aandhiyaan aaiin uThaa kar le gaiin sab bastiyaan — Sandeep Gupte

ghazal mein jab talak ehsaas ki shiddat na ho shaamil
faqat alfaaz ki kaarigari mahsus hoti hai

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi

koi hayaat ke maani bataa ke samjhaae
tavil kyaa hai bhalaa mukhtasar kaa kyaa matlab

jab bhi kashti bhanvar mein aai hai
ik du'aa bhi asar mein aai hai

hamein qubul nahin chhoTaa munh baDi baatein
misaal bante hain aur phir misaal dete hain

sirf kahne ko hai nai duniyaa
vo hi dastur hai vahi duniyaa

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

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

main badalte hue haalaat mein Dhal jaataa huun
dekhne vaale adaakaar samajhte hain mujhe

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai