Ghazal

"ashk ban kar jo chhalakti rahi miTTi meri shoale kuchh yuun bhi ugalti rahi miTTi meri mere hone kaa sabab mujh ko bataati lekin mere pairon mein dhaDakti rahi miTTi meri kuchh to baaqi thaa miri miTTi se rishta meraa meri miTTi ko tarasti rahi miTTi meri duur pardesh ke taare mein bhi shabnam ki tarah meri aankhon mein chamakti rahi miTTi meri lok-nrityon ke kai taal suhaane ban kar mere pairon mein thirakti rahi miTTi meri sirf roTi ke liye duur vatan se apne dar-ba-dar yuun hi bhaTakti rahi miTTi meri main jahaan bhi thaa meraa saath na chhoDaa us ne zehn mein mere mahakti rahi miTTi meri koshishein jitni bachaane ki ise ki main ne aur utni hi dhaDakti rahi miTTi meri"

"zehn mein aur koi Dar nahin rahne detaa shor andar kaa hamein ghar nahin rahne detaa koi khuddaar bachaa le to bachaa le varna peT kaandhon pe koi sar nahin rahne detaa aasmaan bhi vo dikhaataa hai parindon ko nae haan magar un pe koi par nahin rahne detaa khushk aankhon mein utar aataa hai baadal ban kar dard ehsaas ko banjar nahin rahne detaa ek poras bhi to rahtaa hai hamaare andar jo sikandar ko sikandar nahin rahne detaa un mein ik ret ke dariyaa saa Thahar jaataa hai khauf aankhon mein samundar nahin rahne detaa haadson kaa hai dhundlakaa saa 'dvij' aankhon mein khub-surat koi manzar nahin rahne detaa"

"jitnaa dikhtaa huun mujhe us se ziyaada na samajh is zamin kaa huun mujhe koi farishta na samajh ye tiri aankh ke dhoke ke sivaa kuchh bhi nahin ek bahte hue dariyaa ko kinaaraa na samajh chhoD jaaegaa tiraa saath andhere mein yahi ye jo saaya hai tiraa is ko bhi apnaa na samajh jin kitaabon ne andheron ke sivaa kuchh na diyaa un kitaabon ke ujaalon ko ujaalaa na samajh ye jo biphraa to Duboegaa safine kitne tu ise aankh se Tapkaa huaa qatra na samajh vo tujhe baanTne aayaa hai kai TukDon mein muskuraate hue shaitaan ko masihaa na samajh tujh se hi maang rahaa hai vo to khud apnaa vajud khud jo saail hai use koi khalifa na samajh hai tire saath agar tere iraadon kaa junun qaafila hai tu kabhi khud ko akelaa na samajh saath hain mere buzurgon ki duaaein itni main huun mahfil tu mujhe pal ko bhi tanhaa na samajh"

"us kaa hai azm-e-safar aur nikharne vaalaa sakht mausam se musaafir nahin Darne vaalaa chaargar tujh se nahin koi tavaqqo mujh ko dard hotaa hai davaa had se guzarne vaalaa naa-khudaa tujh ko mubaarak ho khudaai teri saath tere main nahin paar utarne vaalaa us pe ehsaan ye karnaa na uThaanaa us ko apne pairon pe khaDaa hogaa vo girne vaalaa paar karne the use kitne savaalon ke bhanvar aTkalein chhoD gayaa Duub ke marne vaalaa main uDaanon kaa taraf-daar use kaise kahun baal-o-par jo hai parindon ke katarne vaalaa kyuun bhalaa mere liye itne pareshaan ho tum ek patta hi to huun suukh ke jharne vaalaa apni nazron se giraa hai jo kisi kaa bhi nahin saath kyaa degaa tiraa khud se mukarne vaalaa gard haalaat ki ab aisi jami hai tujh par aaine aks nahin koi ubharne vaalaa ye zamin vo to nahin jis kaa thaa vaadaa teraa koi manzar to ho aankhon mein Thaharne vaalaa"

"aaine kitne yahaan TuuT chuke hain ab tak aafrin un pe jo sach bol rahe hain ab tak TuuT jaaeinge magar jhuk nahin sakte ham bhi apne naamon ki hifaazat mein tane hain ab tak rahnumaa un kaa vahaan hai hi nahin muddat se qaafile vaale kise DhunD rahe hain ab tak apne is dil ko tasalli nahin hoti varna ham haqiqat to tiri jaan chuke hain ab tak fath kar sakta nahin jin ko junun mazhab kaa kuchh vo tahzib ke mahfuz qile hain ab tak un ki aankhon ko kahaan khvaab mayassar hote niind bhar bhi jo kabhi so na sake hain ab tak dekh lenaa kabhi manzar vo ghane jangal kaa jab sulag uTTheinge jo ThunTH dabe hain ab tak roz nafrat ki havaaon mein sulag uThti hai ek chingaari se ghar kitne jale hain ab tak un ujaalon kaa nayaa naam bataao kyaa ho jin ujaalon mein andhere hi pale hain ab tak pur-sukun aap kaa chehra ye chamakti aankhein aap bhi shahr mein lagtaa hai nae hain ab tak khushk aankhon ko ravaani hi nahin mil paai yuun to ham ne bhi kai she'r kahe hain ab tak duur apni hai abhi pyaas bujhaanaa mushkil aur 'dvij' aap to do kos chale hain ab tak"

"main us darakht kaa bas aakhiri hi patta thaa jise hamesha havaa ke khilaaf laDnaa thaa main zindagi mein kabhi is qadar na bhaTkaa thaa ki jab zamir mujhe rasta dikhaataa thaa machine ban to chukaa huun magar nahin bhulaa ki mere jism mein dil bhi kabhi dhaDaktaa thaa vo bachcha kho gayaa duniyaa ki bhiiD mein kab kaa hasin khvaabon ki jo titliyaan pakaDtaa thaa phir us ke baad parindon pe jaane kyaa guzri main ek peD ki shaakhon ko kaaT aayaa thaa tamaam-umr vo aayaa nahin zamin pe kabhi havaa mein us ne jo sikka jo kabhi uchhaalaa thaa miraa vajud bhi shaamil thaa us ki miTTi mein miraa bhi khet ki faslon mein koi hissa thaa na jane kitni surangein nikal gaiin us se khaDaa pahaaD bhi to aankh kaa hi dhoka thaa jo baat baat pe khaataa rahaa khudaa ki qasam qasam khudaa ki vahi aadmi to jhuTaa thaa pata karo ki abhi vo baDaa huaa ki nahin baDe darakht ke niche jo nanhaa paudaa thaa us ek sher pe aankhein chamak uThi us ki vo sher jis mein ki roTi kaa zikr aayaa thaa hamaari zindagi thi ik talaash paani ki jahaan pe ret kaa 'dvij' ek chhantaa dariyaa thaa"

"ye kaun chhoD gayaa us pe khaamiyaan apni mujhe dikhaataa hai aaina jhurriyaan apni banaa ke chhaap lo tum un ko surkhiyaan apni kuein mein pheink di ham ne to nekiyaan apni badalte vaqt ki raftaar thaamte hain huzur badalte rahte hain aksar jo Topiyaan apni qataarein dekh ke lambi hazaaron logon ki main phaaD detaa huun aksar sab arziyaan apni nahin lihaaf ghilaafon ki kaun baat kare tu dekh phir bhi guzarti hain sardiyaan apni zalil hotaa hai kab vo use hisaab nahin abhi to gin rahaa hai vo dihaaDiyaan apni yuun baat kartaa hai vo pur-tapaak lahje mein magar chhupaa nahin paataa vo talkhiyaan apni bhale dinon mein kabhi ye bhi kaam aaegaa abhi sambhaal ke rakh lo udaasiyaan apni hamein hi aankhon se un ko sunaanaa aataa nahin sunaa hi dete hain chehre kahaaniyaan apni mire liye miri ghazlein hain canvas ki tarah ukerata huun main jin par udaasiyaan apni tamaam falsafe khud mein chhupaae rahti hain kahin hain dhuup kahin chhaanv vaadiyaan apni abhi jo dhund mein lipTi dikhaai deti hain kabhi to dhuup nahaaeingi bastiyaan apni buland hauslon ki ik misaal hain ye bhi pahaaD roz dikhaate hain choTiyaan apni bhulaa rahi hai tujhe dhuup 'dvij' pahaaDon ki tu kholtaa hi nahin phir bhi khiDkiyaan apni"

"na vaapsi hai jahaan se vahaan hain sab ke sab zamin pe rah ke zamin par kahaan hain sab ke sab koi bhi ab to kisi ke mukhaalifat mein nahin ab ek dusre ke raazdaan hain sab ke sab qadam qadam pe andhere savaal karte hain ye kaise nuur kaa tarz-e-bayaan hain sab ke sab vo bolte hain magar bat rakh nahin paate zabaan rakhte hai par be-zabaan hain sab ke sab sui ke girne ki aahaT se guunj uThte hain giraft-e-khauf mein khaali makaan hain sab ke sab jhukaae sar jo khaDe hain khilaaf zulmon ke lagaa hai aisaa 'dvij' be-zabaan hain sab ke sab"