jo aks-e-yaar tah-e-aab dekh sakte hain — Asad Badayuni

"bichhaD ke tujh se kisi dusre pe marnaa hai ye tajraba bhi isi zindagi mein karnaa hai havaa darakhton se kahti hai dukh ke lahje mein abhi mujhe kai sahraaon se guzarnaa hai main manzaron ke ghane-pan se khauf khaataa huun fanaa ko dast-e-mohabbat yahaan bhi dharnaa hai talaash-e-rizq mein dariyaa ke panchhiyon ki tarah tamaam umr mujhe Dubnaa ubharnaa hai udaasiyon ke khad-o-khaal se jo vaaqif ho ik aise shakhs ko aksar talaash karnaa hai"

"vo ek naam jo dariyaa bhi hai kinaaraa bhi rahaa hai us se bahut raabta hamaaraa bhi chaman vahi ki jahaan par labon ke phuul khilein badan vahi ki jahaan raat ho gavaaraa bhi hamein bhi lamha-e-rukhsat se haul aataa hai judaa huaa hai koi mehrbaan hamaaraa bhi alaamat-e-shajar-e-saaya-daar bhi vo jism kharaabi-e-dil-o-dida kaa istiaara bhi ufuq thakan ki ridaa mein lipaTtaa jaataa hai so ham bhi chup hain aur is shaam kaa sitaaraa bhi"

"jalva-saamaan rukh-e-jaanaan na huaa thaa so huaa zarra zarra mah-e-taabaan na huaa thaa so huaa kuchh to pahle se hi afsurda the ahl-e-gulshan kuchh ye gham khun-e-bahaaraan na huaa thaa so huaa main ne dekhaa hai tiri kam-nigahi kaa anjaam aashnaa-e-gham-e-dauraan na huaa thaa so huaa ye inaayat ye tiraa jud-o-karam hai ki mujhe shikva-e-tangi-e-daamaan na huaa thaa so huaa allaah allaah mai-o-minaa kaa asar bhi kyaa hai kuchh ilaaj-e-gham-e-dauraan na huaa thaa so huaa ye tire sher tiraa husn-e-taghazzul 'asad' tire sheron se jo shaadaan na huaa thaa so huaa"

"shoala-e-tanhaai se sab baam-o-dar jal jaaeinge chand din ki baat hai buDhe khanDar jal jaaeinge ek din is dasht par suraj kaa dil aa jaaegaa ek din is dasht ke saare shajar jal jaaeinge jaaegaa azm-e-safar manzil pe tanhaa dosto raah ki garmi se sab ahl-e-safar jal jaaeinge sun rahaa huun jald hi barseinge sang-e-aaftaab aur mere shahr mein jitne hain ghar jal jaaeinge khaak rah jaaegi ik muTThi haqiqat ki faqat saare afsaane tavil-o-mukhtasar jal jaaeinge mujh ko kyon detaa hai tu unchi uDaanon ki sazaa dhuup kaa mausam hai zaalim mere par jal jaaeinge aag har lamha taaaqub kar rahi hai aap kaa aap 'asad' laakh rahiye baa-khabar jal jaaeinge"

"mire shajar tujhe mausam nayaa banaate rahein gulaab-e-sabr tiri Tahniyon pe aate rahein jo doston ki kamaanon ko tiir detaa hai hamein ye zarf bhi bakhshe ki zakhm khaate rahein bas ik charaagh hai apni mata-e-besh-bahaa so shaam aati rahe ham use jalaate rahein sahar ke rang darichon ko sair karte jaaein havaa ke jhonke khule aanganon mein aate rahein kabhi kabhi koi suraj tulu hotaa rahe ridaa-e-abr mein taare bhi munh chhupaate rahein fasil-e-shahr-e-anaa rafta rafta girti jaae ye zalzale miri jaan mein hamesha aate rahein"

"jis ko honaa hai vo in aankhon se ojhal ho jaae us se pahle ki miraa kaam mukammal ho jaae main to bas dekhtaa rahtaa huun zaminon ke kaTaao aadmi sochne vaalaa ho to paagal ho jaae kahin aisaa na ho viraane hon phir se aabaad kahin aisaa na ho har shahr hi jangal ho jaae ye zamin jis pe hai gulzaaron ki taadaad bahut ye bhi ho saktaa hai kal ko vahi maqtal ho jaae reg-zaaron se bukhaaraat hi uThte hain magar kaun jaane ki ye garmi koi baadal ho jaae meraa pindaar hi divaar hai naakaami ki ye jo gir jaae to har khvaab mukammal ho jaae"

"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"

"hai jo ik maa'raka faisal nahin hone detaa jin vo ho ke mujhe botal nahin hone detaa qatl ik roz hi kartaa huun isi goshe mein aur saabit ise maqtal nahin hone detaa zid hai us ki ki har ik shaakh ho phir sabz hi sabz garche paidaa koi konpal nahin hone detaa raushni apne khayaalon hi se karni hogi koi raushan kahin mash'al nahin hone detaa chun-ki miTTi ki bhi ek apni alag khushbu hai main kahin bhi ise sandal nahin hone detaa ik parinda ki jo sahtaa hai havaaon kaa dabaao aur parvaaz ko paidal nahin hone detaa Dar hai us ko nazar aae na kahin zehn kaa 'aks vo miraa aaina saiqal nahin hone detaa tiraa qaanun hai jangal kaa ghanimat hai ki tu mire is shahr ko jangal nahin hone detaa chalo baat us ki sunein ek 'ajab mantiq se jo kisi baat ko muhmal nahin hone detaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"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"