but-e-kaafir jo tu mujh se khafaa ho — Bhartendu Harishchandra

"fasaad-e-duniyaa miTaa chuke hain husul-e-hasti miTaa chuke hain khudaai apne mein paa chuke hain mujhe gale ye lagaa chuke hain nahin nazaakat se ham mein taaqat uThaaein jo naaz-e-hur-e-jannat ki naaz-e-shamshir-e-pur-nazaakat ham apne sar par uThaa chuke hain najaat ho yaa sazaa ho meri mile jahannam ki paaun jannat ham ab to un ke qadam pe apnaa gunah-bharaa sar jhukaa chuke hain nahin zabaan mein hai itni taaqat jo shukr laaein bajaa ham un kaa ki daam-e-hasti se mujh ko apne ik haath mein vo chhuDaa chuke hain vajud se ham adam mein aa kar makin hue laa-makaan ke jaa kar ham apne ko un ki tegh khaa kar miTaa miTaa kar banaa chuke hain yahi hain adnaa si ik adaa se jinhon ne barham hai ki khudaai yahi hain aksar qazaa ke jin se farishte bhi zak uThaa chuke hain ye kah do bas maut se ho rukhsat kyuun naahaq aai hai us ki shaamat ki dar talak vo masih-khaslat miri ayaadat ko aa chuke hain jo baat maane to ain shafqat na maane to ain husn-e-khubi 'rasaa' bhalaa ham ko dakhl kyaa ab ham apni haalat sunaa chuke hain"

"baal bikhere aaj pari turbat par mere aaegi maut bhi meri ek tamaasha aalam ko dikhlaaegi mahv-e-adaa ho jaaungaa gar vasl mein vo sharmaaegi baar-e-khudaayaa dil ki hasrat kaise phir bar aaegi kaahida aisaa huun main bhi DhunDaa kare na paaegi meri khaatir maut bhi meri barson sar Takraaegi ishq-e-butaan mein jab dil uljhaa diin kahaan islaam kahaan vaaiz kaali zulf ki ulfat sab ko raam banaaegi changaa hogaa jab na mariz-e-kaakul-e-shab-gun hazrat se aap ki ulfat iisaa ki ab azmat aaj miTaaegi bahr-ayaadat bhi jo na aaeinge na hamaare baalin par barson mere dil ki hasrat sar par khaak uDaaegi dekhungaa mehraab-e-haram yaad aaegi abru-e-sanam mere jaane se masjid bhi but-khaana ban jaaegi ghaafil itnaa husn pe ghurra dhyaan kidhar hai tauba kar aakhir ik din surat ye sab miTTi mein mil jaaegi aarif jo hain un ke hain bas ranj o raahat ek 'rasaa' jaise vo guzri hai ye bhi kisi tarah nibh jaaegi"

"dil miraa tir-e-sitamgar kaa nishaana ho gayaa aafat-e-jaan mere haq mein dil lagaanaa ho gayaa ho gayaa laaghar jo us lailaa-adaa ke 'ishq mein misl-e-majnun haal meraa bhi fasaana ho gayaa khaaksaari ne dikhaayaa baa'd-e-murdan bhi 'uruj aasmaan turbat par mere shaamiyaana ho gayaa khvaab-e-ghaflat se zaraa dekho to kab chaunke hain ham qaafila mulk-e-adam ko jab ravaana ho gayaa fasl-e-gul mein bhi rihaai ki na kuchh surat hui qaid mein sayyaad mujh ko ik zamaana ho gayaa dil jalaayaa surat-e-parvaana jab se 'ishq mein farz tab se sham' par aansu bahaana ho gayaa aaj tak ai dil javaab-e-khat na bhejaa yaar ne naama-bar ko bhi gae kitnaa zamaana ho gayaa paas-e-rusvaai se dekho paas aa sakte nahin raat aai niind kaa tum ko bahaana ho gayaa ho pareshaani sar-e-mu bhi na zulf-e-yaar ko is liye meraa dil-e-sad-chaak shaana ho gayaa baa'd murdan kaun aataa hai khabar ko ai 'rasaa' khatm bas kunj-e-lahad tak dostaana ho gayaa"

"ghazab hai surma de kar aaj vo baahar nikalte hain abhi se kuchh dil-e-muztar par apne tiir chalte hain zaraa dekho to ai ahl-e-sukhan zor-e-sanaaat ko nai bandish hai majnun nuur ke saanche mein Dhalte hain buraa ho ishq kaa ye haal hai ab teri furqat mein ki chashm-e-khun-chakaan se lakht-e-dil paiham nikalte hain hilaa deinge abhi ai sang-dil tere kaleje ko hamaari aah-e-aatish-baar se patthar pighalte hain tiraa ubhraa huaa siina jo ham ko yaad aataa hai to ai rashk-e-pari pahron kaf-e-afsos milte hain kisi pahlu nahin chain aataa hai ushshaaq ko tere taDapte hain fughaan karte hain aur karvaT badalte hain 'rasaa' haajat nahin kuchh raushni ki kunj-e-marqad mein bajaae-shama yaan daagh-e-jigar har vaqt jalte hain"

"niind aati hi nahin dhaDke ki bas aavaaz se tang aayaa huun main is pur-soz dil ke saaz se dil pisaa jaataa hai un ki chaal ke andaaz se haath mein daaman liye aate hain vo kis naaz se saikaDon murde jalaae ho masihaa naaz se maut sharminda hui kyaa kyaa tire eajaaz se baaghbaan kunj-e-qafas mein muddaton se huun asiir ab khule par bhi to main vaaqif nahin parvaaz se qabr mein raahat se soe the na thaa mahshar kaa khauf baaz aae ai masihaa ham tire eajaaz se vaae ghaflat bhi nahin hoti ki dam bhar chain ho chaunk paDtaa huun shikast-e-hosh ki aavaaz se naaz maashuqaana se khaali nahin hai koi baat mere laashe ko uThaae hain vo kis andaaz se qabr mein soe hain mahshar kaa nahin khaTkaa 'rasaa' chaunkne vaale hain kab ham suur ki aavaaz se"

"phir aai fasl-e-gul phir zakhm-e-dil rah rah ke pakte hain magar daagh-e-jigar par surat-e-laala lahakte hain nasihat hai abas naaseh bayaan naahaq hi bakte hain jo bahke dukht-e-raz se hain vo kab in se bahakte hain koi jaa kar kaho ye aakhiri paighaam us but se are aa jaa abhi dam tan mein baaqi hai sisakte hain na bosa lene dete hain na lagte hain gale mere abhi kam-umr hain har baat par mujh se jhijakte hain vo ghairon ko adaa se qatl jab bebaak karte hain to us ki tegh ko ham aah kis hairat se takte hain uDaa laae ho ye tarz-e-sukhan kis se bataao to dam-e-taqdir goyaa baagh mein bulbul chahakte hain 'rasaa' ki hai talaash-e-yaar mein ye dasht-paimaai ki misl-e-shisha mere paanv ke chhaale jhalakte 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"

"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"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"