Ghazal

"saahil pe tere baad ki viraani khaa gai utre samundaron mein to tughyaani khaa gai taaqat ye chaar din ki hai taarikh paDh zaraa sultaan kitne the jinhein sultaani khaa gai duniyaa badal gai thi koi gham na thaa mujhe tum bhi badal gae the ye hairaani khaa gai"

"tiri qurbatein hain sakun jaan-e-jaanaan vagarna mohabbat junun jaan-e-jaanaan jo sochun main haalaat apne vatan ke ragon mein se ristaa hai khuun jaan-e-jaanaan abhi tak ghaneri si chaadar mein huun main kisi zulf kaa hai fusun jaan-e-jaanaan fasaane mohabbat ke zinda raheinge main likkhun na chaahe likhun jaan-e-jaanaan tumhaari mohabbat kaa ab bhi qasam se mire chaar su hai fusun jaan-e-jaanaan kharidaar tu ho to khvaahish hai meri ki yusuf ke tarah bikun jaan-e-jaanaan zamaana to kahtaa hai kahtaa rahegaa ye yuun hai ye yuun hai ye yuun jaan-e-jaanaan"

"tumhein hamaari mohabbaton ke hasin jazbe bulaa rahe hain jo ham ne likkhe the tum pe hamdam vo saare naghme bulaa rahe hain jo haq gharibon kaa khaa rahe ho to yaad rakhnaa ai hukmraano kahin pe tum ko bhi zulmaton ke sulagte raqbe bulaa rahe hain hamaare lahje ki larzishon se samajh sako to samajh bhi jaao tumhaare gham se lage jo dil pe vo saare tamghe bulaa rahe hain 'nadim' daanishvaron ki mahfil kabhi na kuchh bhi 'ataa karegi chalo ki ''jaani-pura'' jahaan pe vo yaar kamle bulaa rahe hain"

"tu samajhtaa hai gar fuzul mujhe kar ke himmat zaraa saa bhuul mujhe ek shaffaaf aaina thaa main raaste ne kiyaa hai dhuul mujhe chor raste ke saahib-e-divaan ankhDiyaan khol kar qubul mujhe main zamaane pe teraa qarzaa huun kab karegaa bhalaa vasul mujhe"

"apni uljhan ko baDhaane ki zarurat kyaa hai chhoDnaa hai to bahaane ki zarurat kyaa hai lag chuki aag to laazim hai dhuaan uTThegaa dard ko dil mein chhupaane ki zarurat kyaa hai umr bhar rahnaa hai taabir se gar duur tumhein phir mire khvaab mein aane ki zarurat kyaa hai ajnabi rang chhalaktaa ho agar aankhon se un se phir haath milaane ki zarurat kyaa hai aaj baiThe hain tire paas kai dost nae ab tujhe dost puraane ki zarurat kyaa hai saath rahte ho magar saath nahin rahte ho aise rishte ko nibhaane ki zarurat kyaa hai"

"fuzul vaqt samajh ke guzaar kar mujh ko vo jaa rahaa hai kahin duur maar kar mujh ko talaash mujh ko hai us chaahaton ki devi ki jo chhup gai hai hamesha pukaar kar mujh ko tamaam umr tire intizaar mein hamdam khizaan-rasida rahaa huun bahaar kar mujh ko tiraa khulus to chehre badaltaa rahtaa hai ki ek pal ko hi apnaa shumaar kar mujh ko 'nadim' us kaa puraanaa libaas huun shaayad vo lag rahaa hai bahut khush utaar kar mujh ko"

"tumhaari mahfil se jaa rahaa huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa ai mere yaaro lo main chalaa huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa mohabbaton kaa main raasta huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa jo tum na dekho main dekhtaa huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa rah-e-vafaa mein fanaa huaa par kisi ke aage jhukaa nahin jo vafaaon kaa main vo qaafila huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa mujhe yaqin hai ye mere hote zamaana saaraa tyaag deinge main apne yaaron kaa hausla huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa na manzilon ki khabar hai mujh ko na raaston kaa pataa hai phir bhi main apne ghar se to chal paDaa huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa main thak ke saae mein jab huun baiThaa to saare saae lage hain chalne main bad-nasibi ki intihaa huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa mujhe khudaa ne basaaraton ki hadon se zyaada basaartein diin main band aankhon se dekhtaa huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa ghamon mein mere khushi chhupi hai khushi mein meri chhupe hue gham ajab laDaai main laD rahaa huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa mohabbaton ke saraab jhele rafaaqaton ke azaab jhele kisi ki yaadon mein ro rahaa huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa nahin hai jis kaa hal ab to koi 'nadim' bas ik sivaa tumhaare main ek aisaa hi masala huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa 'nadim' chaahat ye kam na hogi khudaa karegaa ki phir mileinge ye jaate jaate main kah rahaa huun mujhe duaaon mein yaad rakhnaa"

"vasl ne jab miri takhliq ko zanjir kyaa hijr kahne lagaa main saath huun tu likhtaa jaa tujh se main jang kaa elaan bhi kar hi dungaa mere dushman tu mire qad ke baraabar to aa mujh se naadaan ki kitaabein na samajh paae hain tu samajhtaa hai ye samjheinge sahife ai khudaa Duub kar dard ke dariyaa mein ai mere hamdam tujh ko kaise main bataaun ki main ne kyaa paayaa ashk baahar to ravaan aankh se hotaa hai nadim sochtaa huun ki ye andar main kahaan se aayaa"