na jaane kitni rivaayatein munhadim huiin hain — Asrar Zaidi

"aane vaali kal ki de kar khabar gayaa ye din bhi maah-e-visaal ki shiryaanon mein utar gayaa ye din bhi lamha lamha saaat saaat pal pal mein taqsim huaa reza reza hote hote bikhar gayaa ye din bhi us ki taabaani par kitne hi suraj qurbaan hue apne hone kaa dukh sah kar magar gayaa ye din bhi sard havaa kaa jhonkaa thaa jo sannaaTo ko chiir gayaa kitne dilon par dastak de kar guzar gayaa ye din bhi ham to apni nindon mein khvaabon ko jagaa kar khvaar hue mauj-e-saraab mein Dhal kar jaane kidhar gayaa ye din bhi"

"be-sadaa kyunkar huaa be-dast-o-paa kyunkar huaa main qafas mein bhi na thaa phir bhi rihaa kyunkar huaa aashnaa jitne bhi the naa-aashnaa kyunkar hue haadisa ye bhi huaa kaise huaa kyunkar huaa subh ki pahli kiran mehr-e-munavvar kab hui har bagula mauja-e-baad-e-sabaa kyunkar huaa baam-o-dar par jaa-ba-jaa parchhaaiyon ke aks the ghar kaa ye manzar bhi lekin khushnumaa kyunkar huaa Dubnaa Thahraa to phir kachche ghaDe ki shart kyaa vo sadaa kaa sang-dil dard-aashnaa kyunkar huaa shoabada-baazi kahaan kaar-e-masihaai hui aadmi jab aadmi Thahraa khudaa kyunkar huaa khaamushi kitne hi jazbon kaa pata deti rahi naala gar paaband-e-nai thaa naa-rasaa kyunkar huaa"

"ghar ki surat jo bhi ho us par hiraasaan main nahin dar muqaffal hain to divaaron se larzaan main nahin tujh mein himmat hai so phir shishe mein mujh ko bhi utaar haan magar ye jaan le itnaa bhi aasaan main nahin nafraton ki tah mein kitni chaahatein hain ye to soch tu gurezaan ho to ho tujh se gurezaan main nahin raushni dil mein agar ho ik sitaara hi bahut Dubte suraj ke manzar se pareshaan main nahin main ki apni zaat mein shoala bhi huun shabnam bhi huun phir bhi apne-aap se dast-o-garebaan main nahin raaste ke pech-o-kham mere lahu ki taak mein bakht ke andhe kuein mein paa-ba-jaulaan main nahin mausamon ki dhuup se kajlaa gayaa chehre kaa rang aadmi huun be-niyaam-e-barq-o-tufaan main nahin sochtaa huun kis kharaabe mein mujhe laayaa gayaa apne hone par ba-har-surat pashemaan main nahin"

"vajh-e-qaraar-o-raahat-e-dil-zadagaan hai tu ki main lafz-e-yaqin hai tu ki main harf-e-gumaan hai tu ki main teraa bhi aastaan vahi meraa bhi aashiyaan vahi us ki sahar hai tu ki main us ki azaan hai tu ki main jis ki taraash ke liye khud ko lahu lahu kiyaa ab usi rahguzaar kaa sang-e-giraan hai tu ki main apni khabar se be-khabar apni hi zaat se mafar apni hi daastaan kaa ik harf-e-ziyaan hai tu ki main jis ki nazar mein khaar hai arz-e-vatan ki aabru us kaa hadaf hai tu ki main us ki kamaan hai tu ki main"

"barahnagi kaa mudaavaa koi libaas na thaa khud apne zahr kaa tiryaaq mere paas na thaa sulag rahaa huun khud apni hi aag mein kab se ye mashghala to mire dard ki asaas na thaa tiri navaazish-e-paiham ke naqsh dil mein rahe main be-khabar sahi par aisaa naa-sipaas na thaa har ek sher thaa meraa mire khayaal kaa aks koi kitaab na thi koi iqtibaas na thaa bikhar gae the so khud ko sameT bhi lete ki is yaqin mein shaamil miraa qayaas na thaa"

"dil-e-shikasta bhi thaa koi raazdaan bhi na thaa vo mehrbaan sahi par itnaa mehrbaan bhi na thaa rivaayaton ke tilismaat toD kar ye khulaa gham-e-zamaana koi jaur-e-aasmaan bhi na thaa muaamalaat gham-e-dosti salaamat-baash vo e'tibaar ki andesha-e-gumaan bhi na thaa zamaana-saaz kabhi taba-e-mah-rukhaan bhi na thi ki is mizaaj kaa andaaz-e-dil-baraan bhi na thaa mohabbaton ke qarine badal gae aakhir main is ke dar pe jo pahunchaa to paasbaan bhi na thaa tamaam shahr pe taari hai kaisaa sannaaTaa sukut-e-subh mein aavaaza-e-azaan bhi na thaa"