Ghazal

"aalam-e-sajda hai meraa ek aalam nuur kaa sajda-gah par meri dhokaa ho rahaa hai tuur kaa ek aalam ham-navaa hai saahib-e-maqdur kaa saath detaa hai kahaan koi kisi majbur kaa shiddat-e-ehsaas-e-tanhaai ki hain hamdardiyaan dard baDh jaataa hai aksar raat ko ranjur kaa tiir ne naapi hain shaayad zakhm ki gahraaiyaan ilm bechaare ko kyaa hai sadma-e-mastur kaa shama raushan hai kahaan is kaa pata chaltaa nahin par nazar ko hai yaqin maujudgi-e-nur kaa hain kabhi nazrein tamanna par kabhi ummid par yaani hasrat-naak aalam hai dil-e-majbur kaa tujh mein aur tere tasavvur mein zaraa saa farq hai ek manzar paas kaa hai ek manzar duur kaa sarfaraazi-o-navaazish kaa sunaa hai sirf naam ai 'zaki' un se to rishta bhi nahin hai duur kaa"

"nazar ban kar tajalli jalva-gar hai jahaan be-saakhta sajde mein sar hai ye kis se khel ai dil kuchh khabar hai nazar hai ye hasinon ki nazar hai vo aate hain to aaein un kaa ghar hai zahe-taqdir kyaa achchhi khabar hai kisi kaa har-nafas dil mein guzar hai magar aankhon ko kyaa is ki khabar hai zaraa bhi sah nahin sakte jise tum vo kaifiyyat hamaari umr bhar hai phir aage kyaa huaa saaqi hi jaane nazar mujh par paDi itni khabar hai qayaamat mein nishaani zindagi ki meri tar-daamani hai chashm-e-tar hai vo kyaa jaane kisi ke dil ki haalat jo apne haal hi se be-khabar hai qadam uThte nahin dil baiThtaa hai khudaa jaane ye kis ki rahguzar hai vo gesu khol kar aae chaman mein sabaa laai hai aur uDti khabar hai judaa hain ai 'zaki' vo jiine vaale magar jiine kaa ilzaam apne sar hai"

"vo saamne hon aur nazar ko khabar na ho barbaad is qadar bhi shuur-e-nazar na ho tujh se ilaaj agar na ho ai chaaraagar na ho raaz-e-gham-e-mariz magar dar-ba-dar na ho aankhein bichhi hui hain bahut duur duur tak mumkin nahin ki aap ki ye rahguzar na ho mujh par baras paDe na kahin barhami-e-zulf jo tere sar balaa hai mire dil ke sar na ho tujh se hi mere jazba-e-ulfat mein jaan hai ai zindagi hayaat tiri mukhtasar na ho hai vusat-e-nigaah ko kuchh aur justuju ai hadd-e-kaaenaat tu hadd-e-nazar na ho raah-e-vafaa kaa lutf bhi kuchh chal ke dekhiye is rahguzar pe aap kaa shaayad guzar na ho jazbaat-e-dil ko laakh chhupaate ho tum magar is bazm mein kahin koi ahl-e-nazar na ho kyaa ho gayaa hai tujh ko khudaa jaane ai 'zaki' dil mein koi ho aur nazar ko khabar na ho"

"buland ziist kaa apni vaqaar ho na sakaa tiri nazar mein miraa pyaar pyaar ho na sakaa zamaana zindagi kaa saazgaar ho na sakaa jiye zarur magar e'tibaar ho na sakaa tiraa vaqaar mukammal vaqaar ho na sakaa kisi se tujh ko zamaane mein pyaar ho na sakaa zamaana saaraa huaa hai tumhaaraa mahram-e-raaz na ho sakaa to miraa e'tibaar ho na sakaa hayaat guzri zamaane ki gham-gusaari mein magar koi bhi miraa gham-gusaar ho na sakaa"

"le liyaa vaada un ke aane kaa ab muqaddar gharib-khaane kaa khul gayaa raaz muskuraane kaa tum ko nukta milaa bahaane kaa roz hi inqalaab aate hain kyaa bharosa kisi zamaane kaa ek sayyaad ek main ik barq sab ko armaan hai aashiyaane kaa dil mein bhi kuchh hai ai jabin-e-niyaaz tu to hai naqsh aastaane kaa tum to hone lage ho sanjida ab main aansu nahin bahaane kaa jaanein anjaam barq yaa sayyaad hai to aaghaaz aashiyaane kaa qismat-e-ishq yaa ho daulat-e-husn kis ko shikva nahin zamaane kaa ashk-e-rangin miraa fasaana hai zindagi naam hai fasaane kaa yaas hai ik haraa-bharaa buuTaa mere dil ke nigaar-khaane kaa khauf-e-sayyaad se laraztaa huun dil huun main apne aashiyaane kaa zindagi haarne lagi himmat ab rahaa kyaa hai aazmaane kaa gul ki khaatir chaman mein baste hain aur bahaana hai aashiyaane kaa mahfil-e-ghair mein zaraa bach kar main kahin tum ko yaad aane kaa saath tauba lagi hui thi 'zaki' aur khulaa dar sharaab-khaane kaa"

"naqsh-e-qadam mile jo tire chal ke sar se ham aksar guzar gae hain tiri rahguzar se ham hain be-niyaaz tandahi-e-chaaraagar se ham be-khud rahe inaayat-e-dard-e-jigar se ham samjhe jahaan ko apnaa baDe karr-o-far se ham dekhe gae hamesha paraai nazar se ham naqsh-e-qadam se chimTe tiri rahguzar se ham par teri diid ko rahe tarse ke tarse ham ham dekhte hain tum ko hamaari nigaah se ghairon ko dekhte hain tumhaari nazar se ham mahfuz kar le apne liye gham-gusaariyaan sayyaad baa-khabar hain tire khair-o-shar se ham tum ko samajh ke tum sitam apne pe Dhaa liye kis darje be-khabar hain hamaari khabar se ham allaah shaikh ji ko tu jannat kare nasib vaabasta subh-o-shaam rahein un ke dar se ham laate na tere ishq mein shikve zabaan par aap apne ko samajhte agar peshtar se ham ham tere ho ke bazm mein teri na rah sake mahfil thi teri aankh si teri nazar se ham yaa paar honge chiir ke yaa Duub jaaeinge saahil pe ruk na jaaeinge tufaan ke Dar se ham nikli hui duaaein abhi justuju mein hain shaayad baid-tar hain maqaam-e-asar se ham nazron se sab ki gir gae parvaa na thi hamein lekin ghazab hai girte hain apni nazar se ham kyaa hashr hone vaalaa hai dekheinge ai 'zaki' baiThe hain dil lagaa ke kisi fitna-gar se ham"

"un ke milne kaa ba-zaahir to yaqin koi nahin vo agar chaahein koi shak hai nahin koi nahin ai junun teri 'inaayat se hai tanhaai nasib aur to saare bayaabaan mein kahin koi nahin mutmain jab the to himmat kaa thaa saath apne hujum Dar jahaan hone lagaa ham ko vahin koi nahin 'ishq ki raahon mein aayaa hai ik aisaa bhi maqaam sirf ik main huun vahaan ahl-e-zamin koi nahin ek din naqsh-e-qadam par mire ban jaaegi raah aaj sahraa mein to tanhaa huun kahin koi nahin"