh ko vo sahraa-navardiyaan jis ne ki 'ishq bhi abhi pahlaa nahin kiyaa jab tak rahaa vo shauq se dil mein rakhaa use is dil ko us ke vaaste pinjra nahin kiyaa apni vafaa kaa is se baDaa kyaa subut duun rukhsat to kar diyaa use rusvaa nahin kiyaa apne kiye pe khud hi pashemaan thaa vo 'asar' so main ne us se koi bhi shikva nahin kiyaa"

"ik shakhs jo milaa thaa bahut koshishon ke baa'd us ne bhi saath chhoD diyaa qurbaton ke baa'd is shahr-e-ajnabi mein milegaa sukun ab ik mai-kada dikhaa hai kai masjidon ke baa'd is mein qadam bhi soch samajh kar rakhoge kyaa ye 'ishq hai ye hotaa nahin tajrabon ke baa'd ham baa’d-e-vasl jab bhi gae mai-kade ki samt kaDvi lagi sharaab tumhaare labon ke baa'd ai naama-bar ye kahnaa ki achchhaa nahin kiyaa ik mukhtasar javaab diyaa sau khaton ke baa'd yaan log TuuT jaate hain ik hijr mein 'asar' main huun ki ji rahaa huun kai haadson ke baa'd"

"us ne sochaa hi nahin thaa kabhi aisaa hogaa vaqt kaa us ke bhi munh par ye tamaacha hogaa tum jo har baat pe kahte ho hamaari marzi ham bhi marzi pe utar aaein to kaisaa hogaa aap aaeinge mire zakhmon ki pursish ke liye ye bhi ummid nahin aap se aisaa hogaa tum jo bohtaan lagaane pe tule ho to suno ham bhi khaamosh na baiTheinge tamaasha hogaa kis ke kahne pe kiyaa tark-e-ta'alluq tum ne ham bhi dekheinge yahaan kaun tumhaaraa hogaa gardish-e-dauraan ham is aas pe jiite hain yahaan aasmaan par kabhi apnaa bhi sitaaraa hogaa 'ain mumkin thaa ki ham 'ishq mein rakhte na qadam kyaa khabar thi ki 'asar' itnaa khasaaraa hogaa"