meri khaamoshi pe the jo taana-zan — Azhar Inayati

ghazal kaa sher to hotaa hai bas kisi ke liye
magar sitam hai ki sab ko sunaanaa paDtaa hai

shikastagi mein bhi kyaa shaan hai imaarat ki
ki dekhne ko ise sar uThaanaa paDtaa hai

raasto kyaa hue vo log ki aate-jaate
mere aadaab pe kahte the ki jiite rahiye

kisi ke aib chhupaanaa savaab hai lekin
kabhi kabhi koi parda uThaanaa paDtaa hai

vo jis ke sehn mein koi gulaab khil na sakaa
tamaam shahr ke bachchon se pyaar kartaa thaa

har ek raat ko mahtaab dekhne ke liye
main jaagtaa huun tiraa khvaab dekhne ke liye

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

nazar un ki rahi college ke bas ilmi favaaed par
giraa ke chupke chupke bijliyaan diini aqaaed par

baaton ne us ki ham ko khaamosh kar diyaa hai
aage zabaan thi lekin ab gosh kar diyaa

main abhi chup huun to maikhaane mein khaamoshi hai
koi paighaam to de ai lab-e-saaghar mujh ko

chup ke aalam mein vo tasvir si surat us ki
bolti hai to badal jaati hai rangat us ki

jis ne paayaa use so hai khaamosh
jis ne paayaa nahin so baktaa hai