Ghazal

"hamaare nafs se chaltaa hai is hayaat kaa kaam aur is hayaat se chaltaa hai kaainaat kaa kaam main aaj khush huun to phir kyuun hi ashk zaae' karun ki tang-haali mein paDtaa hai zevaraat kaa kaam miri ragon ne hi thaamaa huaa hai meraa badan so un kaa kaam vahi hai jo jangalaat kaa kaam yahin se jannat-o-dozakh ke faisle honge yahin ke kaam se hogaa pul-e-siraat kaa kaam hamaari zaat ke kaamon mein kaam karnaa hai vo kaam hogaa na hogaa khudaa ki zaat kaa kaam kisi bhi bhuke ko roTi na pheink kar diije ye nek kaam hai is ko banaaein haath kaa kaam jo raat der se soein to din mein niind aae hamaare din mein khalal Daaltaa hai raat kaa kaam"

"aisi aavaaz ki har lafz mein hi wow mile goyaa bahte hue paani mein bhi Thahraav mile meri chaahat hai koi phuul use chubh jaae meri chaahat hai ki kaanTe ko koi ghaav mile koi khush-haal mile aur use luuT luun main taak mein baiThaa huun Taapu pe bas ik naav mile meri faslon se khadeDi gai chiDiyon ki du'aa is ke badle mein use olon kaa pathraav mile rab ki rahmat ne bachaa rakkhaa hai ham ko varna naar-e-dozakh ki talab hai use bhaDkaav mile 'aas' kaa naam bichhaDne ki 'alaamat hai dost aa jo mil jaae lagaao mein to algaav mile"

"pahle kuchh roz kisi tarh judaai kaaTi rail ne donon badan ki phir udaasi kaaTi tum zabaan kaaTo hamaari hai ijaazat jaanaan par khabar-daar agar baat hamaari kaaTi 'ishq ne pahle hamaaraa bhi bahut dhyaan rakhaa ham ne bhi pahle pahal khuub malaai kaaTi us ne bhi rote hue phone hamaaraa kaaTaa ham ne bhi apni mohabbat ki kalaai kaaTi kyaa pata kitne 'adad peT kaTeinge is mein kahne ko ek hi labour ki dihaaDi kaaTi itnaa hamdard kuein tak mujhe aane bhi diyaa itnaa zaalim ki mire aate hi rassi kaaTi"

"dil-baagh ki 'aziz kali chhin li gai vo laazmi thi aur vahi chhin li gai pahle hamaari aankhon ki chhini gai chamak phir dhire dhire kar ke nami chhin li gai main chaahtaa thaa mujh ko khudaa kar de sab 'ataa sab kuchh 'ataa huaa to kami chhin li gai vaa'da hai Thiik vaise hi chhinungaa sab ke gham jaise ki mujh se meri khushi chhin li gai sab sipiyaan nikaal ke dariyaa ke peT se dariyaa se us ki dariyaa-dili chhin li gai"

"tere khutut ke purze shumaar karte hue phaphak ke royaa main tohfe shumaar karte hue main chaahtaa huun mire ghar ke paas jangal ho main din guzaarun parinde shumaar karte hue bas itnaa paDhnaa hai mujh ko ki pass ho jaaun kitaab paDhtaa huun safhe shumaar karte hue main aaj haar kar aayaa phir ek aah bhari puraani jiit ke tamghe shumaar karte hue hamaari ginti mein bas vaaldain aate hain jahaan bhar mein se apne shumaar karte hue"

"ghair-mumkin ko bhi imkaan mein rakh sakte hain un ki dutkaar ko ham shaan mein rakh sakte hain phuul hi phuul hain chaaron taraf us kamre mein cactus bhi kisi guldaan mein rakh sakte hain baat jo aap se dil mein nahin rakkhi jaati ham se keh dijiye ham kaan mein rakh sakte hain aap ko paa nahin sakte hamein maa'lum hai so aap ko dil mein nahin dhyaan mein rakh sakte hain fikr me'yaar ki itni hai ki khaarij kare ‘aas’ aise ash'aar jo divaan mein rakh sakte hain"

"bad-tar hain is jahaan mein behtar chale gae niche gae zamin ke uupar chale gae tum aae meri ziist mein mehmaan ki tarah aur dukh ko meri jeb mein rakh kar chale gae dariyaa nahin hai aag kaa daldal hai 'ishq so tairaak jitne aae sab andar chale gae maan baap ro rahe hain ki beTi chali gai aur bhaai ro rahe hain ki zevar chale gae qadmon ko un ke chumne aataa furaat par banne ko ik nazir bahattar chale gae dohraa rahaa huun matla' ghazal kaa main ab talak sab sunne vaale sun ke mujhe ghar chale gae"

"ye jo is aasmaan mein taare hain un mein se paanch chhe hamaare hain aap ke vaaste nadi dil-kash aap andar nahin kinaare hain ye jo TuuTe to khvaab TuTeinge aap ki aankh ke jo taare hain bachpanaa bechtaa huaa bachcha le lo le lo chane karaare hain ek kaa taaj utaarne ke liye jaane kitnon ke sar utaare hain aap ke paas jitne hain ash'aar utne ash'aar main ne maare hain"

"goli lagi taDaak se lagte hi gir paDe is tarh chehre bante hain minTon mein aankDe kitne mare hain is se hi tai hogi haar jiit is se nahin ki jang mein kitne gae laDe jis phal ko koi takne ko tayyaar hi nahin us phal ko kyaa gharaz vo pake yaa gire saDe ik vaa'da tere saath hamesha khaDaa huun main ik jhuuT sochtaa huun akele khaDe khaDe bas baat ye hai is ke button maan ne Taanke hain varna hamaari shirt mein hiire nahin jaDe tum jaise naaz-adaaon ki mujh ko talaash thi kis ki dukaan se laae ho kitne ke ye paDe"