Ghazal

"dil ko patthar banaa ke dekhte hain us se nazrein churaa ke dekhte hain dil ko taskin ki zarurat hai dard ko gungunaa ke dekhte hain koi aae na aae us se kyaa aaj ghar ko sajaa ke dekhte hain jaagtaa hai ki so rahaa hai vo us ke khvaabon mein jaa ke dekhte hain us ne kyaa likh diyaa hai aankhon mein aaina paas laa ke dekhte hain phir nayaa dard chaahtaa hai ye dil us ki baaton mein aa ke dekhte hain"

"aankhon mein ibaarat hai aur dil mein kahaani hai aa jaae agar vo to us ko hi sunaani hai ye jitne manaazir hain binaai se baahar hain aankhon mein abhi koi tasvir puraani hai us chaand kaa paani mein bas aks utarnaa hai ik chaand hai aankhon mein aur jhiil mein paani hai ehsaan uThaanaa hai yaadon ke ujaalon kaa suraj hai samundar mein aur raat bitaani hai kuchh kaam nahin tum ko kuchh kaam nahin ham ko baiThe raho bas yunhi tasvir banaani hai"

"aarzu hai bahut kinaare ki der hai bas tere ishaare ki vo yahaan aae aur chale bhi gae kyaa zarurat thi naam-chaare ki ai havaao udhar na le jaao main lahar huun usi kinaare ki chaand kaa naam dijiye na mujhe sirf parchhaain huun sitaare ki zindagi kyaa hai kuchh nahin hai bas ek tasvir hai sharaare ki meri haalat bhi aaj aisi hai jaisi gardish mein ik sitaare ki"

"aankhon ki takraar agar ho jaae to dil par dil kaa vaar agar ho jaae to main to us ki prem pujaaran huun lekin us ko mujh se pyaar agar ho jaae to duniyaa-daari saari dil ki badaulat hai socho dil bimaar agar ho jaae to darvaaze ban jaate hain divaaron mein darvaaza divaar agar ho jaae to maanaa apne honTon ko si loge tum chehra hi akhbaar agar ho jaae to ghar se baahar jaa kar jashn manaaoge ghar mein hi tyauhaar agar ho jaae to"

"khushbu hamaare pyaar ki us tak pahunch gai tasvir e'tibaar ki us tak pahunch gai aavaaz de rahaa thaa koi duur se mujhe tanhaai intizaar ki us tak pahunch gai kal shaam hi to us se mili thi miri nazar shiddat mire khumaar ki us tak pahunch gai vo mujh ko chaahtaa hai mujhe tab pata chalaa chaabi jab ikhtiyaar ki us tak pahunch gai paagal havaa ne haal sab us ko bataa diyaa yaani khabar bahaar ki us tak pahunch gai"

"ai mere haath ke kangan khanak aahista aahista dhaDak ai dil dhaDak lekin dhaDak aahista aahista miri aankhon mein chubhti hai ziyaada raushni ho to ai jugnu sun damak lekin damak aahista aahista zamaane baad aayaa hai kisi kaa aks aankhon mein ai shaakh-e-gul mahak lekin mahak aahista aahista kabhi zid hi nahin karti koi hasrat mire dil ki machalti hai magar man ki lalak aahista aahista bharosa kijiye us par usi ki mehrbaani se chali aati hai chehre par chamak aahista aahista ye titli phuul par baiThi hai to baiThi bhi rahne de havaa palkein jhapak lekin jhapak aahista aahista"

"main agar siDhiyaan utar jaati is kaa matlab hai main to mar jaati main agar shaam ki havaa hoti roz hi chaandni ke ghar jaati tum agar ham-safar nahin hote meri himmat kahin bikhar jaati vo agar mujh ko saantvnaa detaa meri aavaaz aur bhar jaati dekh rakkhi thi maut ki surat aaina dekhti to Dar jaati main agar sochti tumhaari tarah main bhi har baat se mukar jaati"

"ek bhi naav na kaaghaz ki taraane degaa vo koi jhuThaa bahaana na banaane degaa meri aankhon mein vo aansu nahin aane degaa baat rakh legaa miri baat na jaane degaa vo to baadal hai bhigo degaa baras kar man ko vo khayaalon ki patangein na uDaane degaa jaanti huun vo palaT aaegaa mausam ki tarah guzre mausam ki tarah dard puraane degaa khuub aataa hai use dil ki talaashi lenaa vo mujhe raaz-e-mohabbat na chhupaane degaa"

"tu mire gham se aashnaa kab thaa gham-zada huun tujhe pata kab thaa chitr teraa koi banaa kab thaa ik diyaa thaa magar jalaa kab thaa aa to jaati tire qarib magar koi aane kaa raasta kab thaa aks kaise sambhaal kar rakhti TuuT kar aaina bachaa kab thaa meri khaamoshiyon ko bolne kaa tu ne mauqa koi diyaa kab thaa dard ko kuchh davaa bhi chaahiye thi dard kaa koi silsila kab thaa"