Ghazal

"bas paikar-e-jaanaan pe nazar khinch rahaa huun main saans suhulat se agar khinch rahaa huun jo teri mohabbat kaa gham-e-hijr hai us ko khushiyon se ghaTaaun to sifar khinch rahaa huun main apne muqaddar ko tire haath pe rakh kar manzil se lagaataar safar khinch rahaa huun main khinch rahaa huun kisi pencil se tiraa husn phir saath hi us ke main rubber khinch rahaa huun ik samt se tujh ko vo udhar khinch rahaa hai ik samt se tujh ko main idhar khinch rahaa huun nabiyon mein farishton kaa hunar dekhte hain log main un mein chhupaa ek bashar khinch rahaa huun tum paDh rahe ho sher mire lafz samajh kar naadaan main magar khun-e-jigar khinch rahaa huun"

"zamin bain kare aasmaan bain kare kisi ke ranj mein saaraa jahaan bain kare khudaayaa khair ho ab ke quraan bain kare namaaz chikh ke roe azaan bain kare tu mere saath to hai par tiri judaai kaa yaqin sog manaae gumaan bain kare na chaah kar bhi jo shaamil hai qatl mein tere vo tiir piiTe sar apnaa kamaan bain kare dahan se nikle mire vahshat-o-pareshaani main bad-shugun huun meri zabaan bain kare har ek samt se hai 'hijr' girya-o-zaari makin aankh bahaae makaan bain kare"

"hamin na hote to hoti kahaan ki viraani makin ke hone se hi hai makaan ki viraani ziyaan nafaa lisaan-o-zabaa,n ki viraani tire baghair hai aah-o-fughaan ki viraani tire gumaan se meraa yaqin viraan hai mire yaqin se hai tire gumaan ki viraani tumhaare saath hai duniyaa-o-aakhirat meri tumhaare baad mire do jahaan ki viraani tamaam raat koi phuuT phuuT kar royaa tamaam shab thi kisi aastaan ki viraani"

"kaam pahli hi mulaaqaat mein kar jaataa huun aankh mein aate hi main dil mein utar jaataa huun pahle likhtaa huun koi sher bahut mushkil se aur phir us ko sunaate hue mar jaataa huun yuun to tufaan bhi ghabraate hain mujh se lekin aap jab shor machaataa huun to Dar jaataa huun aise chhup-chhup ke lagaataar tire kuche mein meraa jaanaa to nahin bantaa magar jaataa huun saaraa din guzre hai ab khud ko ikaTThaa karte raat hoti hai to main phir se bikhar jaataa huun"

"tu aasmaan main huun zamin man-digram-tu-digri teraa miraa rishta nahin man-digram-tu-digri tu zinda-o-paainda hai main khaak kaa huun mustahiq tu laa-makaan kaa hai makin man-digram-tu-digri ai meri shaakh-e-yaasmin tujh ko nahin mujh par yaqin mujh ko hai bas tujh par yaqin man-digram-tu-digri dikhti hai mujh ko har taraf allaah ki kaarigari avval namuna hain hamin man-digram-tu-digri tu saamne kuchh aur hai kuchh aur hai tu baad-azaan kahnaa mujhe hai aakhirin man-digram-tu-digri ham ho gae mahlul ab ik dusre mein jaan-e-jaan taa-kas na goyad baad-azin man-digram-tu-digri hain raas mujh ko talkhiyaan tujh ko hain bhaati narmiyaan main aur tu yaksaan nahin man-digram-tu-digri"

"zinda hain magar zindagi aasaan nahin hai ham ko koi khvaahish koi armaan nahin hai ik ham ki jo likhte hain tire naam pe ghazlein ik tu ki jise sher ki pahchaan nahin hai andar ke sab ahvaal kaa allaah hi hai haafiz baahar se koi chaak garebaan nahin hai jannat ki koi huur hai yaa nur-e-khudaa hai vo husn magar paikar-e-insaan nahin hai mumkin hai ki aage ho use mujh se mohabbat filhaal to aisaa koi imkaan nahin hai quraan to paDhte hain kai log yahaan 'hijr' har shakhs magar saahib-e-quraan nahin hai"

"daad-o-dahish kaa aap ki khugar nahin huun main be-saakhta sukhan huun muqarrar nahin huun main taarif tere husn ki aati hai ghaib se mere qalam ke saath to yaksar nahin huun main masrufiyat kaa mujh pe yuun hamla huaa ki ab khud apne aap ko bhi mayassar nahin huun main bande tu andhi duniyaa mein hai kis ko DhunDhtaa andar se mujh ko DhunD ki baahar nahin huun main tu bhi kabhi vahaan se miraa haal-chaal puchh har baar tere baap kaa naukar nahin huun main sote hain ek saath hi main aur iztiraab aaegi niind jis mein vo bistar nahin huun main tu sar se le ke paanv taa puuri ghazal hai aur tere radif ke bhi baraabar nahin huun main"