Ghazal

"jo raat bhar tire khvaabon mein ghumtaa hogaa vo main nahin miri surat kaa dusraa hogaa haqiqaton kaa mujhe tajraba nahin main chalaa koi saraab miri raah dekhtaa hogaa hamaari qabr kaa koi nishaan nahin phir bhi hamaari qabr par ik shakhs ro rahaa hogaa junun bane to sharaara vafaa bane to gulaab vo dil ke baare mein itnaa to jaantaa hogaa tumhaare haath tumhin ko halaak kar deinge hamaare baa'd tumhaaraa bhi faisla hogaa har ek lamha hai masruf phir bhi be-maqsad hamaare ahd kaa anjaam jaane kyaa hogaa"

"kabhi mujh ko bhi meraa chehra dikhaa mujhe meraa aaina kar ai khudaa mire ghar ki divaarein haT jaaein to mire ghar mein bhi aae taaza havaa hui shaam aankhon ke aakaash se sahife utarne kaa vaqt aa gayaa samandar ki vo al-‘atash-al-‘atash vo khaali gilaason se sar phoDnaa baDe shahron mein jaane kyon in dinon bahut shor hai meri tanhaai kaa"

"na aur aag ki faslein ugaao dharti par samundaron ke ghulaamo ab aao dharti par hamaare haathon ne kab aur kyon banaae hain ujaaD qabron ki maanind ghaav dharti par main khud hi aaungaa nilaahaTon ke des mein tum miri talab mein bhaTakne na aao dharti par kisi tarah to hon taaraaj khvaahishon ke makaan bahaao aag ke dariyaa bahaao dharti par zamaana biit gayaa maan ki god kahte hue nai nai koi tohmat lagaao dharti par"

"des raavan kaa hai siine mein chhupaa lo na mujhe main koi raam nahin ghar se nikaalo na mujhe dar-ba-dar kar ke sabaa jaane kahaan le jaae suuni galiyon ki viraasat huun uchhaalo na mujhe us ke khanjar ki bahak bhi baDi jaan-levaa hai main ki kuchh bhi na sahi saamne Daalo na mujhe main tamaasha nahin apne liye itnaa samjho phir kabhi dekhnaa ai dekhne vaalo na mujhe khud ko mahsus kiye jaanaa ibaadat se sivaa bahtaa dariyaa huun samundar mein to Daalo na mujhe"

"thi jo duniyaa-e-rang-o-bu tujh se ab lage hai lahu-lahu tujh se tu ki uTh kar kabhi kaa jaa bhi chukaa main ki huun mahv-e-guftugu tujh se mere harf-o-navaa mein tu zinda sikhaa izhaar-e-aarzu tujh se ab ufuq tak nazar nahin jaati dil ko thi teri justuju tujh se ai mire mujh se ruThne vaale ab na bolungaa be-vuzu tujh se"

"hamaari tarah sadaa ik uchhaal kar dekho javaab kuchh na milegaa savaal kar dekho hasin shab se jo sharminda ho ke Duub gayaa nadi se aaj vo suraj nikaal kar dekho vo apni zaat thi jo TuuTi aur nahin bikhri ye aaina hai ise tum sambhaal kar dekho gharib dhuup jo bikhri paDi hai kamre mein sameTo aur nae suraj mein Dhaal kar dekho main raushni huun andheraa huun dard huun kyaa huun mire vajud se mujh ko nikaal kar dekho"

"kyon le aae sar-e-baazaar suno ai logo main na fankaar na shahkaar suno ai logo TuTte harfon kaa nauha huun labon par chun lo ik sadaa kaa huun talabgaar suno ai logo har ta'aaruf pe nahin jhukti nigaah-e-taslim aankh hoti hai samajhdaar suno ai logo ik siyah-bakht chamak kar jahaan bujh jaaegaa koi ho jaaegaa bedaar suno ai logo main ki khush huun mujhe duuri kaa na ehsaas dilaao kyon uThaate ho ye divaar suno ai logo sukhe zakhmon ke chaTakne ki sadaa bhi anmol dil se baDh kar nahin fankaar suno a logo"