Ghazal

"ham kinaaraa kiye kinaaron se khelaa karte hain manjdhaaron se ham guzarte hain khelte hanste shola-zaaron se khaarzaaron se naam paate hain naaseh-e-be-naam ham se badnaam baada-khvaaron se tuf ba-matlab-baraari-e-yaaraan uf ye atvaar khaaksaaron se jin ke dil mein gulon ki chaahat hai pahle vo surakh-ru hon khaaron se dil ki raahon mein bo liye kaanTe kar ke ummid gul-ezaaron se yuun hai jumbish mein phuul ki Daali vo bulaate hain juun ishaaron se yuun to mah-vash hazaar dekhe hain tum judaa ho magar hazaaron se bul-havas hai raqib baatin mein taur zaahir mein jaan-nisaaron se ik fasaana ki thaa dayaar apnaa ik haqiqat ki be-dayaaron se tu ne ai dost saath kyaa chhoDaa dil laraztaa hai ab sahaaron se garm baazaar hai mire fan kaa daad paataa huun naqd-kaaron se ruuTh jaaein na vo kahin 'aamir' sher paDhiye na yuun ishaaron se"

"khaaksaaron ke fan karaare hain khaak oDhe hue sharaare hain aadmi ye bhi vo bhi saare hain nit nae rang-rup dhaare hain kyon na khud-bin hon maah-paare hain pyaar karte nahin jo pyaare hain miT gae jo vafaa ki raahon mein kitne anmiT nishaan ubhaare hain kis se shikva ho bevafaai kaa ham to apni vafaa ke maare hain yaas hi yaas tum hamaare ho aas hi aas ham tumhaare hain yaad teri baDaa sahaaraa hai tujh ko bhule to be-sahaaraa hain yuun bujhe dil ki hasratein na kured raakh ke Dher mein sharaare hain jin ki koi sahar na shaam koi ham ne aise bhi din guzaare hain kitne guzre hain haadse dil par vo jo pyaare the dil ko pyaare hain jaan levaa hain pyaar ke rishte un pe marte hain jin ke maare hain gham mein hanstaa khushi mein rotaa hai taur 'aamir' ke sab niyaare hain"

"luT jaae chaman gul kaa tabassum nahin biktaa sau daam hon bulbul kaa tarannum nahin biktaa bik jaataa hai zardaar ki ulfat kaa tayaqqun naadaar ki chaahat kaa tavahhum nahin biktaa baDhti hai baDhe garmi-e-baazaar havas ki lab bikte hain ai dost tabassum nahin biktaa lab si do zabaan khinch do suuli pe chaDhaa do haq-go kaa zamaane mein takallum nahin biktaa haalaat ne kar rakkhaa ho mahkum bhi 'aamir' khuddaar iraadon kaa tahakkum nahin biktaa"

"ye maanaa ki hasti nahin jaavedaani mohabbat hai lekin miri ghair-faani zabaan khul na paai to dil ki kahaani sunaate rahe aansuon ki zabaani mire ashk daaman se apne na ponchho thamegi na ashkon ki phir ye ravaani shikaayat nahin hai bhulaa de agar tu na aa yaad mujh ko baDi mehrbaani dil-e-zaar ki tu ne fariyaad aakhir na maani miri baat tu ne na maani gunaahon ke qaabil na tifli na piiri na tauba pe maail hai apni javaani milaa un ko jalva jo hosh apne khoe mili hosh-mandi ko bas lan-taraani nazar uTh rahi hai udhar gaahe-gaahe zabaan ban rahi hai miri be-zabaani gunahgaar hain shaikh bachpan se shaayad guzarti hai tauba mein un ki javaani kahaani kahin ban gai hai haqiqat haqiqat kahin ban gai hai kahaani mire haal par mehrbaani na kiije yahi aap ki hai baDi mehrbaani mire naam par khatm kar di hai 'aamir' vafaaon ki chheDi hai jis ne kahaani"

"koi manjdhaar na dhaaraa hai khudaa khair kare aaj kyon paas kinaaraa hai khudaa khair kare phir nasheman ko sanvaaraa hai khudaa khair kare barq ki aankh kaa taaraa hai khudaa khair kare dekhein lauT aati hai aavaaz ki miltaa hai javaab dil ne phir tujh ko pukaaraa hai khudaa khair kare hosh paane kaa nahin dil ki jo paani maange zulf-e-shab-rang kaa maaraa hai khudaa khair kare zehn apnaae hue fikr pe vo chhaae hue ghar na saamaan hamaaraa hai khudaa khair kare ho gayaa dard sivaa kyaa huaa be-dard ko aaj shikva-e-dard gavaara hai khudaa khair kare ab garebaan hi salaamat hai na daaman baaqi phir bahaaron ne pukaaraa hai khudaa khair kare ik fusun-kaar hai ghaarat-gar-e-hosh-o-tamkin jis ne shishe mein utaaraa hai khudaa khair kare khirman-e-zabt-o-sukun teraa khudaa haafiz hai jalva-e-yaar sharaara hai khudaa khair kare dekhiye kyaa ho ki aamaada-e-fariyaad hai dil ab na kuchh zabt kaa yaaraa hai khudaa khair kare kal jiein yaa na jiein aaj tire jaane par vaqt mar mar ke guzaaraa hai khudaa khair kare karvaTein vaqt badaltaa hai uTho chaaragaro kab se bechaargi chaaraa hai khudaa khair kare kitne iisaa hain jo is daur mein dete hain javaab phir salibon ne pukaaraa hai khudaa khair kare phir koi ban ke mehrbaan na kare is pe nazar gham ko hans hans ke nikhaaraa hai khudaa khair kare zindagi yaad se teri na ho ghaafil ai dost ab yahi ek sahaaraa hai khudaa khair kare kyaa mile dil ki nazar bhi nahin milti 'aamir' husn khud-bin-o-khud-aaraa hai khudaa khair kare"

"din ko kah dein raat ham samjhe nahin aap ki ye baat ham samjhe nahin ham ki ik rehn-e-qafas bismil-nafas aasmaan hain saat ham samjhe nahin kyaa samajh mein aae zaat-e-maa-sivaa maa-sivaa-e-zaat ham samjhe nahin ishq se baaz aate ham divaane kyaa thi samajh ki baat ham samjhe nahin al-gharaz hai ziist marhun-e-ajal ghaayat-e-ghaayaat ham samjhe nahin baat sab ki baat se hai mukhtalif teri 'aamir' baat ham samjhe nahin"

"aap ki nazar-e-inaayat ho gai zindagi marhun-e-minnat ho gai mil gae do dil mohabbat ho gai baat bas itni qayaamat ho gai kyon fuzun-tar aaj vahshat ho gai kyaa kisi manzil se qurbat ho gai aap ham par multafit kyaa ho gae ham se duniyaa ko adaavat ho gai ho gae kyaa kyaa fasaane sar-buland sar-nigun saari haqiqat ho gai aap ne gham de diyaa kyaa kam diyaa chaar din jiine ki surat ho gai naam un kaa jab zabaan par aa gayaa yuun bhi goyaa ik ibaadat ho gai ho gai jab bhi jahaalat muqtadir dar-ba-dar 'aamir' faraasat ho gai"

"e'tibaar-e-shauq ik dhokaa sahi e'tibaar-e-shauq par hai zindagi suuni yaado tum se pahlu hai basaa suuni yaado tum se kyaa pahlu-tahi dil huaa chhalni to naghme chhan paDe baans mein rauzan paDe to baansuri be-kasi mein bhi baDaa kas-bal hai dost maut kyaa hai ziist ko Thukraa ke ji ham khudaa bhi maan leinge aap ko aap pahle ho to jaaein aadmi kyaa yad-e-baizaa se kam hai daagh-e-dil moajaza rakhtaa huun 'aamir'-musvi"