dil sang nahin hai ki sitamgar na bhar aataa — Imdad Imam Asar

"kisi kaa dil ko rahaa intizaar saari raat falak ko dekhaa kiye baar baar saari raat taDap taDap ke tamannaa mein karvaTein badlin na paayaa dil ne hamaare qaraar saari raat idhar to shama thi giryaan udhar the ham giryaan isi tarah pe rahe ashk-baar saari raat khayaal-e-sham-rukh-e-yaar mein jale taa-subh liyaa qaraar na parvaana-vaar saari raat na puchh soz-e-judaai ko ham se ai hamdam jalaa kiyaa ye dil-e-daaghdaar saari raat mizha ke ishq se aai na niind aankhon mein nazar khaTakti rahi ban ke khaar saari raat khayaal-e-zulf-e-siyah mein bahaa kiye aansu bandhaa rahaa mire rone kaa taar saari raat na puchh ham se 'asar' raat kis tarah kaaTi ajab tarah kaa rahaa intishaar saari raat"

"subh-dam roti jo teri bazm se jaati hai shama saaf mere soz-e-gham kaa rang dikhlaati hai shama jis tarah kaale ke man ke ru-ba-ru gul ho charaagh dekh kar taaviz-e-zulf-e-yaar bujh jaati hai shama sirf parvaana adab se dam-ba-khud rahtaa nahin tere roab-e-husn se mahfil mein tharraati hai shama gher lete hain tujhe parvaane us ko chhoD kar jis mein tu ho kab farogh us bazm mein paati hai shama kaarband-e-adl hote hain jo hain raushan-dimaagh bazm mein har samt yaksaan nuur pahunchaati hai shama parda-e-faanus se baahar nahin rakhti qadam ru-ba-ru tere rukh-e-raushan ke sharmaati hai shama jaa-e-girya sohbat-e-ahle--tamaashaa hai 'asar' hai bajaa roti hui jo bazm mein aati hai shama"

"apne dar se jo uThaate hain hamein khaak mein aap milaate hain hamein hai jo manzur jafaa dar-parda munh vo ghairon mein dikhaate hain hamein ghair ko paas biThaa rakhte hain jab kabhi aap bulaate hain hamein garmiyaan ghair ko dikhlaa dikhlaa bazm mein aap jalaate hain hamein shab-e-furqat mein falak ke taare daagh-e-dil yaad dilaate hain hamein un ke andaaz-e-sukhan hain maalum ghair ko kah ke sunaate hain hamein phir kisi gul pe huaa dil maail daagh-e-taaza nazar aate hain hamein chhoD dein aap ki hamraahi ham vaah kyaa raah bataate hain hamein tu hamein raah bataae jis se ghair vo raah bataate hain hamein itr-e-gul se nahin jab dil bhartaa apnaa rumaal sunghaate hain hamein shab ko afsaana-e-dil kah ke 'asar' aap rote hain rulaate hain hamein"

"bahe saath ashk ke lakht-e-jigar tak na ki us ne miri jaanib nazar tak abas sayyaad ko hai bad-gumaani nahin baazu mein apne ek par tak khabar aai mariz-e-dard-o-gham ki kahin pahunche khabar us be-khabar tak nazaakat se lagi bal karne kyaa kyaa abhi gesu na pahunche the kamar tak jiye jaate hain shakl-e-sham-e-sozaan na kuchh baaqi raheinge ham sahar tak agar main yaad hotaa to na aate magar bhule se aae mere ghar tak dam-e-girya thi ghaalib naa-tavaani pahunchte lakht-e-dil kyaa chashm-e-tar tak khudaa jaane 'asar' ko kyaa huaa hai rahaa kartaa hai chup do do pahar tak"

"mere sar mein jo raat chakkar thaa us ke zaanu pe ghair kaa sar thaa apne ghar un ko kyaa bulaate ham boriyaa bhi nahin mayassar thaa zabt-e-dil par bhi us ki mahfil mein apnaa rumaal ashk se tar thaa jaan dene mein soch kyaa karte muflisi par bhi dil tavangar thaa khub-o-zisht-e-jahaan kaa farq na puchh maut jab aai sab baraabar thaa aap jab tak na le chuke the dil kuchh mizaaj aur banda-parvar thaa hijr laahiq huaa visaal ke baad kyaa hi ulTaa miraa muqaddar thaa jaur-e-aadaa ki taab kyaa laataa dil-e-kam-bakht naaz-parvar thaa sohbat-e-hur se hui nafrat main jo teri adaa kaa khugar thaa hai 'asar' yaa nahin khudaa jaane sunte hain us kaa haal abtar thaa"

"gham nahin mujh ko jo vaqt-e-imtihaan maaraa gayaa khush huun tere haath se ai jaan-e-jaan maaraa gayaa tegh-e-abru se dil-e-aashiq ko milti kyaa panaah jo chaDhaa munh par ajal ke be-gumaan maaraa gayaa manzil-e-maa'shuq tak pahunchaa salaamat kab koi rahzanon se kaarvaan kaa kaarvaan maaraa gayaa dosti ki tum ne dushman se 'ajab tum dost ho main tumhaari dosti mein mehrbaan maaraa gayaa zahr se kuchh kam na thi daa'vat miri ghairon ke saath kyaa ghazab hai ghar balaa kar mehmaan maaraa gayaa dasht-e-ghurbat ranj-e-tanhaai hujum-e-dard-o-yaas in balaaon mein tiraa 'aashiq kahaan maaraa gayaa kyaa halaak-e-ishq tere gesuon kaa thaa 'asar' sumbulistaan ho gayaa hai do-jahaan maaraa gayaa"

"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"

"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"

"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"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"khurshid jhaanktaa hai ridaa-e-sahaab se yaa nuur chhan rahaa hai kisi ke naqaab se baahar jo aaj dekh liyaa hai hijaab se suraj laraz rahaa hai tumhaare shabaab se naaseh Daraa rahe the khudaa ke 'azaab se khud hi janaab baaz na aae sharaab se lamhe guzar chuke hain jo phulon ki sej par is daur-e-pur-khatar mein vo lagte hain khvaab se khud ko to pahle dekhiye phir kahiye bevafaa bas itni iltijaa hai hamaari janaab se har roz ik na ik nai zid hai zabaan par tang aa gayaa huun main dil-e-khaana-kharaab se ahl-e-vafaa mein meraa vahi naam paD gayaa tum ne mujhe navaaz diyaa jis khitaab se kin manzilon pe meraa nishaan-e-qadam nahin puchho miraa maqaam mah-o-aaftaab se jo husn kaa kahin bhi tahaffuz na kar sake phir kaun saa hai faaeda aisi naqaab se saaya bhi jis hasin kaa DhunDe na mil sakaa be-misl vo khudaa ke hue intikhaab se sun kar hamaare she'r vo kuchh muskuraa diye 'faaruq' aaj ham bhi rahe kaamyaab se"