vaa chashm-e-tamaashaa lab-e-izhaar silaa hai — Khatir Ghaznavi

"kis samt le gaiin mujhe is dil ki dhaDkanein pichhe pukaarti rahin manzil ki dhaDkanein go tere iltifaat ke qaabil nahin magar milti hain tere dil se mire dil ki dhaDkanein makhmur kar gayaa mujhe teraa khiraam-e-naaz naghme jagaa gaiin tiri paayal ki dhaDkanein lahron ki dhaDkanein bhi na un ko jagaa sakin kis darja be-niyaaz hain saahil ki dhaDkanein vahshat mein DhunDtaa hi rahaa qais umr bhar gum ho gaiin bagulon mein mahmil ki dhaDkanein lahraa rahaa hai teri nigaahon mein ik payaam kuchh kah rahi hain saaf tire dil ki dhaDkanein ye kaun chupke chupke uThaa aur chal diyaa 'khaatir' ye kis ne luuT liin mahfil ki dhaDkanein"

"har haqiqat ko gumaan tak sochun main bahaaron ko khizaan tak sochun guftugu talkh haqaaeq se bhi ho khvaab hi khvaab kahaan tak sochun har qadam ek muamma ban jaae zindagi tujh ko jahaan tak sochun soch ban jaati hai girdaab-e-balaa ek hi baat kahaan tak sochun hadd-e-parvaaz miri itni hai laa-makaan ko bhi makaan tak sochun dastaras kis ki mudaavaa kaisaa dard ko sirf fughaan tak sochun naapun jazbon ko bhi paimaanon se ashk ko aab-e-ravaan tak sochun tu nahin paas tiri yaad to hai tu hi to sujhe jahaan tak sochun"

"bastiyaan ho gaiin benaam-o-nishaan raaton-raat aise tufaan bhi aae hain yahaan raaton-raat ji mein aataa hai ki taabir tujhi se puchhein ho gayaa khvaab tiraa jism-e-javaan raaton-raat shaam hangaama thaa khushiyaan thiin hasin chehre the kho gai mahfil-e-ahbaab kahaan raaton-raat husn jaltaa rahaa shamon ki tapaan khalvat mein ho gai mashal-e-mahtaab dhuaan raaton-raat ik jahaangir khamoshi ki rajaz-khvaani hai ho gayaa kyaa ye mire ghar kaa samaan raaton-raat kaun in kaliyon ki qismat pe na roe 'khaatir' jin ko kar deti hai taqdir javaan raaton-raat"

"jafaaein bakhsh ke mujh ko miri vafaa maangein vo mere qatl kaa mujh hi se khun-bahaa maangein ye dil hamaare liye jis ne ratjage kaaTe ab is se baDh ke koi dost tujh se kyaa maangein vahi bujhaate hain phukon se chaand taaron ko ki jin ki shab ke ujaalon ki ham duaa maangein fazaaein chup hain kuchh aisi ki dard boltaa hai badan ke shor mein kis ko pukaarein kyaa maangein qanaaatein hamein le aaiin aisi manzil par ki ab sile ki tamannaa na ham jazaa maangein"

"tiri talab thi tire aastaan se lauT aae khizaan-nasib rahe gulsitaan se lauT aae ba-sad-yaqin baDhe hadd-e-gumaan se lauT aae dil o nazar ke taqaaze kahaan se lauT aae sar-e-niyaaz ko paayaa na jab tire qaabil kharaab-e-ishq tire aastaan se lauT aae qafas ke uns ne is darja kar diyaa majbur ki us ki yaad mein ham aashiyaan se lauT aae bulaa rahi hain jo teri sitaara-baar aankhein miri nigaah na kyuun kahkashaan se lauT aae na dil mein ab vo khalish hai na zindagi mein taDap ye kah do phir mire dard-e-nihaan se lauT aae gulon ki mahfil-e-rangin mein khaar ban na sake bahaar aai to ham gulsitaan se lauT aae fareb ham ko na kyaa kyaa is aarzu ne diye vahi thi manzil-e-dil ham jahaan se lauT aae"

"fariyaad bhi hai su-e-adab apne shahr mein ham phir rahe hain mohr-ba-lab apne shahr mein ab kyaa dayaar-e-ghair mein DhunDein ham aashnaa apne to ghair ho gae sab apne shahr mein ab imtiyaaz-e-dushmani-o-dosti kise haalaat ho gae hain ajab apne shahr mein jo phuul aayaa sabz qadam ho ke rah gayaa kab fasl-e-gul hai fasl-e-tarab apne shahr mein jo raanda-e-zamaana the ab shahryaar hain kis ko khayaal-e-naam-o-nasab apne shahr mein ik aap hain ki saaraa zamaana hai aap kaa ik ham ki ajnabi hue ab apne shahr mein 'khaatir' ab ahl-e-dil bhi bane hain zamaana-saaz kis se karein vafaa ki talab apne shahr mein"

"raftagaan ki sadaa nahin main huun ye tiraa vaahima nahin main huun tere maazi ke saath dafn kahin meraa ik vaaqi'a nahin main huun kyaa milaa intihaa-pasandi se kyaa main tere sivaa nahin main huun ek muddat mein jaa ke mujh pe khulaa chaand hasrat-zada nahin main huun us ne mujh ko muhaal jaan liyaa main ye kahtaa rahaa nahin main huun main hi 'ujlat mein aa gayaa thaa idhar ye zamaana nayaa nahin main huun meri vahshat se Dar gae shaayad yaar baad-e-fanaa nahin main huun main tire saath rah gayaa huun kahin vaqt Thahraa huaa nahin main huun gaahe gaahe sukhan zaruri hai saamne aaina nahin main huun sarsari kyuun guzartaa hai mujh se ye miraa maajraa nahin main huun us ne puchhaa kahaan gayaa vo shakhs kyaa bataataa ki thaa nahin main huun ye kise dekhtaa hai mujh se udhar tere aage khalaa nahin main huun"

"phir khuun mein vahshat raqsaan hai tajdid sitam karne ke liye ik taaza zakhm ki khvaahish hai ik sadma kam karne ke liye ham din-bhar duniyaa-daari mein hans hans ke baatein karte hain phir saari raat pighalte hain ik ashk raqam karne ke liye vo vasl ki jis ne ham donon ko yaksar be-buniyaad kiyaa ab fursat hai aa mil baiThein us vasl kaa gham karne ke liye ik kaari zakhm ki chaahat ne kyaa kyaa na hamein gulzaar kiyaa ham kis kis se mansub hue ik hijr baham karne ke liye insaan ke jiine marne ke majburi ke mukhtaari ke ye saare khel zaruri hain taamir adam karne ke liye"

"nahin piitaa main par navaazish hui hai baDi mausamon ki sifaarish hui hai bahut din se sahraa ke jaisaa ye dil hai na baadal ghire hain na baarish hui hai yahaan hai bulandi jo kirdaar ki to vahaan khaal-o-khad ki numaaish hui hai tiri jhiil jaisi jo dekhi hain aankhein miri Duub jaane ki khvaahish hui hai chhalaktaa nahin khuun zakhmon se aise kahin naakhunon ki bhi kaavish hui hai hamein 'ishq mein mubtalaa kar rahe hain nazar aur dil mein ye saazish hui hai vahaan dushmanon ki baDi yaad aai jahaan doston ki navaazish hui hai vafaa-daariyon kaa sila mil rahaa hai hamaari sadaa aazmaaish hui hai pareshaaniyon mein jo ham mubtalaa hain yaqinan koi ham se laghzish hui hai vahin apni aankhon ko ham chhoD aae jahaan manzaron ki numaaish hui hai raqibon ko hai chhuT mahfil mein un ki mire aane jaane pe bandish hui hai ghazal kahnaa 'faaruq' main chhoD dungaa isi baat par un se ranjish hui hai"

"jab se aayaa huun tere gaanv mein rang hi rang hain fazaaon mein aa ki dukh sukh ki koi baat karein baiTh kar shishamon ki chhaanv mein main bhi kartaa huun zabt ki koshish to bhi takhfif kar adaaon mein vo tiraa dafatan bichhaD jaanaa vo miraa dekhnaa khalaaon mein ho agar koi gosh-bar-aavaaz ik khamoshi bhi hai sadaaon mein yahi mere liye ghanimat hai saans le luun khuli fazaaon mein"

"bas ki ik lams ki ummid pe vaare hue hain so tire saamne ye khaak pasaare hue hain jaane kab un ko bujhaa baiThe koi baad-e-alam sar-e-mizhgaan-e-tamannaa jo sitaare hue hain zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain nit-nae naqsh karein us pe aziyyat ke raqam aa ki ham takhti-e-dil apni pachaare hue hain kab kuchal jaaein kisi paanv se ham barg-e-vajud vaqt ki dhuup mein vaise hi karaare hue hain jaante hain ki tu hi ishq-badan ko hai libaas ham tiraa ruup jo aashuftagi dhaare hue hain apni jurat ki sataaish ho ki ham chob-mizaaj rabt rakhte hain sadaa un se jo aare hue hain"

"phir bahaar aai hai phir josh mein saudaa hogaa zakhm-e-derinaa se phir khuun Tapaktaa hogaa biiti baaton ke vo naasur hare phir honge baat niklegi to phir baat ko rakhnaa hogaa yurishein kar ke umanD aaeingi suuni shaamein laakh bhaTkein kisi unvaan na saveraa hogaa ji ko samjhaaeinge matvaali havaa ke jhonke phir koi laakh sambhaale na sambhalnaa hogaa kaisi rut aai havaa chalti hai ji Doltaa hai ab to hansnaa bhi taDapne kaa bahaanaa hogaa TuuT jaaegaa ye laachaari-e-daaem kaa fusun aur is tarah ki jaise koi aataa hogaa dil dhaDakne ki sadaa aaegi sune-pan mein duur baadal kahin parbat pe garajtaa hogaa"