Ghazal

"hanste hanste kah di baat tum ne aakhir kaDvi baat mere liye patthar ki lakir kaanp ke munh se nikli baat barson baa'd bhi lagtaa hai jaise ho kal hi ki baat pal mein lahja badal gayaa dekhi tum ne us ki baat aankhon mein chehra un kaa dil mein ik ik ann ki baat 'paikar' aisaa jhuuT na bol lagne lage jo sachchi baat"

"surat ke to achchhe log lekin dil ke kaale log un se apnaa rishta kyaa vo Thahre hain unche log dekhe hain sajda karte apni anaa ko ham ne log aaj masihaa ban baiThe gunge bahre andhe log har ghar ki majburi hain kuchh paune kuchh aadhe log teri baat ko maaneinge 'paikar' dhire dhire log"

"guzre hai dil pe jo vo kahein kyaa kisi se ham apnon mein ho ke rah gae ik ajnabi se ham is vaaqia kaa tajziya karnaa muhaal hai sahmi hui hai ham se khushi yaa khushi se ham rahne lage khafaa khafaa suraj bhi chaand bhi maanus kyaa hue hain kisi raushni se ham din din hai raat raat hai ye jaanne ke baa'd kaise nibaah karte bhalaa tirgi se ham jaanaa hai us maqaam pe rasta kaThin sahi laaein jo inqalaab koi shaairi se ham ‘paikar’ hamaari shaan ke qatan khilaaf hai aankhein churaa churaa ke jiein zindagi se ham"

"nahin apne to begaane bahut hain jahaan mein aaina-khaane bahut hain pareshaan kyon ho mere ham-rikaabo mire gham ko mire shaane bahut hain zamaane bhar ki hujjat ke muqaabil faqat tasbih ke daane bahut hain abhi se aap himmat haar baiThe abhi ilzaam sar aane bahut hain hamein rakkhaa hai kis darje mein saahib sunaa hai aap ke khaane bahut hain kisi ko shaam ki hai fikr laahaq kisi ko shauq farmaane bahut hain isi kaa naam 'paikar' zindagi hai maraahil saamne aane bahut hain"

"jaisaa sunaa thaa vaisaa hai vo mujh se bhi achchhaa hai pyaar ki baatein kartaa hai shaayad koi paglaa hai us ki baat na radd hogi us ke paas to paisa hai mere dushman kaa lahja aam ke jaisaa miThaa hai apni manzil duur nahin miil kaa patthar kahtaa hai ghairon jaisi baat na kar tu to meraa apnaa hai aag aur paani kaa rishta kyaa 'paikar' ho saktaa hai"

"koi paanv safar mein rakh mausam ko bistar mein rakh ghar kaa kharch nazar mein rakh kuchh paise bhi ghar mein rakh izzat jaan bachaae jo vo fitrat khanjar mein rakh achchhaa zevar khuddaari kam-zarfi mat sar mein rakh tap kar kundan bantaa hai gardish ko Thokar mein rakh 'paikar' aish jo karni hai business do number mein rakh"

"kankar kah na patthar kah gauhar hai to gauhar kah pichhe ghibat hoti hai jo kahnaa hai munh par kah patthar Dhone vaale ko kaaenaat kaa mehvar kah chikhe qaumi yak-jehti haq par ho jo haq par kah lahja qaatil Thahregaa kaDvi baat ko hans kar kah mustaqbil ki fikr bhi rakh haal kaa haal bhi khul kar kah bhaDak uThein jis se jazbaat aisi baat na 'paikar' kah"