Ghazal

"dastaras mein nahin haalaat tujhe kyaa maalum ab zaruri hai mulaaqaat tujhe kyaa maalum raat ke pichhle pahar nind-shikan tanhaai kaise karti hai savaalaat tujhe kyaa maalum tu ba-zid hai ki sar-e-aam parastish ho tiri main huun paaband-e-rivaayaat tujhe kyaa maalum jashn saavan kaa yuun baDh-chaDh ke manaane vaale zulm kyaa Dhaati hai barsaat tujhe kyaa maalum shaana-e-vaqt pe ab zulf-e-pareshaan ki tarah bikhri rahti hai miri zaat tujhe kyaa maalum silsila-vaar dahakte hain sahar hone tak sar-e-mizhgaan mare jazbaat tujhe kyaa maalum saada baatein thiin 'khayaal' us ki magar un mein kai chup the rangin khayaalaat tujhe kyaa maalum"

"hijr-zada aaankhon se jab aansu nikle khaamoshi se kisi ne samjhaa raat samay do diip jale khaamoshi se main bhi aag lagaa saktaa huun is barsaat ke mausam mein thoDi duur talak vo mere saath chale khaamoshi se shaam ki dhimi aanch mein jab khurshid nahaa kar so jaae manzar aapas mein milte hain khuub gale khaamoshi se barf ki partein jab bhi dekhun main unchi divaaron par jism sulagne lagtaa hai aur dil pighle khaamoshi se chaahat ke phir phuul khileinge aap ki ye khush-fahmi hai kapDe mere saamne mausam ne badle khaamoshi se din ke ujaalon mein shaayad main khud se bichhDaa rahtaa huun raat ki taariki mein ik khvaahish machle khaamoshi se jab bhi naadida sapnon ne man aangan mein raqs kiyaa teri yaad ke jugnu chamke raat Dhale khaamoshi se mulk-e-sukhan ke shahzaadon ki saf mein khaDaa ho jaaegaa gar tire lahje ki dhaDkan khushbu ugle khaamoshi se"

"zinda hain mire khvaab ye kab yaad hai mujh ko haan tark-e-mohabbat kaa sabab yaad hai mujh ko tafsil-e-inaayaat to ab yaad nahin hai par pahli mulaaqaat ki shab yaad hai mujh ko khushbu ki rifaaqat kaa nasha TuuT rahaa hai lekin vo safar daad-talab yaad hai mujh ko ab shaam ke haathon jo giraftaar hai suraj dopahar mein thaa qahr-o-ghazab yaad hai mujh ko aivaan miri ruuh ke raushan kiye jis ne vo shokhi-e-yak-jumbish-e-lab yaad hai mujh ko kuchh din se muqayyad huun main viraana-e-jaan mein haalaanki koi shahr-e-tarab yaad hai mujh ko kyuun yaad dilaate ho mujhe chaandni raatein paimaan-e-vafaa tum se hai sab yaad hai mujh ko vo shakhs 'khayaal' aaj jo ru-posh hai mujh mein the us mein kamaalaat ajab yaad hai mujh ko"

"sannaaTaa chhaa gayaa hai shab-e-gham ki chaap par suraj ko thaa yaqin bahut apne-aap par vo saaiqa mizaaj hai main sard barf saa hairat-zada hain log tamaam is milaap par main huun fasurda shaam ki afsurdagi hai aur dhundlaa saa aks-e-yaar hai yaadon ki bhaap par main manzilon ki justuju mein thaa ba-rang-e-mauj ab raqs kar rahaa huun mohabbat ki thaap par laazim ye pesh-khema-e-aafaat hai 'khayaal' bejaa jamaa nahin hain parinde alaap par"

"narm lahje mein tahammul se zaraa baat karo phir ba-sad-shauq sar-e-aam mujhe maat karo yaa nisaar aaj karo mujh pe tamaam apne hunar yaa nazar-band mire saare kamaalaat karo main rivaayaat se baaghi to nahin huun lekin tum se mumkin ho to tabdil-e-khayaalaat karo ek muddat se mire dil kaa nagar hai viraan aao is dasht pe tum phulon ki barsaat karo fasl ujaalon ki siyah-bakht zamin uglegi zar-nigaar apne zaraa kashf-o-karaamaat karo is tarah mil ke bichhaDnaa to qayaamat hogaa mushtail tum na miri jaan mire jazbaat karo be-niyaazi to milaa karti hai duniyaa se 'khayaal' tum kisi taur na tajdid-e-gham-e-zaat karo"

"udaas shaam ki tanhaaiyon mein jaltaa huaa vo kaash aae kabhi mere paas chaltaa huaa shab-e-firaaq ne mismaar saare khvaab kiye koi to muzhda sunaae ye din nikaltaa huaa hai kyaa ajab ki kabhi chaand bhi andheron mein sukun talaash kare zaaviye badaltaa huaa mire masihaa khudaa aaj teraa rakkhe bharam nazar mujhe nahin aataa ye ji bahaltaa huaa main raushni ke nagar mein paDaav khaak karun Daraa rahaa hai mujhe apnaa saaya Dhaltaa huaa"

"shaam thi ham the aur samundar thaa kis qadar dil-fareb manzar thaa ik taraf thi khushi ujaalon ki ik taraf shaam hone kaa Dar thaa the pareshaan tiir nazron ke jab talak dil miraa hadaf par thaa vo thaa kamsin ye sach sahi lekin hasraton mein mire baraabar thaa dil to thaa mutmain rifaaqat mein khauf saa dhaDkanon ke andar thaa apne haathon use ganvaayaa hai jis mein pinhaan miraa muqaddar thaa us ki rangin qurbaton ke sabab raat jannat-numaa miraa ghar thaa shahr-e-jaan ki udaas galiyon mein mushtail khvaahishon kaa lashkar thaa shor kamre mein thaa qayaamat kaa chup kaa aalam 'khayaal' baahar thaa"