yaas-o-gham mein ai milan ki aas ke aansu chamak — 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"

"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"

"khvaahish-pahaaD jis ke tale dab gayaa huun main pahle thaa barqaraar yahin ab gayaa huun main meraa 'abas ye sog hai ye kis ke bas kaa rog tu hi mujhe sanbhaal ki yaarab gayaa huun main hai baanjh meri soch nahin jis mein koi loch aanaa bahut muhaal hai ab jab gayaa huun main zinda huun meri aamad-o-shud se hai kaaenaat aaungaa kaal hai miraa mar kab gayaa huun main kyon log mahv-e-sog hain ro-dho rahe hain 'krishn' 'mohan' samajh rahe hain yahi sab gayaa huun main"

"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"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"tirgi shama bani raahguzar mein aai saaat ik aisi bhi kal apne safar mein aai jis jagah chehra hi meyaar-e-vafaa Thahraa hai khaak hi khaak vahaan dast-e-hunar mein aai teri nazron mein thi duniyaa to yahi kyaa kam thaa hashr ye hai ki tu duniyaa ki nazar mein aai baar-haa yaaron ne saahil se kahaa thaa ham hain baar-haa naav magar apni bhanvar mein aai zindagi samjhun ise yaa ki ise maut kahun vo jo mehmaan ki surat mire ghar mein aai yuun bhi taarikh ki taarikh raqam hoti hai nikli taarikh mahal se to khanDar mein aai khvaab hi khvaab ki taabir huaa to jaanaa zindagi kyuun kisi aankhon ke asar mein aai shama jalte hi bujhi aur dhuaan aisaa uThaa lazzat-e-shaam yahaan khvaab-e-sahar mein aai zindagi kuchh hai 'ataa' sher-o-adab hai kuchh aur ye do-rangi ki vabaa kaisi hunar mein aai"

"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"

"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"

"jaagte hi nazar akhbaar mein kho jaati hai zindagi dard ke ambaar mein kho jaati hai naa-khudaa aql ke patvaar uThaataa hai ki jab kashti-e-dil miri manjdhaar mein kho jaati hai be-sabab sochne vaale kabhi sochaa tu ne aagahi kasrat-e-afkaar mein kho jaati hai uDte rahte hain khayaalaat ke jugnu phir bhi baat kyuun parda-e-izhaar mein kho jaati hai us ke kaamon kaa hai rangin khushaamad pe madaar aur mehnat miri isaar mein kho jaati hai hurmat-e-parda zaruri hai 'ataa-ji' varna chiiz jaisi bhi ho baazaar mein kho jaati hai"