barsaae jitne phuul qafas par bahaar ne — Abr Ahsani Ganauri

"vahshat-zadon ki kitni dilchasp hain adaaein kuchh der khuun roein kuchh der muskuraaein hairaan hain kidhar ham bahr-e-talaash jaaein aati hain har taraf se un ki hi ab sadaaein gunji huiin hain mere naalon se ye fazaaein yaa kaali kaali raatein karti hain saaein saaein us vaqt khaas rahrav himmat na haar jaaein manzil qarib samjhein jab paanv Dagmagaaein ye dekhnaa hai mujh par kyaa bijliyaan giraaein badli to hain havaaein uTThi to hain ghaTaaein uf sharmgin nigaahein baarbaad-kun adaaein ye nimche kisi ke dil mein na Duub jaaein ab hichkiyaan bani hain rukh nazaa mein badal kar maayus aarzuein naakaam iltijaaein dil ki tabaahiyon par masrur hone vaale dil hi na ho to tere jalve kahaan samaaein pahle hi sochte tum aahon kaa ab gila kyaa jo bandh gaiin havaaein vo bandh gaiin havaaein main lafz-e-dost sun kar Dartaa huun dil hi dil mein vo mujh se 'abr' ki hain ahbaab ne daghaaein"

"fariyaad hai ki meri nazar se nihaan rahe aur jalva-rez aap makaan-dar-makaan rahe ghar-e-be-nishaan qafas se rihaai chaman mein barq is bebasi ke daur mein koi kahaan rahe rudaad apne ishq ki gunge kaa khvaab thaa taa-zist apne raaz ke khud raazdaan rahe tum kyon udaas ho gae maidaan-e-hashr mein kah do to dil ki dil mein miri daastaan rahe manzil thi duur raah thi gham khud shikasta-paa shauq-e-talab bataa to sahi ham kahaan rahe duniyaa ho 'abr' yaa vo adam ho ki bazm-e-hashr un ki hi justuju mein rahe ham jahaan rahe"

"qaidiyon mein na kare zikr-e-gulistaan koi le ke uD jaae na gulzaar mein zindaan koi daagh-haa-e-dil-e-viraan pe taajjub na karo bas bhi jaataa hai kisi vaqt bayaabaan koi shaayad is baat pe lab mere siye jaate hain aah ke saath nikal jaae na armaan koi shiddat-e-dard ne fitrat hi badal di dil ki naala ho jaataa hai bantaa hai jo armaan koi sakhti-e-raah-e-talab dekh ke ji chhuT gayaa 'abr' vo chhoD chalaa jaada-e-irfaan koi"

"sau zulmatein hai ishq-e-pareshaan liye hue aa jaao mashal-e-rukh-e-taabaan liye hue har mauj be-kharaash thi dariyaa-e-husn ki aanaa paDaa talaatum-e-armaan liye hue dast-e-junun ko chheD na ghairat-dah-e-bahaar daaman se jaa mile na garebaan liye hue baDh jaae aur arsa-e-mehshar zaruratan aayaa huun saath kasrat-e-isyaan liye hue ik sarmadi hayaat gale mil ke di gai thi tegh-e-naaz chashma-e-haivaan liye hue dete rahe vo husn ko dars-e-jamaal-e-tur baiThaa rahaa main dida-e-hairaan liye hue aataa hai kaun hashr mein ye jhumtaa huaa sajdon ke saath kucha-e-jaanaan liye hue tu apne tir-e-naaz kaa mujh se na zikr kar dil uD na jaae aalam-e-imkaan liye hue chhaayaa hai 'abr' mohr-e-qayaamat pe ban ke abr vo ashk thaa jo dida-e-giryaan liye hue"

"bekasi kaa haal mayyat se ayaan ho jaaegaa be-zabaan honaa miraa goyaa zabaan ho jaaegaa shauq se dil ko miTaa do lekin itnaa soch lo is ke har zarre se paidaa ik jahaan ho jaaegaa dil ke bahlaane ko aao aaj naale hi karein aasmaan ke zarf kaa bhi imtihaan ho jaaegaa vaqt khud maanus kar detaa hai ai taaza asiir chand din rah le qafas bhi aashiyaan ho jaaegaa 'abr' main kyaa kah sakungaa un se haal-e-dard-e-dil jo zabaan se lafz niklegaa fughaan ho jaaegaa"

"aa rahi hai ye tuur se aavaaz aae vo jis ko taab-e-did pe naaz ye taDap aur ye aah ruh-e-gudaaz haae hain apnaa khud nahin hamraaz hai vahin ibtidaa-e-sarhad-e-naaz ho jahaan khatm 'aql ki parvaaz vo muqarrar to dar karein apnaa DhunD legi miri jabin-e-niyaaz ek mizraab-e-gham mein TuuT gayaa kitnaa naazuk thaa zindagi kaa saaz parda-e-zist uTThaa rahaa huun main ab to uTh parda-e-harim-e-naaz un ki nichi nazar kaa ochhaa tiir dil mein hai misl-e-umr-e-khizr daraaz vaqt-e-aakhir nafas mein paataa huun teri raftaar-e-naaz ke andaaz kaisaa giryaan hai kaisaa naadim hai meri mayyat pe meraa duniyaa-saaz har zamin sair-gaah thi apni haae vo 'abr' quvvat-e-parvaaz"

"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"

"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"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"