Ghazal

"vo jab apne lab kholein shahd fazaaon mein gholein aap ke bhi ho jaaeinge ham pahle apne to ho lein duniyaa se kaT jaaein ham itnaa sach hi kyuun bolein jab jab khud ko qatl karein khanjar gangaa mein dho lein uDnaa ham sikhlaa deinge aap zaraa se par kholein kuchh din halke guzreinge aaj ki shab khul kar ro lein din bhar suraj Dhoyaa hai chaand se lipTein aur so lein"

"toD kaDiyaan zamir ki 'anjum' aur kuch der to bhi ji 'anjum' ek bhi gaam chal na paaegi in andheron mein raushni 'anjum' zindagi tez dhuup kaa dariyaa aadmi naav mom ki 'anjum' jis ghaTaa par thi aankh sahraa ki vo samundar pe mar miTi 'anjum' jis pe suraj ki mehrbaani ho us pe khilti hai chaandni 'anjum' subh kaa khvaab umr bhar dekhaa aur phir niind aa gai 'anjum'"

"pal bhar use rulaa kar dekh saaraa din pachhtaa kar dekh patthar-dil thoDaa hai vo baanhein to phailaa kar dekh mumkin hai gham bah nikle nainaa niir bahaa kar dekh tujh bin kitnaa tanhaa huun jaane vaale aa kar dekh kyaa se kyaa ho jaanaa hai patta khushk uThaa kar dekh"

"vasl ki raat vo tanhaa hogaa us pe haalaat kaa pahra hogaa niind kyuun TuuT gai aakhir-e-shab kaun mere liye taDpaa hogaa khushbuein phuuT ke roi hongi gul havaaon mein jo bikhraa hogaa vaadi-e-zehn se uThtaa hai dhuaan qaafila yaadon kaa Thahraa hogaa jaane kis haal se guzri hogi phuul jis shaakh pe utraa hogaa yaad aaeingi hamaari ghazlein zikr jab taaza havaa kaa hogaa chaand ko dekh ke chhat par 'anjum' saaya divaar se niklaa hogaa"

"hazaaron saal chalne ki sazaa hai bataa ai vaqt teraa jurm kyaa hai ujaalaa kaam par hai pau phaTe se andheraa chain se soyaa huaa hai havaa se laD rahe bujhte diye ne hamaaraa zehn raushan kar diyaa hai vo suraj ke gharaane se hai lekin falak se chaandni barsaa rahaa hai badan par raushni oDhi hai sab ne andheraa ruuh tak phailaa huaa hai sunaa hai aur ik bhukaa bhikaari khudaa kaa naam lete mar gayaa hai vahi ham hain nai shaklon mein 'anjum' vahi sadiyon puraanaa raasta hai"

"ham saa divaana kahaan mil paaegaa is dahr mein ghar kiyaa taa'mir jis ne dimakon ke shahr mein khud-kushi karne mein bhi naakaam rah jaate hain ham kaun amrit ghol detaa hai hamaare zahr mein kis ko hai marne ki fursat sab yahaan masruf hain maut tu bekaar mein aai hai aise shahr mein TuuTi kashti ki tarah hain vaqt ke saahil pe ham kyaa zamaana thaa bahaa karte the apni lahr mein ek viraani si anjum rah gai aankhon mein ab khvaab saare bah gae hain aansuon ki nahr mein"

"pyaar mein taanaa-baanaa chaltaa rahtaa hai ruThnaa aur manaanaa chaltaa rahtaa hai vaade aur iraade TuuTe rahte hain piinaa aur pilaanaa chaltaa rahtaa hai nai-naveli kaliyaan khilti rahti hain phulon kaa murjhaanaa chaltaa rahtaa hai pyaar ke giit sunaate rahte hain bhanvre kaliyon kaa sharmaanaa chaltaa rahtaa hai phulon ki rangat do ik din chal paati hai khushbu kaa mahkaanaa chaltaa rahtaa hai"

"kaanTon mein jo phuul khilaa hai jab dekho hanstaa rahtaa hai Daali par ik piilaa patta jaane kyaa gintaa rahtaa hai sunte hain ik havaa kaa jhonkaa ik khushbu ko le bhaagaa hai bahte paani par divaanaa kis ko khat likhtaa rahtaa hai sone chaandi ki jagmag ne sab ko andhaa kar rakkhaa hai ik chiDiyaa ke aa jaane se saara ghar aangan chahkaa hai"

"jaane kis ki aahaT kaa intizaar kartaa hai TuuT to chukaa hai vo dekho kab bikhartaa hai zakhm chaahe jaisaa ho ek din to bhartaa hai aap soe hote hain vaqt kaam kartaa hai roz chhup ke taktaa hai pyaasi pyaasi nazron se us ke ghar ke aage se dariyaa jab guzartaa hai dil kaa kyaa karun yaaro maantaa nahin meri apne dil ki suntaa hai apne man ki kartaa hai dil bujhaa bujhaa ho to kyaa buraa hai rone mein baarishon ke baad anjum aasmaan nikhartaa hai"

"khoyaa khoyaa rahtaa hai jaane kyaa kar baiThaa hai basti mein ik phuul khilaa mahlon mahlon charchaa hai rafta rafta utregaa chaDhti umr kaa dariyaa hai uDti ghaTaa ko kyaa maalum sahraa kitnaa pyaasaa hai aaj ke insaan ki manzil aurat shohrat paisa hai biTiyaa bhi sasuraal gai totaa bhi chup rahtaa hai chal 'anjum' ghar lauT chalein sahraa mein kyaa rakkhaa hai"

"aankhon mein tufaan bahut hai baarish kaa imkaan bahut hai raah-e-vafaa par chalne vaale ye rasta viraan bahut hai dil har zid manvaa letaa hai ye bachcha shaitaan bahut hai ek zaraa imaan bik jaae phir sab kuchh aasaan bahut hai dil kaa aalam mahkaane ko teri ik muskaan bahut hai"

"khud se milnaa milaanaa bhuul gae log apnaa Thikaanaa bhuul gae rang hi se fareb khaate rahein khushbuein aazmaanaa bhuul gae tere jaate hi ye huaa mahsus aaine jagmagaanaa bhuul gae jaane kis haal mein hain kaise hain ham jinhein yaad aanaa bhuul gae paar utar to gae sabhi lekin saahilon par khazaana bhuul gae dosti bandagi vafaa-o-khulus ham ye shamein jalaanaa bhuul gae"

"ik jhalak teri jo paai hogi chaand ne iid manaai hogi subh dam us ko rulaa aayaa huun saaraa din khud se laDaai hogi us ne dariyaa ko lagaa kar Thokar pyaas ki umr baDhaai hogi case jugnu pe chalegaa 'anjum' basti auron ne jalaai hogi"