koi ummid na bar aai shakebaai ki — Krishna Mohan

"ai asir-e-yaas kasrat ki hai tujh ko ehtiyaaj khubsurat auraton kaa qurb hai teraa 'ilaaj kaisi mushkil mein hai duniyaa-daar insaan kyaa kare ik taraf khvaahish ki shiddat ik taraf hai lok laaj dosto is haal mein jiinaa paDegaa kab talak zehn-o-dil par ek muddat se hai maayusi kaa raaj ham to us ko maante hain jaante hain us ko mard jo ki dushman se bhi le tausif-o-tahsin kaa khiraaj 'krishn-mohan' hiddat-e-gham se phunkaa hai tan-badan aur mere haal par hanstaa hai ye zaalim samaaj"

"yaas-o-gham mein ai milan ki aas ke aansu chamak 'aql ki zulmat mein ai ehsaas ke jugnu chamak dil rahin-e-yaas hai mahsus hoti hain udaas chaandni shokhi hayaa shabnam adaa khushbu chamak phiki phiki be-maza be-nur si hai zindagi 'aql ki shokhi damak ai husn ke jaadu chamak apni chanchaltaa se mere pyaar ko chamkaa gai tere albele nashile ruup ki dil-ju chamak haar kar tadbir ne taqdir se kah hi diyaa maan bhi jaa main to chamki huun bahut ab tu chamak zindagi mein ho kabhi to koi hangaama bapaa jazba-e-aavaara-o-shokh-e-dil-e-yaksu chamak aise chamkaataa hai qalb-e-zaar ko teraa khayaal jaise dasht-e-tira ko de dida-e-aahu chamak chirnaa hai be-hisi ki gahri zulmat ko tujhe aur abhi is taur se ai dashna-e-abru chamak tere tevar zevar-e-ehsaas hain almaas hain yaad ke kohre mein soz-o-kaavish-e-pahlu chamak ai fusun-e-raaz jalvat-saaz ai khalvat-navaaz pyaar ki aavaaz paa-e-naaz ke ghunghru chamak 'krishn-mohan' ke dukhi man par andheraa chhaa gayaa ruup ki dhuup ai birah ke dard ki daaru chamak"

"milaa ek guuna sukun hamein jo tumhaare hijr mein ro liye zaraa baar-e-qalb subuk huaa kai daagh dard ke dho liye ho nashaat-e-dil ki malaal-e-dil hamein pesh karnaa jamaal-e-dil kabhi hans ke phuul khilaa liye kabhi roke moti piro liye hai rahin gham miri justuju ye hai kaisaa gulshan-e-rang-o-bu yahaan kuchh gulo ki talaash mein kai khaar main ne chubho liye kai umr dauDte-bhaagte rahe yuun to shab ko bhi jaagte kabhi thak gae to Thahar gae kabhi niind aai to so liye sabhi log mast-e-shuur hain ki khudi ke nashshe mein chuur hain koi gham-shanaas nahin yahaan gham-e-dil kisi pe na kholiye ye unhin kaa nuur hai jis mein ham chale hausle se qadam qadam jo sarishk gham ke bahaa liye jo diye vafaa ke sanjo liye"

"maddham ho gae apne sapne be-dam ho gaiin apni talaashein viraan dil mein dafn hain kitni rangin ummidon ki laashein paiham apne ashk bahe hain dil ne kyaa kyaa jaur sahe hain aafaat-e-naagaah ke charke logon ke taa’non ki kharaashein har jaa zikr miri nikhat kaa har jaa mahrumi kaa charchaa duniyaa mein badnaam hui hain qismat se meri parkhaashein husn kaa josh na 'ishq ki garmi mahv hue saare hangaame be-jaan murda sard fasurda ziist ke lamhe barf ki qaashein kis ne meri biptaa rad ki kis ne meraa haath haTaayaa ab kyon sab apne begaane taa'ne dein ilzaam taraashein"

"dui kaa naqsh fanaa ho to lutf aa jaae anaa mein rang-e-ghinaa ho to lutf aa jaae hamaare jazb-e-darun ke liye dil-e-dauraan tamaam madh-o-sanaa ho to lutf aa jaae umang sang rahe zindagi mein rang rahe zamaana dost banaa ho to lutf aa jaae shab-e-visaal ba-roab-e-jamaal kaafir kaa anaa mein siina tanaa ho to lutf aa jaae milan ki shaam badan jaam kaam-ras ho tamaam vo ruuTh kar jo manaa ho to lutf aa jaae ghurur-e-husn mire shoK-e-fitna-saamaan kaa fanaa na ho jo fanaa ho to lutf aa jaae kaDaa safar hai kaDi dhuup hai umangon ki kahin jo saaya ghanaa ho to lutf aa jaae kisi bhi desh mein dharti ne ranj-o-gham sah kar jo koi viir janaa ho to lutf aa jaae khirad kaa ghor andheraa hai man ki chilman mein junun kaa nuur chhanaa ho to lutf aa jaae junun-taraaz koi sher 'krishn' mohan kaa fusun-e-raaz banaa ho to lutf aa jaae"

"hayaat ik silsila hai aashufta-jaaniyon kaa milaa mujhe khuub ye sila jaan-fishaaniyon kaa fareb-deh hai junun baqaa ki nishaaniyon kaa ye ‘aalam-e-aab-o-gil hai ijlaas faaniyon kaa nigaah-afroz kaif-andoz-o-‘aish-aamoz hai ek sail-e-nashaat uThti javaaniyon kaa junun-e-shaa'ir shu'ur-e-'aalim riyaaz-e-‘aabid hai sab ko andaaz apni apni ravaaniyon kaa bashar ke dil mein falak ki nilaahaTon ki aahaT zamin ki halchal fusun samundar ke paaniyon kaa mujhe ye Dar hai kahin na ho shahr-shahr charchaa tiri jafaa ki miri vafaa ki kahaaniyon kaa ye aadmi aadmi ke biich unch-nich yaarab banaa hai ye tafraqa tamaashaa jahaaniyon kaa visaal mein ham the itne madhosh jaante kyaa ki soz-e-hirmaan hai maa-hasal shaadmaaniyon kaa hayaat aur maut hain tiri dilbari ke ghamze tamaashaa-gah hai jahaan tiri dil-sitaaniyon kaa ye garm aansu ye sard aahein hazin nigaahein khayaal rakhnaa miri vafaa ki nishaaniyon kaa vo kaise mere dil-e-shikasta kaa dard jaanein hujum hai jin ki zindagi kaamraaniyon kaa kahaan hai chaahat ki dilkash-o-dil-navaaz ranjish hai tazkira har jagah tiri mehrbaaniyon kaa udaas hairaan shabaab meraa hadaf rahaa hai tumhaari raaton ki dil-shikan sargiraaniyon kaa vo shor uThaa laa-shu’ur ki nannhi bastiyon mein ghurur TuuTaa shu'ur ki raajdhaaniyon kaa panaah deti hai paap ko kyon vishaal dharti vichaar aisaa samajh kaa hai pher gyaaniyon kaa ye kaisi biptaa paDi hai sansaar par ki ai dil na dhiir qaaem na dhyaan baaqi hai dhyaaniyon kaa main us pe shaidaa huaa huun muddat se 'krishn-mohan' jo dil mein ras gholtaa hai shirin-bayaaniyon kaa jadid raahon kaa shokh raahi hai 'krishn-mohan' vo ham-navaa hai nae tamaddun ke baaniyon kaa"

"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"

"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"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"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"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"