Ghazal

"tumhaare lab pe naam aayaa hamaaraa usi se naam bhi chamkaa hamaaraa gharon se nikle the pagDanDiyon par safar mein mil gayaa rasta hamaaraa jo meraa gham miTaa saktaa thaa yaaron usi ne gham nahin samjhaa hamaaraa"

"pahle to raushni hui ijaad baad mein tirgi hui ijaad shaam tak aasmaan sonaa thaa raat ko chaandni hui ijaad pahle suraj ne dhuup baanTi phir peD bhi chhaanv bhi hui ijaad rab ne tujh ko banaayaa phir sochaa haae kyaa saadgi hui ijaad pahle aai kuein pe pinhaaran phir miri pyaas bhi hui ijaad"

"kahin zamin ke paar aur aasmaan ke paar parinde DhunD rahe hain ghar is jahaan ke paar main thak chukaa huun tiraa intizaar karte hue magar pukaar rahaa hai koi thakaan ke paar bichhaD ke ro rahaa hai is qadar kahaani se pahunch gayaa thaa vo kirdaar daastaan ke paar main tere vasl ki shiddat se khuub vaaqif huun mujhe milo to milo jism ke makaan ke paar tumhaare zikr kaa meaar khuub gahraa hai khamoshiyon se kahin aage is zabaan ke paar yaqin kaa haath pakaD lo ye mashvara hai miraa bas ek ujDaa huaa dasht hai gumaan ke paar"

"ye sannaaTaa hai main huun chaandni mein mazaa bhi khuub hai aavaargi mein labon par muskuraahaT gaal giile tiraa gham ghul gayaa meri khushi mein zaraa si der ko khiDki jo khole farishte ghumeinge us ki gali mein ghaDi ke pair thakte hi nahin kyaa ghaDi ijaad ki thi kis ghaDi mein jo miTTi ke banaae the khudaa ne ye aise log hai kuza-gari mein jo but-khaane mein tujh ko soch lein to bhaTak jaate hain rasta bandagi mein miri pahli mohabbat tum thi jaanaan tumhein zinda rakhungaa shaairi mein"

"kahne vaale kah jaate hain sahne vaale Dah jaate hain pyaasaa pyaas bujhaa letaa hai dariyaa pyaase rah jaate hain itnaa mat ro aansu ke saath khvaab bhi aksar bah jaate hain"

"laash ki tarah ho chukaa huun main jaane kis tarah ji rahaa huun main khud ke andar hi qaid ho baiThaa apne pinjre mein hi paDaa huun main sirf yaadein mileingi kamre mein ab yahaan se chalaa gayaa huun main kaun mujh ko ghumaataa rahtaa hai kis ki ungli pe naachtaa huun main main jo manzil pe khud nahin pahunchaa usi manzil kaa raasta huun main aansu meri hansi uDaate hai muskuraahaT pe ro liyaa huun main zahr yuun hi piyegaa ab mujh ko huaa yuun zahr pi chukaa huun main ruuh se kuchh kharidnaa hai mujhe jism ko saansein bechtaa huun main kho diyaa raushni mein apnaa vujud ab andheron mein DhunDhtaa huun main mere pichhe koi na roegaa maut ke saath jaa rahaa huun main"

"khud ki hi qurbaani hai mujh ko iid manaani hai tauba tauba tauba haae ishq baDaa man-maani hai raste raste kaanTe hain kaise jaan bachaani hai dariyaa dariyaa sukhaa-pan sab ki aankhein paani hai tere ishq ki havaa chale apni khaak uDaani hai meri aankhein chamak uThi vo chehra nuraani hai mere pichhe ik laDki raadhaa si divaani hai"