Ghazal

"kyuun yaad ye sab qaht ke asbaab na aae jab ham ne duaa ki thi ki sailaab na aae ham ko to utarnaa hai samundar ki tahon mein haath aae ki ab gauhar-e-naayaab na aae tadbir ke mehvar pe rahaa mein yunhi raqsaan taabir ke markaz pe mire khvaab na aae baahar jo uThe shor to khiDki se na jhaanko aankhon pe tumhaari kahin tezaab na aae elaan kiyaa uDti hui khaak ne har samt manzar pe koi khitta-e-shaadaab na aae main ne jo kahaa tukhm-e-vafaa hain mire aansu kahne lage miTTi mein unhein daab na aae nikle hain sar-e-shaam liye mashal-e-fan ham nazdik koi kaaghzi mahtaab na aae"

"ghazal kaa meri khaaka dekhtaa hai jo us gul kaa saraapaa dekhtaa hai palaT kar jab masihaa dekhtaa hai mire zakhmon ko hanstaa dekhtaa hai tilismi hain nae insaan ki aankhein ki ghar mein rah ke duniyaa dekhtaa hai vahi kirdaar zinda hai jo apni kahaani ko adhuraa dekhtaa hai ye sun kar meri nindein uD gai hain koi meraa bhi sapnaa dekhtaa hai jo uDte hain uDein 'ghaalib' ke purze tamaashaai tamaashaa dekhtaa hai samundar buund lagtaa hai kisi ko koi zarre mein sahraa dekhtaa hai na jaane kis mein hai kitni basirat na jaane kaun kitnaa dekhtaa hai"

"dekhaa jo saaya shab mein ye samjhaa nigaah ne shaayad vo aaj aa gae vaada nibaahane viraan si is navaah mein aataa hi kaun thaa aabaad kar diyaa hai ise qatl-gaah ne un qaatilon pe kaun muqadma chalaaegaa jin ko liyaa panaah mein aalam-panaah ne har baat pe jo mujh se ye kahte hain chup raho kyaa apne husn ko bhi na deinge saraahne qaaem unhin faqiron ke dam se thi saltanat jin ko kiyaa hai mulk-badar sarbaraah ne achchhaa huaa sahar ne ulaT di naqaab-e-fikr bhaTkaa diyaa thaa raat mujhe vaah vaah ne kaaghaz agar siyaah karein to karein harif suraj ugaae hain miri fikr-o-nigaah ne"

"phulon mein jhalak husn-e-rukh-e-yaar ki nikli ham khush hain koi shakl to didaar ki nikli alfaaz se khushbu tire kirdaar ki nikli jab baat masihaa tire guftaar ki nikli nilaam hue chaand har ik shahr mein lekin raunaq na kahin misr ke baazaar ki nikli honTon ki hansi bin gae jo zakhm the dil mein surat koi jab aur na izhaar ki nikli dekhaa to ye samjhe kisi darvesh kaa ghar hai puchhaa to vo kuTiyaa bhi zamindaar ki nikli phir phuul barasne lage lafzon ke dahan se phir baat kisi ke lab-o-rukhsaar ki nikli zanjir ki tangi thi asiraan-e-vafaa the aavaaz bhi zindaan se na jhankaar ki nikli"

"dar takhayyul ke muqaffal nahin hone detaa main tujhe aankh se ojhal nahin hone detaa niind aati hai to aankhon mein jagah detaa huun apni palkon ko main bojhal nahin hone detaa kis ko sairaab karegaa vo chhalaktaa baadal jo mari pyaas ko jal-thal nahin hone detaa chhin letaa hai musavvir ke sabhi hosh-o-havaas husn tasvir mukammal nahin hone detaa kis ko iflaas ne rakkhaa hai shagufta-khaatir ye to bachchon ko bhi chanchal nahin hone detaa koi kaandhe pe mire haath dhare hai 'mahtaab' ye takhayyul mujhe paagal nahin hone detaa"

"marhabaa tum bhi zarurat se mile kaun hai ab jo mohabbat se mile zindagi ne jo diye ham ko sabaq vo kahaan pand-o-nasihat se mile dil milaane se bhalaa kyaa haasil jab tabi'at na tabi'at se mile haae vo shahr-e-amaan jis mein ham roz ik taaza qayaamat se mile ye jo palkon pe saje hain moti sab hamein us dar-e-daulat se mile kaun hogaa vo ba-juz aaina shakl jis ki tiri surat se mile aaj pheinki gai ham par kuchh khaak aaj ham apni haqiqat se mile ham ne samjhaa hai unhein pyaar ke phuul zakhm jo sang-e-malaamat se mile the vo ujlat mein gae ye kah kar jis ko fursat ho vo fursat se mile"

"daagh-e-sina markaz-e-tanvir hai dil kaa chhaalaa chaand ki tasvir hai zindagi kyaa hai koi samjhaae to khvaab hai yaa khvaab ki taa'bir hai chain se zindaan mein baiThe ab junun paanv mein chakkar nahin zanjir hai phunk deingi nafratein ghar aap kaa naam darvaaze pe kyuun tahrir hai ghar kaa ik naqsha banaa leti hai roz ye jo dil mein hasrat-e-taa'mir hai ham amaan paate the jis ke saae mein vo shajar ab dhuup ki tasvir hai kis ke vaa'de par karein ham e'tibaar kis ke maathe pe vafaa tahrir hai"

"shafaq bhi khuun ki bauchhaar si hai ye surkhi shahr ke akhbaar si hai kaTile hain tire lafz-o-bayaan sab qalam khanjar zabaan talvaar si hai kisi bhi chiiz mein lagtaa nahin dil tabiat bin tire bezaar si hai tum apne ruup se khud aaina ho tumhaare ru-ba-ru kyuun aarsi hai ye saari qurbatein rasmi hain yaani dilon ke darmiyaan divaar si hai jo ham khud ko muhaajir maan bhi lein to kis ki haisiyat ansaar si hai yahaan logon ne likh rakkhaa hai kyaa kuchh fasil-e-shahr bhi akhbaar si hai nazar aayaa hai phir 'mahtaab' koi tabiat phir junun-aasaar si hai"