kab kare qasd yaar aavan kaa — Abdul Wahab Yakro

"sharaab laal-e-lab-e-dil-baraan hai mujh kuun mubaah ab aish-o-ishrat-e-donon-jahaan hai mujh kuun mubaah yahi hai farq ham aur tum munin sun ai zaahid vahaan jo tujh ko milegaa yahaan hai mujh kuun mubaah jinhon ke tir-e-mizha dil kuun phoD chalte hain vo shokh dilbar-e-abru-kamaan hai mujh kuun mubaah sharaab o shaahid o khalvat siyaah-masti hosh isi jahaan munin begamaan hai mujh kuun mubaah kharaab dukhtar-e-raz ke hue hain sab 'yakru' ajab ki shaikh kahe hai kahaan hai mujh kuun mubaah"

"teraa hi main gadaa huun meraa tu shaah bas hai mujh shab ki raushni kuun tujh rukh kaa maah bas hai surma se gard-e-mizhgaan saf baandh ke biThi hain shaah-e-nayan kuun teri yu qibla-gaah bas hai dil ki shikastagi suun paayaa huun baadshaahi karne kuun sarvari ke aisi kulaah bas hai mahshar ke khur ki tap siin kuchh Dar nahin haman kuun zulf-e-siyah kaa saaya dil ki panaah bas hai do jaa nahin hai jag mein maujud juz khudaa ke is baat ki shahaadat ik laa-ilaah bas hai 'yakru' huaa hai paani sun 'aabru' kaa misraa ''rakhne ko yusufaan ke ik dil ki chaah bas hai''"

"tujh qad ki adaa sarv-e-gulistaan siin kahungaa jaadu-e-nayan nargis-e-bustaan siin kahungaa dekhaa huun tire lab pe main missi ki dhaDi kuun zulmaat pe jaa chashma-e-haivaan siin kahungaa mujh dil ki lagan tujh siin hai ai khubi-e-mahfil parvaana naman sham-e-shabistaan siin kahungaa paidaa kiyaa tujh shauq mein dil vusat-e-mashrab yuun haalat-e-dil koh-o-bayaabaan siin kahungaa dekhaa huun tujhe khvaab munin ai pari-paikar is khvaab ke taiin jaa ke sulaimaan siin kahungaa khanjar siin nayan ke dil-e-'yakru' huaa zakhmi ab dil ki tapish khaak-e-shahidaan siin kahungaa"

"kyunke kare na shahr ko ro ro ujaaD chashm tufaan hai pahaaD kuun Daali ukhaaD chashm naddi kanaar ruukh kaa ho hai na baas raast rau kare bahaae ashk siin mizhgaan ke jhaaD chashm aashiq kaa jaan kyunke bachegaa ki aaj dil khuun ho tari nigaah siin nakase hai phaaD chashm vo khush-nigaah dil main lagaa ke gayaa hai aag aanjhu hue hain daana-e-baryaan bhaaD chashm tujh tegh abruvaan ke muqaabil hui thi aaj dil chaak ho rahaa hai hamaaraa daraaD chashm 'yakru' kaa kuchh gunaah nahin sarv-qadd-e-jaan chhaT us ki dekhtaa hai tiri taaD taaD chashm"

"sunaayaa yaar niin aa kar do taara bulandi pe chaDhaa meraa sitaara mazedaari hai saari hind ke bech na kar azm-e-samarqand-o-bukhaaraa rahaa hai ishq-baazi bech vo chust butaan kan naqd-e-dil kuun jin niin haaraa rahegaa jaan jiitaa kyunke 'yakru' nigah kaa tiir tujh ankhiyaan niin maaraa"

"mujh siin aur dilrubaa siin hai an-ban kyaa karun fan kuchh aavati nahin ban kuchh nahin aati sarv-qad siin ban phirtaa hon gard-baad jiyun ban ban zulf teri siyaah naagan hai chhin leti hai har kisi kaa man dars siin 'ilm ke hai dil bezaar khub-ruyaan kaa khuub hai darshan mujh kuun vaa'iz nako nasihat kar yaar jis siin mile bataao fan yak su 'yakru' kaa haath pahunchtaa nahin kyunke pakDegaa yaar kaa daaman"

"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"

"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"

"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"