hirs daulat ki na izz o jaah ki — Aasi Ghazipuri

"qatra vahi ki ru-kash-e-dariyaa kahein jise yaani vo main hi kyuun na huun tujh saa kahein jise vo ik nigaah ai dil-e-mushtaaq is taraf aashob-gaah-e-hashr-e-tamanaa kahein jise bimaar-e-gham ki chaaragari kuchh zarur hai vo dard dil mein de ki masihaa kahein jise ai husn-e-jalva-e-rukh-e-jaanaan kabhi kabhi taskin-e-chashm-e-shauq-e-nazaaraa kahein jise is zoaf mein tahammul-e-harf-o-sadaa kahaan haan baat vo kahun ki na kahnaa kahein jise ye bakhshish apne banda-e-naachiz ke liye thoDi si punji aisi ki duniyaa kahein jise ham-bazm ho raqib to kyun-kar na chheDiye aahang-e-saaz-e-dard ki naalaa kahein jise paimaana-e-nigaah se aakhir chhalak gayaa sar josh-e-zauq-e-vasl-e-tamannaa kahein jise 'aasi' jo gul se gaal kisi ke hue to kyaa maashuq vo ki sab se niraalaa kahein jise"

"usi ke jalve the lekin visaal-e-yaar na thaa main us ke vaaste kis vaqt be-qaraar na thaa koi jahaan mein kyaa aur tarah-daar na thaa tiri tarah mujhe dil par to ikhtiyaar na thaa khiraam jalve ke naqsh-e-qadam the laala-o-gul kuchh aur us ke sivaa mausam-e-bahaar na thaa vo kaun naala-e-dil thaa qafas mein ai sayyaad ki misl-e-tir-e-nazar aasmaan shikaar na thaa ghalat hai hukm-e-jahannam kise huaa hogaa ki mujh se baDh ke to koi gunaahgaar na thaa vafur-e-be-khudi-e-bazm-e-mai na puchho raat koi ba-juz nigah-e-yaar hoshiyaar na thaa lahad ko khol ke dekho to ab kafan bhi nahin koi libaas na thaa jo ki mustaaar na thaa to mahv-e-gul-ban-o-gulzaar ho gayaa 'aasi' tiri nazar mein jamaal-e-khayaal-e-yaar na thaa"

"tire kuche kaa rahnumaa chaahtaa huun magar ghair kaa naqsh-e-paa chaahtaa huun jahaan tak ho tujh se jafaa chaahtaa huun ki main imtihaan-e-vafaa chaahtaa huun khudaa se tiraa chaahnaa chaahtaa huun meraa chaahnaa dekh kyaa chaahtaa huun kahaan rang-e-vahdat kahaan zauq-e-vaslat main apne ko tujh se judaa chaahtaa huun baraabar rahi hadd-e-yaar-o-mohabbat kisi ko main be-intihaa chaahtaa huun kahaan hai tiri barq-e-josh-e-tajalli ki main saaz-o-barg-e-fanaa chaahtaa huun vo jab kho chuke mujh ko hasti se apni to kahte hain ab main milaa chaahtaa huun junun-e-mohabbat mein pand-e-adu kyaa bhalaa main kisi kaa buraa chaahtaa huun tabiat ki mushkil-pasandi to dekho hasinon se tark-e-vafaa chaahtaa huun jo dil main ne chaahaa to kyaa khaak chaahaa ki dil bhi to be-muddaaa chaahtaa huun ye hasrat ki lazzat ye zauq-e-tamannaa shab-e-vasl un se hayaa chaahtaa huun sivaa is ke main kyaa kahun tum se 'aasi' ki darvesh ho tum duaa chaahtaa huun"

"kuchh kahun kahnaa jo meraa kijiye chaahne vaale ko chaahaa kijiye hausla tegh-e-jafaa kaa rah na jaae aaiye khun-e-tamannaa kijiye fitna-e-roz-e-qayaamat hai vo chaal aaj vo aate hain dekhaa kijiye kis ko dekhaa un ki surat dekh kar ji mein aataa hai ki sajda kijiye fitne sab barpaa kiye hain husn ne meri ulfat ko na rusvaa kijiye hur-e-jannat un se kuchh baDh kar sahi ek dil kyaa kyaa tamannaa kijiye kar diyaa hairat ne mujh ko aaina be-takalluf munh dikhaayaa kijiye josh mein aa jaae rahmat ki tarah ek ik qatre ko dariyaa kijiye naam agar darkaar hai misl-e-nagin ek ghar mein jam ke baiThaa kijiye mil chuke ab milne vaale khaak ke qabr par jaa jaa ke royaa kijiye kaun thaa kal baais-e-be-pardagi aap mujh se aaj parda kijiye kal ki baaton mein to kuchh narmi si hai aaj phir qaasid ravaanaa kijiye raah takte takte 'aasi' chal basaa kyuun kisi se aap vaadaa kijiye"

"na mere dil na jigar par na dida-e-tar par karam kare vo nishaan-e-qadam to patthar par tumhaare husn ki tasvir koi kyaa khinche nazar Thaharti nahin aariz-e-munavvar par kisi ne li rah-e-kaaba koi gayaa su-e-dair paDe rahe tire bande magar tire dar par gunaahgaar huun main vaa'izo tumhein kyaa fikr miraa mu'aamla chhoDo shafi-e-mahshar par un abruon se kaho kushtani mein jaan bhi hai isi ke vaaste khanjar khinchaa hai khanjar par pilaa de aaj ki marte hain rind ai saaqi zarur kyaa ki ye jalsa ho hauz-e-kausar par salaahiyat bhi to paidaa kar ai dil-e-muztar paDaa hai naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa-e-yaar patthar par vafur-e-josh-e-ziyaa aur un ke daanton kaa habaab-e-gumbad-e-gardun hai aab-e-gauhar par akhir vaqt hai 'aasi' chalo madine ko nisaar ho ke maro turbat-e-payambar par"

"vo kyaa hai tiraa jis mein jalva nahin hai na dekhe tujhe koi andhaa nahin hai kahaan daaman-e-husn aashiq se aTkaa gul-e-daagh-e-ulfat mein kaanTaa nahin hai kiyaa hai vahaan us ne paimaan-e-fardaa yahaan hai vo shab jis ko fardaa nahin hai vo kahte hain main zindagaani huun teri ye sach hai to un kaa bharosaa nahin hai miri ziist kyuun kar na ho jaavedaani jo martaa hai us par vo martaa nahin hai vahi khaak uDaanaa vahi gardishein hain ye maanaa ki aashiq bagulaa nahin hai gulu-gir hai un bhavon kaa tasavvur garebaan mein apne kanThaa nahin hai in aankhon ko jab se basaarat mili hai sivaa tere kuchh main ne dekhaa nahin hai miri hasratein is qadar bhar gai hain ki ab tere kuche mein rastaa nahin hai vo dil kyaa jo dilbar ki surat na pakDe vo majnun nahin hai jo lailaa nahin hai kamaal-e-zuhur-e-tajalli se jaanaa jo pinhaan nahin hai vo paidaa nahin hai"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa 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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"