Ghazal

"dil-nashin hai naqsh teri shokhi-e-tahrir kaa miTnaa to anjaam hai har paikar-e-tasvir kaa zor-e-vahshat ho gayaa rusvaa sar-e-sahraa-e-shauq hans rahaa hai mujh pe har halqa miri zanjir kaa dekh kar mujh ko muqaabil dekh kar apnaa harif dekh le vo uD gayaa paani tiri shamshir kaa har shikan bistar ki hai aaina-daar-e-kaifiyat raat bhar jhagDaa rahaa taqdir se tadbir kaa apni barbaadi pe khush hone kaa kuchh saamaan kar koi pahlu DhunD le takhrib mein taamir kaa yaad aayegaa khudaa us ko mire marne ke baad main to imaan le ke Dubungaa but-e-be-pir kaa shaaeri tarz-e-sukhan mein 'khizr' kuchh aasaan nahin sher kah lenaa bhi to laanaa hai ju-e-shir kaa"

"sinon mein anal-haq ki chubhan dekh rahaa huun ik silsila-e-daar-o-rasan dekh rahaa huun phir aai na ho shaamat-e-aamaal kisi ki phir vaqt ke maathe pe shikan dekh rahaa huun thoDi si bhi duniyaa mein sharaafat nahin baaqi muddat se zamaane kaa chalan dekh rahaa huun rahne do ye sab jhuTi mohabbat ke tamaashe kis ko hai yahaan kis ki lagan dekh rahaa huun pardaa nahin duniyaa mein kisi ko bhi kisi ki har shakhs ko apne hi magan dekh rahaa huun ik aag lagaa di miri rangini-e-dil ne main daagh-e-mohabbat ki jalan dekh rahaa huun taqrir ke andaaz tumhein 'khizr' mubaarak kis samt ko hai ru-e-sukhan dekh rahaa huun"

"nahin hai koi chaman qalb-e-daagh-daar ke baad yahaan khizaan nahin aati kabhi bahaar ke baad bahaar par thaa chaman thaa chaman mein josh-e-bahaar bahaar ke ye karishme the aur bahaar ke baad sukun-badosh ghaDi do hi guzri hain mujh par ik intizaar se pahle ik intizaar ke baad sataa le rindon ko vaaiz sataa le ji bhar ke rahegaa tu na kahin kaa khudaa ki maar ke baad kuchh aur josh mein laataa hai us ki rahmat ko gunaahgaar kaa aanaa gunaahgaar ke baad lataafaton ne bhi zakhmon pe mere chhiDkaa namak bataayaa rang har ik gul ne mujh ko khaar ke baad chhupaae baiThe the rusvaaiyon mein raaz-e-khudi ham aae saamne 'khizr' imtihaan-e-daar ke baad"

"ishrat ki haqiqat kyaa hasti ki musibat kyaa mere liye duniyaa mein ab ranj kyaa raahat kyaa uf vusat-e-sahraa-e-hasti ki ye kotaahi sab qaidi-e-zindaan hain main kyaa miri vahshat kyaa rouun to sukun paae taDpun to mazaa aae paai hai muqaddar se zaalim ne tabiat kyaa kis haal mein honaa thaa kis haal ko jaa pahunchi hai jins-e-vafaa teri baazaar mein qimat kyaa jab khud ko miTaa Daalaa ghar-baar luTaa Daalaa jab jaa ke ye jaanaa hai hoti hai muravvat kyaa aankhon se Tapak jaae yaa khaak mein mil jaae dil kyon rahe siine mein ab is ki zarurat kyaa ai 'khizr' dhaDaktaa hai dil kyon miraa rah rah kar hairaan huun bataaun bhi is baat ki baabat kyaa"

"dil jo baiThaa to iztiraab uThaa bazm-e-jaanaan ab inqalaab uThaa aaj vaaiz se baat karni hai saaqiyaa chal zaraa sharaab uThaa qaabiliyyat kaa roab Daalne ko koi moTi si ik kitaab uThaa raah chalte paDe bhi milte hain khuli aankhon se koi khvaab uThaa ranj uThaane ki un se Thahri thi ye kahaan se dil-e-kharaab uThaa kyaa charaaghon ko le ke baiThaa hai aa mire saath aaftaab uThaa ‘khizr’-e-mai-nosh mai-kada mein jhuuT chal qasam khaa uThaa sharaab uThaa"

"shab-e-hijraan ko bhagaane ki duaa kaunsi hai nahin Talti kisi surat ye balaa kaunsi hai zahr dene mein jhijak kyon hai tujhe chaaraagar dusri aur mire dukh ki davaa kaunsi hai dil hi dil mein jo hansaa karte ho chupke chupke baat main bhi to sunun aisi bhalaa kaunsi hai meri aankhon mein hai saaqi ki javaani kaa nasha mujh se puchho ki mai-e-hosh-rubaa kaunsi hai main sazaa-vaar-e-mohabbat huun miTaa de mujh ko kuchh khataa teri bhi nikle to sazaa kaunsi hai aaj-kal mujh se khafaa rahte hain ghairon se khush mere baare mein khudaa jaane havaa kaunsi hai 'khizr' ne raah bataa di mujhe but-khaane ki puchhaa thaa manzil-e-irfaan-e-khudaa kaunsi hai"

"raahat-e-qalb-o-jigar garmi-e-baazaar se hai aaj-kal ghar kaa tasavvur dar-o-divaar se hai zindagi hi ne nahin jhaTkaa hai daaman apnaa chaaraagar maut bhi ruThi hui bimaar se hai jaama-e-unsur-e-hasti ko kahin pheink aauun zindagaani ki musibat to inhi chaar se hai marham-e-talkhi-e-guftaar kahaan se laaun zakhm gahraa tire alfaaz kaa talvaar se hai kaar-e-vahshat ko sar-anjaam yahi to degaa kaam abhi ham ko bahut kuchh dil-e-be-kaar se hai chhoD detaa hai jahaan saans bhi insaan kaa saath ab safar ziist kaa us manzil-e-dushvaar se hai teraa andaaz-e-sukhan 'khizr' judaa hai sab se teri pahchaan hi zaalim tire ashaar se hai"

"kam bhi the agar fan ke kharidaar bahut the bikne par utar aate to baazaar bahut the phir bhi na khuli aankh to kyaa kijiye varna ahbaab ke jhaTke hamein do-chaar bahut the din niklaa bahattar ke sivaa koi nahin thaa kal raat to sar dene ko tayyaar bahut the lagne na diyaa jauhar-e-zaati ko kabhi zang TuuTe hue aaine the khuddaar bahut the ik hausla thaa jis ne rakhaa ham ko salaamat haalaat vahaan varna dil-aazaar bahut the kirdaar kaa shahkaar vahaan koi nahin thaa mahfil mein tiri ghaazi-e-guftaar bahut the ai 'khizr' kahaan 'ghaalib' o 'naatiq' kahaan ham tum dariyaa the vo aise jo guhar-baar bahut the"