Ghazal

"miraa ham-safar kabhi vahm thaa kabhi khvaab thaa kabhi kyaa rahaa main ajiib haal mein mast thaa so miraa mazaaq banaa rahaa miri mushkilon ne ayaan kiyaa miraa yaar dost koi nahin so qabil-e-hirs-o-havaas mein main akelaa DaT ke khaDaa rahaa mire aashiyaan ko jalaa gaiin mire khaam soch ki hiddatein miraa sar hayaa se na uTh sakaa main nadaamaton mein paDaa rahaa tujhe fakhr thaa tire husn par mujhe zoam thaa mire ishq kaa tu paDi rahi kisi sej par main bhi gard-e-raah banaa rahaa tire lams lams se ji uThaa mire sard jism kaa rome rome tu miri gali se chali gai main tiri gali mein paDaa rahaa mire baagh-e-dil pe khizaan rahi miri shaakh shaakh ujaD gai mire paanv khuun se tar-ba-tar miraa zakhm yuun bhi haraa rahaa"

"kyuun ke baare mein kyaa ke baare mein aql chup hai khudaa ke baare mein jab saubat mein saans ghuTne lage sochiye karbalaa ke baare mein sab ko taftish ho rahi hogi dusre naqsh-e-paa ke baare mein khaamushi saadh li gai yak dam sukhan-e-naa-rasaa ke baare mein intihaa ho chuki mohabbat ki kuchh kaho ibtidaa ke baare mein meri apni hi ek raae hai maani-o-muddaaa ke baare mein ham ne kyaa kyaa na likh diyaa 'ahmad' apni apni fazaa ke baare mein"

"miraa vajud hi jab khaar-o-khas ke andar thaa main us samay bhi tiri dastaras ke andar thaa main dekhtaa thaa baraabar amal kaa radd-e-amal dabi hui thi saDak shor bus ke andar thaa mujhe samajhte the kuchh log barguzida shajar havas-parast nahin thaa havas ke andar thaa main kis tarah se mohabbat ki baat kar paataa vo khush-mizaaj parinda qafas ke andar thaa pachaas saal masaafat hi kaaTnaa thi mujhe vagarna marnaa to pahle baras ke andar thaa"

"tujh se mil kar yaqin huaa hai mujhe ishq ab tak nahin huaa hai mujhe khaak hi khaak hai jahaan dekhun aasmaan bhi zamin huaa hai mujhe khuun aankhon se kyon nahin Tapkaa dard dil ke qarin huaa hai mujhe naqs laataa hai saamne mere aaina nukta-chin huaa hai mujhe ye jo ehsaas-e-zindagi hai ye shaairi ke taiin huaa hai mujhe main kaDi dhuup mein huun aur tiraa dhyaan saaya-e-ambarin huaa hai mujhe is se pahle main khairiyat se thaa jo huaa hai yahin huaa hai mujhe meri yaad-daasht kho gai 'ahmad' kyaa huaa kyaa nahin huaa hai mujhe"

"khvaab to khulte the mujh par dar koi khultaa na thaa aasmaan sab khul chuke the par koi khultaa na thaa saamne se saare manzar saaf dikhte the magar ek manzar aisaa ki andar koi khultaa na thaa jaane kaise shahr mein apne qadam paDne lage band dil ke log the khul kar koi khultaa na thaa gu-magu ke din the vo masjid koi chalti na thi khauf ki devi kaa Dar mandir koi khultaa na thaa ab jidhar se bhi main guzrun dekhte hain mujh ko log mujh pe aise din bhi guzre dar koi khultaa na thaa dekhtaa rahtaa thaa shab bhar aasmaanon ki taraf dida-e-khun-baar se manzar koi khultaa na thaa mil hi jaanaa thaa mujhe apne lahu kaa bhi suraagh bad-nasibi thi miri khanjar koi khultaa na thaa khvaab dekhaa aarzu-e-shahr mein vo 'iftikhaar' sab guzarte the magar mujh par koi khultaa na thaa"

"badan ke dasht ko aabaad kyon nahin karte havas bhi hai to kuchh ijaad kyon nahin karte har ik khayaal ko baandhaa huaa hai lafzon se na jaane tum unhein aazaad kyon nahin karte jalaate kyon nahin is qabr par charaagh koi miraa khayaal mire baad kyon nahin karte agar milaa hai tumhein dard to bataao hamein karaahte nahin fariyaad kyon nahin karte tamaam log azal se hain gosh-bar-aavaaz khamosh rahte ho irshaad kyon nahin karte ye jabr-e-naaravaa apni samajh se hai baahar jo yaad aae use yaad kyon nahin karte buraa hi kyaa hai mohabbat mein raat-din 'ahmad' sulag ke yaad ki imdaad kyon nahin karte"

"ye vusat-o-imkaan ki had hai mire nazdik vo khud hi azal khud hi abad hai mire nazdik is vaqt falak ziine se baDh kar nahin mujh ko is vaqt tiraa qaamat-o-qad hai mire nazdik chup huun ki miraa khvaab hai idraak se baahar khush huun ki miri aankh sanad hai mire nazdik daryuza-gar-e-ishq huun kaasa hai miri jaan har lamha miri zaat kaa rad hai mire nazdik madfun hai ik ruuh miri khaak mein 'ahmad' ye jism faqat ek lahad hai mire nazdik"

"mere maathe pe likho bakht se haaraa huaa hai ik zabardast zabardast se haaraa huaa hai haarte haarte sab haar gayaa ishq mein main sab samajhte hain magar dasht se haaraa huaa hai dekhnaa chaahtaa hai peD pe phalte hue phuul ek pattaa jo tire takht se haaraa huaa hai ab jo hijraan mein mujhe detaa hai taavilein bahut zehn vo jo dil-e-kam-bakht se haaraa huaa hai dasht-e-imkaan khulaa mujh pe to maalum paDaa har koi dil ke dar-o-bast se haaraa huaa hai main samajhtaa huun zamaane kaa ishaara 'ahmad' aur yahaan kaun hai jo dasht se haaraa huaa hai"

"manzar ke saath saath badalne lagaa huun main raushan hue charaagh to jalne lagaa huun main pau phuTne mein vaqt hai jaanaa hai mujh ko duur suraj se pahle ghar se nikalne lagaa huun main hairat ne meri aankh mein ik khvaab rakh diyaa chashm-e-sitaara-saaz mein khulne lagaa huun main meraa kamaal dekhiye is dhup-dasht main ik aaine kaa jism ujalne lagaa huun main manzil hi meri aur hai rasta bhi hai judaa kyon kaarvaan ke saath nikalne lagaa huun main ab baagh mein qayaam se karnaa nahin gurez khushbu ke etakaaf ko chalne lagaa huun main"

"faaeda hai yaa khasaara ham ko sab maalum hai kyon karein ham istikhaara ham ko sab maalum hai log kyon khud ko bataate hain hamaaraa khair-khvaah kaun hai kitnaa hamaaraa ham ko sab maalum hai kis ke ghar mein tirgi kaa raaj thaa kal raat ko chaand kis ke ghar utaaraa ham ko sab maalum hai zindagi hai naam jis kaa zindagi hargiz nahin kar rahe hain sab guzaaraa ham ko sab maalum hai sau samundar aankh mein to sau kinaare haath par kyaa samundar kyaa kinaaraa ham ko sab maalum hai kyaa khuli hai kaaenaati ramz ki sachchi kitaab kyaa huaa hai aashkaaraa ham ko sab maalum hai jaan de kar hi bachaayaa ham ne is dastaar ko phir uThaa hai sar hamaaraa ham ko sab maalum hai apni aadat se to vaaqif hi nahin ab tak ye log lauT aaeinge dobaara ham ko sab maalum hai chaand zarra hai hamaari hi zamin kaa 'iftikhaar' aasmaan hai ik sitaaraa ham ko sab maalum hai"