Ghazal

"jazbon ki har ek kali andhi nikli aur mohabbat us se bhi pagli nikli main bhi toD nahin paai jhuTi rasmein main bhi bas ik maamuli laDki nikli tum mujh se nafrat kaise kar paaoge main to apne jhuuT mein bhi sachchi nikli vo ghar jo ujlaa ujlaa saa lagtaa thaa jhaaDaa ponchhaa to kitni miTTi nikli sochaa thaa us se har baat chhupaaungi main bhi vaadon ki kitni kachchi nikli jo apne haathon se phaaD ke pheinki thi dil mein ik tasvir vahi rakkhi nikli"

"thakan se chuur hain aur gard se aTe hain ham nazar uThaa ki tiri samt dekhte hain ham vahi charaagh vahi main vahi fusun teraa har ek baar yunhi tujh ko chaahte hain ham tire khayaal ki khushbu udaas karti hai tire saraab ki vaadi mein gunjte hain ham ye aur baat tire saath din guzartaa hai ye aur baat tiri niind mein rahe hain ham kabhi kabhi to yuun raste mein shaam hoti hai ki hauslon ki tarah khud mein TuTte hain ham"

"khvaab uThaa kar taaq pe rakkhe main ne bhi duniyaa tere naaz uThaae main ne bhi vo bhi ummidon par puuraa kab utraa toD diye aadarsh puraane main ne bhi ishq rivaayat ban kar mere saath chalaa tasviron ke aansu dekhe main ne bhi nai naveli aavaazon kaa shor uThaa kan-akhiyon se manzar dekhe main ne bhi aate aate aai hai duniyaa-daari ranj usaare dard sanvaare main ne bhi"

"ye kaise moD pe ik mehrbaan chhoD gayaa havaa ke rukh pe khule baadbaan chhoD gayaa navaadiraat ki qimat lagaane niklaa thaa jo aabdaar badan par nishaan chhoD gayaa tamaam log jise qaatilon ki saf mein rakhein vo mere sahn mein apni kamaan chhoD gayaa dar-e-duaa se tamannaaon ke dariche tak vo mere vaaste ik imtihaan chhoD gayaa pahan liyaa hai ab us ne bhi shahr kaa lahja ye kyaa huaa ki vo apni zabaan chhoD gayaa"

"khulti hui muTThi mein aansu hai ki taaraa hai ik khvaab tumhaaraa hai ik khvaab hamaaraa hai lamhon ki kalaai mein bas yaad khanakti hai bah jaate hain sab is mein ye vaqt kaa dhaaraa hai kyaa dasht-e-rifaaqat mein ehsaas ki surat hai kaise use batlaaein kyaa haal hamaaraa hai"

"aanch to diye ki thi sardiyon ki shaamon mein varna dhuup kab utri sardiyon ki shaamon mein haath se kabutar to phir uDaa diyaa main ne rah gai hai tanhaai sardiyon ki shaamon mein hijr aur hijrat ko oDh kar bhi dekhaa hai saans tak na chalti thi sardiyon ki shaamon mein sard garm lamhon ki aag taapte the ham vo jo ik rasoi thi sardiyon ki shaamon mein aaj der tak sulgi teri yaad ki khushbu dil ki baat dil se thi sardiyon ki shaamon mein"

"khuun mein Duubi ridaaein nahin dekhi jaatin bain karti hui maaein nahin dekhi jaatin khatm hote hue aansu hon ki thamtaa huaa dard ham se ab aur sazaaein nahin dekhi jaatin jaane vaalon kaa bhalaa kaise tumhein dein pursaa khaali haathon ki duaaein nahin dekhi jaatin marne vaalon ki sadaaein to main sun sakti huun jiine vaalon ki karaahein nahin dekhi jaatin phuul toDe hain bujhaae hain mire ghar ke charaagh dushmanaa teri khataaein nahin dekhi jaatin ab to aankhon mein dhuaan bharne lagaa hai 'farhat' aisi ranjur fazaaein nahin dekhi jaatin"

"sone hamein kab deti hai aavaaz kisi ki khvaabon mein bhi dar aai hai aavaaz kisi ki jab duur jaziron pe koi jaa base apnaa lahron pe safar karti hai aavaaz kisi ki uThte hain qadam jab bhi kisi dasht ki jaanib qadmon ko jakaD leti hai aavaaz kisi ki ye log tamaashaai hain bas giit suneinge kyaa un ko jo bhar aai hai aavaaz kisi ki aankhon mein palaT aati hai tasvir paraai mere liye binaai hai aavaaz kisi ki sadiyon se yahaan baiThe hain ham gosh-bar-aavaaz ab tak to nahin aai hai aavaaz kisi ki"

"uTThe haath duaaon vaale bhar de maulaa mere shahr kaa mausam achchhaa kar de maulaa dhyaan-saraa mein jaane kab se bahak rahi hain in chiDiyon ko apne baal-o-par de maulaa khvaab-nagar se apni faslein kaaTein ye bhi ahl-e-chaman ko achchhi koi khabar de maulaa in galiyon mein maayusi lahrein leti hai in galiyon ko ab to nai sahar de maulaa thakaa huaa jab koi musaafir lauT ke aae jaisaa chhoD gayaa thaa vaisaa ghar de maulaa"

"'ajib rut hai ye hijr-o-visaal se aage kamaal hone lagaa hai kamaal se aage vo ek lamha jo titli saa apne biich mein hai use main le ke chali maah-o-saal se aage koi javaaz ho hamdam ab is rifaaqat kaa talaash kar mujhe mere jamaal se aage javaab-e-khvaab bhalaa khvaab ke sivaa kyaa hai magar vo niklaa nahin hai savaal se aage pighal rahaa hai miraa din siyaah raaton mein kahaani ghuum rahi hai zavaal se aage ruke hue hain kinaare pe vo talaatum hai ye shahr-e-ishq hai aur hai majaal se aage mashaam-e-jaan mein koi diip saa jalaae hue nikal chali huun main ranj-o-malaal se aage"

"kisi tez jhonke ke sang thi miri oDhni kabhi sar pe thi kabhi uD gai miri oDhni vo jo zakhm-khurda si vahshatein thi nigaah mein unhein apne pallu se joDti miri oDhni koi saaebaan jo duaa saa thaa miri raah mein vo nahin rahaa to kahaan rahi miri oDhni vo sambhal sambhal ke uThaa rahi hai har ik qadam miri laaDli ne jo oDh li miri oDhni jo mire nasib ke khvaab the vo saraab the unhi mausamon mein rachi-basi miri oDhni na kasak rahi na chasak rahi na hi hairatein vo badal gayaa to badal gai miri oDhni"

"khiDki khol ke dekho mausam achchhaa hai chiDiyo par phailaao mausam achchhaa hai apni dharti jaisaa koi aur nahin lauT ke vaapas aao mausam achchhaa hai sachchaai ke rang havaa mein phail gae chunari ko lahraao mausam achchhaa hai khatm na hone denaa apnaa josh-o-junun ishq ko saath milaao mausam achchhaa hai vaade chuum rahe hain apni chaukhaT ko jhumo naacho gaao mausam achchhaa hai kaise kaise dukh jhele the raste mein zakhmon ko sahlaao mausam achchhaa hai"

"khushbu ki tarah miltaa hai vaada nahin kartaa mausam kaa parinda hai Thikaanaa nahin kartaa vo ishq mein shoalon kaa talabgaar hai lekin is aag mein mar jaane kaa saudaa nahin kartaa vo pichhli mohabbat mein mire dil kaa khasaara asbaab-e-darun vo kabhi puchhaa nahin kartaa kartaa hai har ik rang ki chiDiyon se vo baatein pahnaai mein dil ki kabhi utraa nahin kartaa is shahr mein jiine ki adaa siikh rahi huun biite hue kal par ye guzaaraa nahin kartaa"

"haq-mehr kitnaa hogaa bataayaa nahin gayaa shahzaadiyon ko baam pe laayaa nahin gayaa kamzor si hadis sunaa di gai koi insaaf kaa taraazu uThaayaa nahin gayaa main apne saath saath huun vo apne saath saath ham-zaad aap ham ko banaayaa nahin gayaa pyaale mein pyaas aur dariche mein chaand thaa vo so rahaa thaa mujh se jagaayaa nahin gayaa ik khvaab dekhne mein hi ham sarf ho gae angaar zindagi kaa jalaayaa nahin gayaa har baar chhoD aati huun dariyaa mein lahr ko chullu mein bhar ke mujh se uThaayaa nahin gayaa"

"us ki khaatir ronaa hansnaa achchhaa lagtaa hai jaise dhuup mein baarish honaa achchhaa lagtaa hai khvaab ki kachchi malmal mein jab aankhein lipTi hon yaadein oDh ke sote rahnaa achchhaa lagtaa hai saanjh savere khulte hain jab titriyon ke par us manzar mein manzar honaa achchhaa lagtaa hai baarish aa kar baras rahegi mausam aane par phir bhi apnaa dard chhupaanaa achchhaa lagtaa hai baadal khushbu aur jogi se aakhir kaun kahe mujhe tumhaaraa aanaa-jaanaa achchhaa lagtaa hai"

"man-mauji hai ek Dagar mein rahtaa hai dil kaa dariyaa roz safar mein rahtaa hai ek patang uDti hai meri soch mein roz Dor liye vo pas-manzar mein rahtaa hai kaun lakirein khinch rahaa hai aangan mein kaun hai jo is khaali ghar mein rahtaa hai roz main in galiyon ki khair manaati huun roz ik shoala-khez khabar mein rahtaa hai kab tak main ghar ke darvaaze band karun khauf ye kaisaa baam-o-dar mein rahtaa hai chunte the shahtut kabhi un raston mein ab pipal kaa peD nazar mein rahtaa hai"

"laakh rahe shahron mein phir bhi andar se dehaati the dil ke achchhe log the lekin thoDe se jazbaati the ab bhi aksar khvaab mein un ke dhundle chehre aate hain meri guDiyaa ki shaadi mein jo nanhe baaraati the apne gird lakirein khinchein aur phir un mein qaid hue is duniyaa mein khel the jitne saare hi tabqaati the jhonpaDiyon mein rahne vaale un ki fitrat jaan gae kabhi kabhi chaDh aane vaale naale jo barsaati the jis baadal ne sukh barsaayaa jis ki chhaanv mein priit mili aankhein khol ke dekhaa to vo sab mausam lamhaati the jin ko baDaa maanaa thaa main ne 'farhat' vo kyuun bhuul gae kuchh goshe mere jivan ke bilkul mere zaati the"

"yaad aate hi rahe dil se nikaale hue log kis ki miraas the aur kis ke havaale hue log shahr-aashob mein aansu ki tarah phirte hain haae vo log kisi khvaab ke paale hue log avval avval to hamaari hi tarah lagte the mansab-e-ishq pe aae to niraale hue log jaane kis samt unhein talkhi-e-dauraan le jaae apni pahchaan ko nezon pe uchhaale hue log ek rut aai ki khushbu ki tarah phail gae aur phir vaqt ki maujon ke havaale hue log"

"aurat huun magar surat-e-kohsaar khaDi huun ik sach ke tahaffuz ke liye sab se laDi huun vo mujh se sitaaron kaa pataa puchh rahaa hai patthar ki tarah jis ki anguThi mein jaDi huun alfaaz na aavaaz na hamraaz na dam-saaz ye kaise doraahe pe main khaamosh khaDi huun is dasht-e-balaa mein na samajh khud ko akelaa main chob ki surat tire kheme mein gaDi huun phulon pe barasti huun kabhi surat-e-shabnam badli hui rut mein kabhi saavan ki jhaDi huun"