Ghazal

"baadalon se 'ishq ki sab hasraton ko chhoD kar bundein aati hain zamin par khvaahishon ko chhoD kar gaanv ki miTTi ki sondhi khushbuon ko chhoD kar ham kamaane aa gae apni jaDon ko chhoD kar zindagi mein ham ko itne zakhm phulon se mile dil lagaayaa kaanTon se ham ne gulon ko chhoD kar daur-e-haazir mein 'adaalat kaa yahi insaaf hai saare kaaraagaar mein hain mujrimon ko chhoD kar aasmaan chhu lein magar buniyaad se lipTe rahein peD zinda rah na paayaa hai jaDon ko chhoD kar hai faqat duniyaa mein ab to jhuuT kaa hi kaarobaar kaun sach kahtaa yahaan hai aainon ko chhoD kar"

"yahi hai un ki tamanna to kar ke dekhte hain fazaa mein khushbu ke jaise bikhar ke dekhte hain mahaaz-e-jang mein ik din utar ke dekhte hain nahin visaal mayassar to mar ke dekhte hain ye dekhte hain hamein jo Thahar ke dekhte hain hamaare vaaste kyaa kar guzar ke dekhte hain ki un ke dil mein hai dhokaa nazar farebi hai ye jhuuT hai ki hamein aankh bhar ke dekhte hain charaagh phir se jalaate hain yaar ulfat ke ki nafraton ke chalo par katar ke dekhte hain ki titliyon se hi kuchh rang udhaar lete hain chalo na khvaab mein kuchh rang bhar ke dekhte hain"

"hain sach yaa jhuuT ke rishte kabhi na dekh sake naqaab mein chhupe chehre kabhi na dekh sake ye naa-khushi se vasiyyat ko dekhne vaale pitaa ke haath ke chhaale kabhi na dekh sake tumhaare 'ishq ke sapne hazaar dekhe par tumhaaraa haath pakaD kar kabhi na dekh sake yuun dekhne ko to nafrat ke shahr dekhe hain jahaan mein pyaar ke qasbe kabhi na dekh sake kisi faqir se sabr-o-sukun kharid sakein ham itne aaj bhi paise kabhi na dekh sake qafas mein qaid parinde udaas baiThe hain ki aasmaan mein uD kar kabhi na dekh sake"

"yuun gham baiThe hain sirhaane hamaare ki jaise dost hain sachche hamaare hamaari raah ham se puchhti hai hue kyon gum-shuda sapne hamaare milegi manzil-e-maqsud ik din hain kahte paanv ke chhaale hamaare abhi khaamosh rahnaa laazmi hai abhi gardish mein hain taare hamaare tumhaari yaad mein roeingi aankhein tumhein DhunDheinge aaine hamaare hamein tab ghair bhi apnaa kaheinge ki din aaeinge jab achchhe hamaare viraasat mein mili daulat sabhi ko hain zimmedaariyaan hisse hamaare hamein hi aankh ab dikhlaa rahe hain ki ye shatranj ke pyaade hamaare"

"rafta-rafta pighal rahaa huun main ek 'arse se jal rahaa huun main so gai niind haar kar mujh se ab bhi karvaT badal rahaa huun main haae qismat se Thokarein khaa kar gir rahaa huun sanbhal rahaa huun main khud ki arthi uThaa ke kaandhe par khair tanhaa hi chal rahaa huun main aaj bikhraa huaa huun lafzon mein kal musalsal ghazal rahaa huun main"

"shaam Dhale jab paapaa ghar mein aate the Dar ke maare ham paDhne lag jaate the ham do bhaai aise pyaar jataate the ik roTi mein aadhaa aadhaa khaate the yaad hamein hain ham bachpan mein ammaan ke chappal juute DanDe sab sah jaate the bachpan mein naani daadi ke qisson mein pariyon ki nagri mein ghuum ke aate the antar-desi ek lifaafa hotaa thaa jis mein ham dil ke armaan likh jaate the us bhaai se aaj muqadma laDte hain jis ki khaatir duniyaa se laD jaate the"

"bataaein kyaa ki kyaa kyaa boltaa hai ki jab duniyaa mein paisa boltaa hai zabaan se kuchh vo bole jhuuT yaa sach haqiqat us kaa chehra boltaa hai jo sach kaa dam ghuTaa to kuchh na bolaa to khud ko kaise zinda boltaa hai siyaasat kyaa kahein kaisi balaa hai yahaan kavvaa bhi miThaa boltaa hai qalam TuuTi zabaan girvi hai jis ki andhere ko ujaalaa boltaa hai"