Ghazal

"dil ke ehsaas mein bhi jaan to ho sakti hai gar banaaein ghazal insaan to ho sakti hai ye laDaai hai mohabbat ki jo nafrat se yahaan ik qalam jang kaa saamaan to ho sakti hai ungliyaan meri musalsal jahaan chalti jaaein teri ye zulf vo maidaan to ho sakti hai na ho aabaad magar husn baDhaane ke liye shahr-e-dil ki gali viraan to ho sakti hai auron ke naam se bhi saahib-e-divaan hon par mere me'yaar ki pahchaan to ho sakti hai shahriyat milni nahin pyaar ko us ke dil mein kuchh dinon ke liye mehmaan to ho sakti hai dard ki mere davaa to na banaai kisi ne kuchh madad 'mir' kaa divaan to ho sakti hai"

"patang unchi uDaani chaahiye thi ki sarhad paar jaani chaahiye thi ghurur us baat kaa ham paal baiThe ki jis par sharm aani chaahiye thi chukaa sakte nahin qimat alag baat magar boli lagaani chaahiye thi usi din kaise zinda ho gae ham ki jis din maut aani chaahiye thi hamein khaanaa na khaanaa chaahiye thaa ki tum se DaanT khaani chaahiye thi"

"bahut andheraa hai par thoDi raushni bhi hai kisi kaa gham bhi hai lekin koi khushi bhi hai ye us ki marzi hai donon mein jis kaa 'ishq chune kisi kaa pahlaa kisi kaa ye aakhiri bhi hai bhulaa diyaa lagaa jis ko use bhulaayaa nahin bahut 'aziz hai vo gham vo gham abhi bhi hai tumhaaraa shor sunaai nahin diyaa kartaa magar hamaari ye khaamoshi chikhti bhi hai"

"karte karte jaldi main ne aakhir kar di deri main ne utni choTein milti gai hain jitni chyunTi maari main ne dushman kaa bhi dil jiitaa hai jang nahin bas jiiti main ne gham ki baaDh aane vaali hai kar liin aankhein pyaasi main ne kal dekhi thi dariyaa mein ik pyaasi machhli marti main ne sochaa na thaa sach hongi baatein jo ghusse mein boli main ne"

"bik gae hain jo yahaan thoDi si rishvat ke liye mashvara dete hain vo bhi hamein mehnat ke liye aaj phir se mili hai mujh ko mohabbat mein shikast ik khudaa aur milaa aaj 'ibaadat ke liye tajraba soch-samajh 'umr se aage ki mili hijr kaaTaa nahin hai sirf ik 'aurat ke liye qaabil-e-‘ishq na the aap zaruri hain magar aap mujh jaise talabgaar-e-aziyyat ke liye kisi ko aap se nafrat bhi nahin hoti 'kunaal' aap ummid lagaate hain mohabbat ke liye"

"gham-e-'aziz koi to 'kunaal' hogaa mujhe bas ek baar huaa to malaal hogaa mujhe banaaun naav to meri jagah bachaa lenaa ye mat samajhnaa ki meraa khayaal hogaa mujhe usi jagah usi taarikh us Thikaane par ye teraa gham hai jo har ek saal hogaa mujhe main shahr aag lagaane chalun to Darnaa mat tiri salaamati kaa to khayaal hogaa mujhe ghaDi ke kaanTe main ulTe ghumaataa thaa ki 'kunaal' yaqin thaa guzraa samay bhi bahaal hogaa mujhe"

"ulajh kar khud mein hi ik din ye dhaagaa Tuut jaaegaa zabardasti nibhaane se bhi rishta Tuut jaaegaa huaa kyaa thaa hamaare saath kahne mein hai jokhim ye bataate vaqt phir se dil dubaara Tuut jaaegaa pareshaan gham se ho kar khud-kushi hogi kisi ki aur kabhi gham khud-kushi kar leinge itnaa Tuut jaaegaa nae kirdaar ki ho ibtidaa bas is liye ik din ki shaakh-e-zindagi se koi pattaa Tuut jaaegaa hazaaron dil hain be-rahmi se toDe jis se ai qismat hamaare dil se mil kar vo hathauDaa TuuT jaaegaa"

"kitnaa kuchh yuun tire honThon se bayaan hotaa hai honaa hotaa hai tujhe jab tu kahaan hotaa hai raat mein koi zarur aataa to hai mere paas subh uThtaa huun to maathe pe nishaan hotaa hai rishton mein chaahiye dariyaa ki tarah aazaadi sirf jo pyaas miTaataa hai kuaan hotaa hai khud se kahnaa paDaa har baar ye dil TuTne par hotaa hai hotaa hai aisaa miri jaan hotaa hai ho haqiqat buri kitni bhi haqiqat hi hai ho gumaan kitnaa bhi achchhaa vo gumaan hotaa hai"

"yahaan ke hote hue ham magar vahaan ke the yaqin jitne bhi the vo sabhi gumaan ke the jahaan se zahr kharidaa hai tum ne mere liye tumhein jo phuul diye vo usi dukaan ke the isi chiDhan se kiye jaate hain zamin barbaad ki ham sabhi kabhi baashinde aasmaan ke the tere 'alaava ghazal se pata lage sabhi ko hamaare sab gile shikve jo darmiyaan ke the puraane zakhm nae se yuun puchhte hain pata yahi ki ham to vahaan ke the tum kahaan ke the jahaan hain lagtaa nahin aise aashiyaan ke the ki ham kitaabi khayaali kisi jahaan ke the"

"kai qubul ik us ki nahin se nikleinge kuchh aasmaan to yaaron zamin se nikleinge tumhaaraa haath miraa haath jab pakaD legaa kisi ke haath miri aastin se nikleinge yahin ke logon ko phir yaad aaegi yahin ki yahin ke log bhalaa jab kahin se nikleinge vo log duur ke ab paas lag rahe hain magar bhalaa nazaare kabhi durbin se nikleinge"

"chaman mein kaanTon ki gul ko chubhan sulaati hai hamein ye raat nahin ab thakan sulaati hai hamaari ruuh bhaTakti hai raat bhar baahar ye niind sirf hamaaraa badan sulaati hai kabhi kabhi to andheraa huaa so jaate hain kabhi to subh ki pahli kiran sulaati hai kisi ke hijr mein qaidi kai baras rahe ham hamein to kamre ki bas ab ghuTan sulaati hai lage raho ki zaraa bhi kahin na aankh lage lage hi rahne ki ham ko lagan sulaati hai ‘imaaraton ke ye jangal mein soein bhi kaise jinhein hamesha hi khushbu-e-ban sulaati hai"

"kaise meri ye khamoshi kaa sabab samjheinge sune jaane ki to gunge hi talab samjheinge ye nahin samjheinge ik roz samajh aaya mujhe main samajhtaa thaa ki ab samjheinge ab samjheinge ab ghalat-fahmiyaan dil paal rahaa hai jaanaan lab se Takraati havaa ko tire lab samjheinge jeb khaali hai to ik baat samajh aai hai jeb bharte hi miri baaton ko sab samjheinge kisi ik shakhs ki khaatir ye ghazal likkhi hai kaise ummid karun DeDh arab samjheinge pahle shaa'ir ne to bas dard likhaa thaa apnaa use maa'lum na thaa log adab samjheinge farq ab bhuul gaiin aankhein andheron mein ji badli aaegi to ham us ko bhi shab samjheinge"

"gayaa thaa phuul churaane kaa shak hamaari taraf chali thi milne khud us ki mahak hamaari taraf isi yaqin se chalte raheinge saDkon par kabhi to aaegi koi saDak hamaari taraf judaa darakht se divaar kar nahin sakti jahaan rahegaa rakhegaa lachak hamaari taraf vo paas aataa nahin milne phir sisaktaa hai magar aa jaati hai us ki sisak hamaari taraf tujhe tire sahi anjaam tak le jaaeinge kabhi to dil ke musaafir bhaTak hamaari taraf"

"aankhon mein niind niind mein sapnaa nahin rahaa vo ab kisi bhi duniyaa mein meraa nahin rahaa jo shakhs tere jaane pe mar jaane vaalaa thaa vo tere rahte rahte bhi zinda nahin rahaa saayaa bhi meraa raushni ke chalte saath hai ab to mujhe kisi pe bharosa nahin rahaa paagal the ham jo lauT ke vaapas bhi aa gae par intizaar mein koi baiThaa nahin rahaa sab din ke khatm hone se dukh mein hain aur main khush huun diyaa jalaa to andheraa nahin rahaa"

"kyaa udaasi dil-e-bezaar mein rah jaati hai nahin ye jhuuT hai kirdaar mein rah jaati hai dusri or nahin ab koi sunne vaalaa ab to aavaaz bhi divaar mein rah jaati hai mere hote hue marne kaa khayaal aaya use kuchh kami hai jo mire pyaar mein rah jaati hai pyaar lagtaa hai magar zakhm hi hotaa hai vo khubi ye us ke har ik vaar mein rah jaati hai bas samajhdaari ko hal kahtaa hai har mushkil kaa ye ghalat-fahmi samajhdaar mein rah jaati hai"