Ghazal

"tirgi Thahregi kab tak raushni ke saamne subh aaegi nai phir zindagi ke saamne mukhtasar si khvaahishon ne ye kabhi sochaa na thaa gham baDe ho jaaeinge chhoTi khushi ke saamne bevafaai ko bhi naadaani samajhnaa 'ishq thaa dil ne un ko chaahaa un ki har kami ke saamne muddaton ke baa'd vo kuchh is tarah ham se mile ru-baru jaise ho koi ajnabi ke saamne bhuul kar shikve gile mil jaaein vo shaayad gale haath apne ham baDhaa lein be-rukhi ke saamne"

"koi to hai jo andheron mein bhi ujaalaa hai safar hayaat kaa aasaan karne vaalaa hai lahakti shaakh pe qaaem hai aashiyaan meraa sabaa ne god mein apni mujhe sanbhaalaa hai kiyaa savaal to dil ne hamein yuun bahlaayaa zaraa si der mein mausam badalne vaalaa hai karein bhi zikr-e-vafaa kis liye zamaane mein ye mudda'aa hi nahin kyon ise uchhaalaa hai 'ataa hue hain hamein ashk jo zamaane se mire labon ne tabassum mein un ko Dhaalaa hai vo muddaton se nahin hai miri nigaahon mein na jaane dil ne use kyon nahin nikaalaa hai"

"pahan rakhi hain ta'assub ki beDiyaan ab bhi sulag rahin hain siyaasat se bastiyaan ab bhi nai sahar ko nai raushni ke naam karein ki band kyon hain ujaalon ki khiDkiyaan ab bhi maqaam aur kai zindagi mein aane hain mileinge saanp kai aur siDhiyaan ab bhi kisi se raabta meraa nahin hai barson se na jaane kyon ye sataati hain hichkiyaan ab bhi khizaan ke roke se rukti kahaan bahaarein hain khileinge phuul to aaeingi titliyaan ab bhi"

"junun kuchh kar guzarne ke liye hai dilon ke zakhm bharne ke liye hai tiraa yuun chhoD jaanaa mere dil ki kasak ban kar utarne ke liye hai zamaane-bhar kaa mujh par zulm Dhaanaa tiri ummid karne ke liye hai jahaan se kyaa chhupaanaa ye mohabbat ye khushbu 'aam karne ke liye hai tumhaari haan nahin kaa faisla ab mire jiine ke marne ke liye hai"

"baaghbaani ke usulon ko nahin chhoDaa hai rang-o-bu dekh ke phulon ko nahin chhoDaa hai kam se kam chhaanv to hogi hi darakhton ke tale soch kar ham ne babulon ko nahin chhoDaa hai aadmi aadmi ko samjhe yahi kaafi hai varna insaan ne rasulon ko nahin chhoDaa hai raabta sab se banaayaa hai tire kuche mein be-sabab ke bhi fuzulon ko nahin chhoDaa hai saath chalne kaa sabaq yaad rakhaa hai ham ne raah bhaTke hue bhulon ko nahin chhoDaa hai"

"safar hai 'umr-bhar kaa saath mein saamaan kyaa karte jo mil jaate hamein bhagvaan to insaan kyaa karte safar mein Thokarein khaa kar haTaae sang raahon se ab is se aur behtar raaste aasaan kyaa karte dabe hain jo abhi dil mein vahi armaan hain dil ke jo nikle hain mire armaan vo armaan kyaa karte Dubonaa hi thaa gar un ko safina 'ishq kaa mere to ik qatra hi kaafi thaa bhalaa tufaan kyaa karte tire qadmon ki aahaT se tujhe ham jaan lete hain bataa ai zindagi ab aur ham pahchaan kyaa karte"

"gar ye dil kaa makaan hai khaali saari duniyaa jahaan hai khaali zindagi mein nahin rahe mele hasraton ki dukaan hai khaali chaand jaane kahaan pe kho aae duur tak aasmaan hai khaali marhale aur aane vaale hain ye to ik imtihaan hai khaali machhliyaan sharm se mari hongi kaanch kaa martabaan hai khaali ham to khaadim hain aap maalik hain ye siyaasi bayaan hai khaali ye na samjhein ki dil se khaali hain bas zabaan saahibaan hai khaali zindagi se abhi nahin haare bas zaraa si takaan hai khaali"

"jaate jaate rasm-e-duri yuun nibhaate jaaiye bevafaai ki koi tohmat lagaate jaaiye puchhne vaale to puchheinge judaai kaa sabab kyaa kaheinge ham zamaane se bataate jaaiye dekh lenaa ghair apne se lageinge aap ko bas zaraa saa doston ko aazmaate jaaiye manzilon ki justuju mein aap ke baDhte qadam gar kahin kaanTe milein daaman bachaate jaaiye chaar din ki zindagi mein chand khushiyaan hain sahi gham bhulaa kar un ki khaatir muskuraate jaaiye"

"vo baarhaa hi unhin raaston pe chalte hain 'ajib log hain gir kar nahin sanbhalte hain maqaam apnaa badalti nahin koi manzil safar mein log kai raaste badalte hain lagaate ham pe hain ilzaam bevafaai jo vo qatl kar ke bhi be-daagh bach nikalte hain chale hain jo bhi yahaan 'azm-e-raushni le kar charaagh un ki umidon ke roz jalte hain vahi hai dil vahi duniyaa vahi masaail hain so ham unhin se bichhaD kar unhin se milte hain qadam uThe to usi samt rukh rahaa un kaa mohabbaton ke jahaan raaste nikalte hain"