Ghazal

"kyaa rahaa ai zindagi shaam-o-sahar koi nahin manzilon ki daad kyaa dein ham-safar koi nahin be-sabaati aa gai divaar-e-dil ko phaand kar marne vaale mar gae hain nauhagar koi nahin kashtiyon ko chhoD kar ham ne liyaa aglaa qadam kaarvaan-e-mir ki lekin khabar koi nahin roz rote kaaTti hain shab Dhale tanhaaiyaan chaar-su rishte bhare hain chaaraagar koi nahin khaak Daali khaak oDhi khaak par leTaa rahaa vo baDe bedard hain un par asar koi nahin raushni ke gumbadon ko de salaami 'maahtaab' jis mein ishq-e-mustafaa ho us ko Dar koi nahin"

"honTon pe mere pyaas ki ab tishnagi nahin bebas huaa huun itnaa ki ab bebasi nahin khushiyon ko paaemaal kiyaa is qadar miri jholi mein ek naam ki bhi ab khushi nahin yaa zindagi ke saath chalaa jaae har tarah yaa maut ho qubul agar zindagi nahin haathon mein teraa haath ho dil ke nishaan par kyaa tere is jahaan mein aisi ghaDi nahin rahtaa hai ek saa hi ravayya sabhi ke saath tu jaan-e-‘maahtaab’ hai tu har kisi nahin"

"saath rah mere na judaai de tu mujhe har jagah dikhaai de yaa to rakh le mujhe tu paas apne maang le jaan yaa khudaai de aankh banne lagi hai til teraa dil ki dhaDkan mein bhi sunaai de main akelaa huun aur mukhaalif log aa palaT aa miri safaai de mere honTon ke khol de taale lab-kushaa meri lab-kushaai de log tamsil yuun karein 'mahtaab' paarsaaon si paarsaai de"

"jo shaaeraat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain vo sirf baat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain guzaarishaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain sabhi mamaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain shikastagi ke sataae hue zamaane mein dil-e-sabaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain main ikhtiyaar ke har marhale se baahar huun vo apni ghaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain jinhein kabhi kisi mushkil kaa saamnaa na ho vo mushkilaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain ye ishq pyaar mohabbat nahin koi kuchh bhi suhaag-raat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain zamaana khud hi talabgaar ho rahaa un kaa jo moajizaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain ye maut maani nahin rakhti koi bhi apnaa sabhi hayaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain kahin milegaa koi to suraagh duniyaa kaa so kaaenaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain main 'maahtaab' huun niklaa huun jitne us ko sabhi to maat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain"

"jo shaaeraat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain vo sirf baat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain guzaarishaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain sabhi mamaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain shikastagi ke sataae hue zamaane mein dil-e-sabaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain main ikhtiyaar ke har marhale se baahar huun vo apni ghaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain jinhein kabhi kisi mushkil kaa saamnaa na ho vo mushkilaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain ye ishq pyaar mohabbat nahin koi kuchh bhi suhaag raat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain zamaana khud hi talabgaar ho rahaa un kaa jo moajizaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain ye maut maani nahin rakhti koi bhi apnaa sabhi hayaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain kahin milegaa koi to suraagh duniyaa kaa so kaaenaat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain main 'maahtaab' huun niklaa huun jitne us ko sabhi to maat ke chakkar mein ishq karte hain"

"laa mire vaaste bhi pal achchhaa hijr mere kaa DhunD hal achchhaa aaj milnaa thaa kyon nahin aae yaani milnaa hai phir se kal achchhaa muddaton baad ham mile donon main nahin yaad aah chal achchhaa kyon tujhe chhoD duun miri jaanaan saath rahne kaa soch hal achchhaa rakh le 'mahtaab' ko chhupaa dil mein chhoD maathe kaa apne bal achchhaa"

"kab suni jaaegi sadaa khaamosh haae kyunkar miraa khudaa khaamosh log ungli uThaane tak bhi aae tu bhi us vaqt thaa rahaa khaamosh apni ungli lagaai honTon ko aur mujh ko kahaa gayaa khaamosh sansanaahaT talak nahin koi raat kaali hui havaa khaamosh main ne 'mahtaab' zindagi chhoDi yaani maqtal mein hai diyaa khaamosh"