sharaab khun-e-jigar hai ham ko sharaab ham le ke kyaa kareinge — Imdad Imam Asar

"kisi kaa dil ko rahaa intizaar saari raat falak ko dekhaa kiye baar baar saari raat taDap taDap ke tamannaa mein karvaTein badlin na paayaa dil ne hamaare qaraar saari raat idhar to shama thi giryaan udhar the ham giryaan isi tarah pe rahe ashk-baar saari raat khayaal-e-sham-rukh-e-yaar mein jale taa-subh liyaa qaraar na parvaana-vaar saari raat na puchh soz-e-judaai ko ham se ai hamdam jalaa kiyaa ye dil-e-daaghdaar saari raat mizha ke ishq se aai na niind aankhon mein nazar khaTakti rahi ban ke khaar saari raat khayaal-e-zulf-e-siyah mein bahaa kiye aansu bandhaa rahaa mire rone kaa taar saari raat na puchh ham se 'asar' raat kis tarah kaaTi ajab tarah kaa rahaa intishaar saari raat"

"subh-dam roti jo teri bazm se jaati hai shama saaf mere soz-e-gham kaa rang dikhlaati hai shama jis tarah kaale ke man ke ru-ba-ru gul ho charaagh dekh kar taaviz-e-zulf-e-yaar bujh jaati hai shama sirf parvaana adab se dam-ba-khud rahtaa nahin tere roab-e-husn se mahfil mein tharraati hai shama gher lete hain tujhe parvaane us ko chhoD kar jis mein tu ho kab farogh us bazm mein paati hai shama kaarband-e-adl hote hain jo hain raushan-dimaagh bazm mein har samt yaksaan nuur pahunchaati hai shama parda-e-faanus se baahar nahin rakhti qadam ru-ba-ru tere rukh-e-raushan ke sharmaati hai shama jaa-e-girya sohbat-e-ahle--tamaashaa hai 'asar' hai bajaa roti hui jo bazm mein aati hai shama"

"apne dar se jo uThaate hain hamein khaak mein aap milaate hain hamein hai jo manzur jafaa dar-parda munh vo ghairon mein dikhaate hain hamein ghair ko paas biThaa rakhte hain jab kabhi aap bulaate hain hamein garmiyaan ghair ko dikhlaa dikhlaa bazm mein aap jalaate hain hamein shab-e-furqat mein falak ke taare daagh-e-dil yaad dilaate hain hamein un ke andaaz-e-sukhan hain maalum ghair ko kah ke sunaate hain hamein phir kisi gul pe huaa dil maail daagh-e-taaza nazar aate hain hamein chhoD dein aap ki hamraahi ham vaah kyaa raah bataate hain hamein tu hamein raah bataae jis se ghair vo raah bataate hain hamein itr-e-gul se nahin jab dil bhartaa apnaa rumaal sunghaate hain hamein shab ko afsaana-e-dil kah ke 'asar' aap rote hain rulaate hain hamein"

"bahe saath ashk ke lakht-e-jigar tak na ki us ne miri jaanib nazar tak abas sayyaad ko hai bad-gumaani nahin baazu mein apne ek par tak khabar aai mariz-e-dard-o-gham ki kahin pahunche khabar us be-khabar tak nazaakat se lagi bal karne kyaa kyaa abhi gesu na pahunche the kamar tak jiye jaate hain shakl-e-sham-e-sozaan na kuchh baaqi raheinge ham sahar tak agar main yaad hotaa to na aate magar bhule se aae mere ghar tak dam-e-girya thi ghaalib naa-tavaani pahunchte lakht-e-dil kyaa chashm-e-tar tak khudaa jaane 'asar' ko kyaa huaa hai rahaa kartaa hai chup do do pahar tak"

"mere sar mein jo raat chakkar thaa us ke zaanu pe ghair kaa sar thaa apne ghar un ko kyaa bulaate ham boriyaa bhi nahin mayassar thaa zabt-e-dil par bhi us ki mahfil mein apnaa rumaal ashk se tar thaa jaan dene mein soch kyaa karte muflisi par bhi dil tavangar thaa khub-o-zisht-e-jahaan kaa farq na puchh maut jab aai sab baraabar thaa aap jab tak na le chuke the dil kuchh mizaaj aur banda-parvar thaa hijr laahiq huaa visaal ke baad kyaa hi ulTaa miraa muqaddar thaa jaur-e-aadaa ki taab kyaa laataa dil-e-kam-bakht naaz-parvar thaa sohbat-e-hur se hui nafrat main jo teri adaa kaa khugar thaa hai 'asar' yaa nahin khudaa jaane sunte hain us kaa haal abtar thaa"

"gham nahin mujh ko jo vaqt-e-imtihaan maaraa gayaa khush huun tere haath se ai jaan-e-jaan maaraa gayaa tegh-e-abru se dil-e-aashiq ko milti kyaa panaah jo chaDhaa munh par ajal ke be-gumaan maaraa gayaa manzil-e-maa'shuq tak pahunchaa salaamat kab koi rahzanon se kaarvaan kaa kaarvaan maaraa gayaa dosti ki tum ne dushman se 'ajab tum dost ho main tumhaari dosti mein mehrbaan maaraa gayaa zahr se kuchh kam na thi daa'vat miri ghairon ke saath kyaa ghazab hai ghar balaa kar mehmaan maaraa gayaa dasht-e-ghurbat ranj-e-tanhaai hujum-e-dard-o-yaas in balaaon mein tiraa 'aashiq kahaan maaraa gayaa kyaa halaak-e-ishq tere gesuon kaa thaa 'asar' sumbulistaan ho gayaa hai do-jahaan maaraa gayaa"

"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"

"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"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"

"jahaan-e-dard-o-gham hai aur main huun tiraa naqsh-e-qadam hai aur main huun kisi ki aankh nam hai aur main huun vufur-e-shauq kam hai aur main huun mujhe hai daulat-e-kaunain haasil mire rab kaa karam hai aur main huun main apne aap ko pahchaantaa huun miraa apnaa bharam hai aur main huun yahi kyaa kam hai duniyaa-e-vafaa mein mujhe ehsaas-e-gham hai aur main huun kisi ki yaad kaa ehsaan hai mujh par sukun-e-dil baham hai aur main huun mujhe 'mahmud' koi Dar nahin hai miraa apnaa qalam hai aur main huun"