husn ki jins kharidaar liye phirti hai — 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"

"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"

"chaand bhi khoyaa khoyaa saa hai taare bhi khvaabida hain aaj fazaa ke bojhal-pan se lahje bhi sanjida hain jaane kin kin logon se is dard ke kyaa kyaa rishte the hijr ki is aabaad saraa mein sab chehre naadida hain itne barson baad bhi donon kaise TuuT ke milte hain tu hai kitnaa saada-dil aur ham kitne pechida hain sun jaanaan ham tark-e-taalluq aur kisi din kar leinge aaj tujhe bhi ujlat si hai ham bhi kuchh ranjida hain kaanon mein ik sargoshi hai be-maani si sargoshi aankhon mein kuchh khvaab saje hain khvaab bhi umr-rasida hain ghar ki vo makhdush imaarat gir ke phir taamir hui ab aangan mein peD hain jitne saare shaakh burida hain is basti mein ek saDak hai jis se ham ko nafrat hai us ke niche pagDanDi hai jis ke ham girvida 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"

"dast-kash hon na mai-e-gul ke khush-aashaam abhi ki labaalab hain mah-o-mehr ke do-jaam abhi zehn mein saaqi hai mai-khaana hai hai jaam abhi hosh kahtaa huun ise hosh kaa kyaa kaam abhi mujh ko darkaar na hai kufr na islaam abhi sidhe sidhe hi chale aate hain paighaam abhi tu bhi baaqi tiri rahmat bhi hai baaqi saaqi rahne de hai mai-e-isyaan se baDaa kaam abhi khaal-o-gesu se hai ye silsila-e-raaz-o-niyaaz daana sad-daana ho ye daam ho sad-daam abhi ziist ke khvaab ki taabir abhi baaqi hai ibtidaa dekh chuke hai magar anjaam abhi rah-rav-e-ishq abhi duur hai mearaaj-e-habib rashk-e-manzil na huaa raah mein har gaam abhi zarra-zarra hai ik aatish-kada-e-nur kalim dekh agar tu na ho aatish-zada-e-baam abhi imtiyaaz-e-man-o-tu raaz-e-khafi hai lekin khaasgaan ke liye kahtaa huun sar-e-aam abhi aks ko zo'm hai be-misli-e-rang-o-bu kaa turfa ye hai ki muqaabil hai vo gulfaam abhi raaz-goi tiri 'aiman' hai gunaah-e-akbar maang le afv ki us kaa hai karam aam abhi"

"baad-e-shimaal chalne lagi ang ang mein lipTaa hai kaun mujh se ye patjhaD ke rang mein khvaahish ke kaarobaar se bachnaa muhaal hai utregaa tu bhi saath mire is surang mein main aandhiyon mein haath bhi pakDun tiraa to kyaa ik shaakh-e-be-siper huun havaaon ki jang mein 'raanjhaa' main 'ahd-e-nau kaa qabilon mein baT gayaa to 'hir' ban ke pi na saki zahr jhang mein garmaa sakin na chaahatein teraa kaThor jism har ek jal ke bujh gai tasvir sang mein aage 'musavvir' aag 'aqab mein hai ye sadaa pichhe na muD ke dekhnaa is dasht-e-sang mein"

"tifli piiri o naujavaani hech tiin din ki hai zindagaani hech umr-e-do-roza par ghamanD itnaa munimon ki hai lan-taraani hech raat thoDi hai aao pyaar karein subh ko hogi ye kahaani hech chaar din ki bahaar hai saari ye takabbur hai yaar-e-jaani hech dil ke haathon 'haqir' jhagDon mein meri guzri sadaa javaani hech"