Ghazal

"tamaasha banne se behtar yahi hai chup rahaa jaae bhale duniyaa phir andaaze lagaane par hi aa jaae jo zaahir thiin vo baatein to kitaabon mein bahut paDh liin chalo ab ke kisi ki khaamushi ko bhi paDhaa jaae talaashe jaaein sab se pahle to 'aib-o-hunar khud ke kisi ko baa'd mein achchhaa buraa insaan kahaa jaae tumhaari raae yakdam hi badalti jaaegi us par agar vo mudda'aa donon taraf se jo sunaa jaae musibat aur is afsurdagi se itnaa kyaa Darnaa kahin ye Dar tumhaari hausla-mandi na khaa jaae"

"huun be-qaraar magar ye bataa nahin saktaa main baanT kar bhi alam ko ghaTaa nahin saktaa ye sirf saal nahin biitaa kaise samjhaaun main jashn chaah ke bhi ab manaa nahin saktaa use kaho ki nazar se nazar milaae nahin main ashk aur ziyaada chhupaa nahin saktaa main rahm khud pe zaraa bhi barattaa huun nahin par main aur kisi kaa kabhi dil dukhaa nahin saktaa lagi hai siine mein kuchh aag aisi ab ke 'haresh' main jaan de ke bhi is ko bujhaa nahin saktaa"

"jis ki khaatir jal rahe the ham sharaare ki tarah us ke dil mein rah gae to bas khasaare ki tarah jis taraf us kaa ishaara thaa vo koi aur thaa chaand ke yaavar nahin the ham sitaare ki tarah dil dukhaane kaa koi mauqa' nahin jo chhoDtaa saath aise shakhs ke the ham sahaare ki tarah jab samundar chhoDegaa manjdhaar mein laa ke use yaad aaeinge use bhi ham kinaare ki tarah chand ummidon tale dab ke mare hain ham 'haresh' ham ne dekhaa hi nahin khud ko sahaare ki tarah"

"aavaara kyon kahte ho us ko vaqt kaa maaraa kaho vo qais ban kar ghumtaa hai us ko bechaara kaho kyaa aap ne mujh ko abhi TuuTaa huaa taara kahaa dil ki tasalli ke liye ik baar dobaara kaho khushiyaan hamaari le ke jaao apne gham ke badle mein chaahe bhale phir aap kal ham ko hi naakaara kaho vo ik na ik din to dukhaaegaa tumhaaraa dil 'haresh' dil khol kar chaahe use tum kitnaa bhi pyaaraa kaho"

"ranj se duur the aur khushiyon se nisbat thi kabhi vaqt aisaa bhi thaa achchhi bhali qismat thi kabhi ye haqiqat hai ki ahbaab badalte raheinge vo jinhein pyaar ki khalvat mein zarurat thi kabhi ab use zahr ki maanind piye jaa rahe hain ik adhuri si mohabbat jo 'inaayat thi kabhi vo hamein chhoD gayaa is liye maayus nahin is liye hain ki use bhi to mohabbat thi kabhi"

"hamaare vaaste bas vo ghaDi bhar ko Thahar jaae hamein apnaa kahe ik baar phir chaahe mukar jaae ham aise log jin kaa saath koi bhi nahin detaa kahaan jaaein karein kyaa dard jab had se guzar jaae sanbhaale hain na jaane kab se aansu us ne aankhon mein koi pal bhar gale se bhi lagaa le to bikhar jaae kisi din zindagi ke bhi sahi maa'ni samajh loge mohabbat kaa nasha bas aap ke sar se utar jaae badaltaa jaa rahaa hai shauq vo bhi aaj-kal apne hamaare hisse ki ab ke mohabbat bhi na mar jaae"

"main baat apne dil ki bataane se rah gayaa manzil ke paas ho ke bhi paane se rah gayaa mahbub apnaa thaa hi taghaaful kaa 'illati so haal-e-dil bhi dhyaan mein aane se rah gayaa kho baiThaa thaa main hosh-o-havaas apne jis ghaDi vo lamha mujh se aage baDhaane se rah gayaa vo gul baTor le gayaa taa'rifein baagh mein main khaar thaa so zikr mein aane se rah gayaa had se ziyaada achchhe bane rahnaa jahl thaa bas ye sabaq main khud ko sikhaane se rah gayaa"

"kiye jaa rahe hain mohabbat se ham to kinaaraa yaqin uTh gayaa hai ab in rishton se jo hamaaraa hamein is qadar toD Daalaa hai bhitar se us ne bharosa nahin kar sakeinge kisi kaa dubaara hamein aur to kuchh nahin chaahiye thaa khudaa se du'aaon mein maangaa thaa bas saath ham ne tumhaaraa kabhi vo pukaare hamein aur ham dauDe jaaein magar dost ham ko milaa hi nahin vo ishaara hamaare qarib aa ke har koi ye sochtaa hai huaa bhi koi faaeda yaa huaa bas khasaaraa ye khushiyaan to bas ik dikhaavaa hi hain zindagi kaa haqiqat mein to in ghamon ne hamein hai sanvaaraa"