zakhm-e-dil ham dikhaa nahin sakte — Aasi Ghazipuri

"qatra vahi ki ru-kash-e-dariyaa kahein jise yaani vo main hi kyuun na huun tujh saa kahein jise vo ik nigaah ai dil-e-mushtaaq is taraf aashob-gaah-e-hashr-e-tamanaa kahein jise bimaar-e-gham ki chaaragari kuchh zarur hai vo dard dil mein de ki masihaa kahein jise ai husn-e-jalva-e-rukh-e-jaanaan kabhi kabhi taskin-e-chashm-e-shauq-e-nazaaraa kahein jise is zoaf mein tahammul-e-harf-o-sadaa kahaan haan baat vo kahun ki na kahnaa kahein jise ye bakhshish apne banda-e-naachiz ke liye thoDi si punji aisi ki duniyaa kahein jise ham-bazm ho raqib to kyun-kar na chheDiye aahang-e-saaz-e-dard ki naalaa kahein jise paimaana-e-nigaah se aakhir chhalak gayaa sar josh-e-zauq-e-vasl-e-tamannaa kahein jise 'aasi' jo gul se gaal kisi ke hue to kyaa maashuq vo ki sab se niraalaa kahein jise"

"usi ke jalve the lekin visaal-e-yaar na thaa main us ke vaaste kis vaqt be-qaraar na thaa koi jahaan mein kyaa aur tarah-daar na thaa tiri tarah mujhe dil par to ikhtiyaar na thaa khiraam jalve ke naqsh-e-qadam the laala-o-gul kuchh aur us ke sivaa mausam-e-bahaar na thaa vo kaun naala-e-dil thaa qafas mein ai sayyaad ki misl-e-tir-e-nazar aasmaan shikaar na thaa ghalat hai hukm-e-jahannam kise huaa hogaa ki mujh se baDh ke to koi gunaahgaar na thaa vafur-e-be-khudi-e-bazm-e-mai na puchho raat koi ba-juz nigah-e-yaar hoshiyaar na thaa lahad ko khol ke dekho to ab kafan bhi nahin koi libaas na thaa jo ki mustaaar na thaa to mahv-e-gul-ban-o-gulzaar ho gayaa 'aasi' tiri nazar mein jamaal-e-khayaal-e-yaar na thaa"

"tire kuche kaa rahnumaa chaahtaa huun magar ghair kaa naqsh-e-paa chaahtaa huun jahaan tak ho tujh se jafaa chaahtaa huun ki main imtihaan-e-vafaa chaahtaa huun khudaa se tiraa chaahnaa chaahtaa huun meraa chaahnaa dekh kyaa chaahtaa huun kahaan rang-e-vahdat kahaan zauq-e-vaslat main apne ko tujh se judaa chaahtaa huun baraabar rahi hadd-e-yaar-o-mohabbat kisi ko main be-intihaa chaahtaa huun kahaan hai tiri barq-e-josh-e-tajalli ki main saaz-o-barg-e-fanaa chaahtaa huun vo jab kho chuke mujh ko hasti se apni to kahte hain ab main milaa chaahtaa huun junun-e-mohabbat mein pand-e-adu kyaa bhalaa main kisi kaa buraa chaahtaa huun tabiat ki mushkil-pasandi to dekho hasinon se tark-e-vafaa chaahtaa huun jo dil main ne chaahaa to kyaa khaak chaahaa ki dil bhi to be-muddaaa chaahtaa huun ye hasrat ki lazzat ye zauq-e-tamannaa shab-e-vasl un se hayaa chaahtaa huun sivaa is ke main kyaa kahun tum se 'aasi' ki darvesh ho tum duaa chaahtaa huun"

"kuchh kahun kahnaa jo meraa kijiye chaahne vaale ko chaahaa kijiye hausla tegh-e-jafaa kaa rah na jaae aaiye khun-e-tamannaa kijiye fitna-e-roz-e-qayaamat hai vo chaal aaj vo aate hain dekhaa kijiye kis ko dekhaa un ki surat dekh kar ji mein aataa hai ki sajda kijiye fitne sab barpaa kiye hain husn ne meri ulfat ko na rusvaa kijiye hur-e-jannat un se kuchh baDh kar sahi ek dil kyaa kyaa tamannaa kijiye kar diyaa hairat ne mujh ko aaina be-takalluf munh dikhaayaa kijiye josh mein aa jaae rahmat ki tarah ek ik qatre ko dariyaa kijiye naam agar darkaar hai misl-e-nagin ek ghar mein jam ke baiThaa kijiye mil chuke ab milne vaale khaak ke qabr par jaa jaa ke royaa kijiye kaun thaa kal baais-e-be-pardagi aap mujh se aaj parda kijiye kal ki baaton mein to kuchh narmi si hai aaj phir qaasid ravaanaa kijiye raah takte takte 'aasi' chal basaa kyuun kisi se aap vaadaa kijiye"

"na mere dil na jigar par na dida-e-tar par karam kare vo nishaan-e-qadam to patthar par tumhaare husn ki tasvir koi kyaa khinche nazar Thaharti nahin aariz-e-munavvar par kisi ne li rah-e-kaaba koi gayaa su-e-dair paDe rahe tire bande magar tire dar par gunaahgaar huun main vaa'izo tumhein kyaa fikr miraa mu'aamla chhoDo shafi-e-mahshar par un abruon se kaho kushtani mein jaan bhi hai isi ke vaaste khanjar khinchaa hai khanjar par pilaa de aaj ki marte hain rind ai saaqi zarur kyaa ki ye jalsa ho hauz-e-kausar par salaahiyat bhi to paidaa kar ai dil-e-muztar paDaa hai naqsh-e-kaf-e-paa-e-yaar patthar par vafur-e-josh-e-ziyaa aur un ke daanton kaa habaab-e-gumbad-e-gardun hai aab-e-gauhar par akhir vaqt hai 'aasi' chalo madine ko nisaar ho ke maro turbat-e-payambar par"

"vo kyaa hai tiraa jis mein jalva nahin hai na dekhe tujhe koi andhaa nahin hai kahaan daaman-e-husn aashiq se aTkaa gul-e-daagh-e-ulfat mein kaanTaa nahin hai kiyaa hai vahaan us ne paimaan-e-fardaa yahaan hai vo shab jis ko fardaa nahin hai vo kahte hain main zindagaani huun teri ye sach hai to un kaa bharosaa nahin hai miri ziist kyuun kar na ho jaavedaani jo martaa hai us par vo martaa nahin hai vahi khaak uDaanaa vahi gardishein hain ye maanaa ki aashiq bagulaa nahin hai gulu-gir hai un bhavon kaa tasavvur garebaan mein apne kanThaa nahin hai in aankhon ko jab se basaarat mili hai sivaa tere kuchh main ne dekhaa nahin hai miri hasratein is qadar bhar gai hain ki ab tere kuche mein rastaa nahin hai vo dil kyaa jo dilbar ki surat na pakDe vo majnun nahin hai jo lailaa nahin hai kamaal-e-zuhur-e-tajalli se jaanaa jo pinhaan nahin hai vo paidaa nahin 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"

"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"