samay kahaan thaa ki ham teri aarzu karte — 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"

"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"

"kyaa apne shahr mein koi aisaa makaan hai samjhun jise ki asl mein vo ik jahaan hai DhunDo haqiqat is mein na afsaana hi koi is kaa bayaan kuchh nahin us kaa bayaan hai apnaa shi'aar ab hai faqat amn-dushmani ye aur baat faakhta apnaa nishaan hai likhne ko ek harf na kahne ko ek lafz yuun to qalam hai haath mein munh mein zabaan hai vo lams jis ke baa'd zamaane guzar gae vo lams ab bhi taaza hai ab bhi javaan hai ho jaaegaa yaqin sabhon kaa hi kal jo aaj meraa yaqin aur sabhon kaa gumaan hai shatranj ki bisaat ki thi apni mez par shatranj ki bisaat ki saaraa jahaan hai"

"charaaghon se kuchh to churaayaa gayaa hai jo thi aag us ko bujhaayaa gayaa hai likhaa thaa jinhein sirf apne lahu se mire un khaton ko jalaayaa gayaa hai hazaaron daf'a us ne ki bevafaai mujhe bevafaa kyon bataayaa gayaa hai mujhe khud nikalnaa paDaa apne ghar se ye mat sochnaa ki bhagaayaa gayaa hai khabar ye mili hai ki mere hi ghar mein kisi ghair ko ab basaayaa gayaa hai mujhe hi sataa kar mujhe hi rulaa kar ye ilzaam mujh par lagaayaa gayaa hai tumhein kyaa bataaun mohabbat mein 'raavat' mujhe kis qadar aazmaayaa gayaa hai"

"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"

"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"

"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"