Ghazal

"ik parinda sar-e-divaar bhi baaqi na rahaa ab to parvaaz kaa didaar bhi baaqi na rahaa habs aisaa thaa ki saae mein sulag uTThe gulaab lu chali aisi ki gulzaar bhi baaqi na rahaa log dam saadh gae khauf ne gheraa aise koi andesha-e-be-kaar bhi baaqi na rahaa haadisa kyaa huaa bikhre hue sannaaTe mein lafz se rishta-e-izhaar bhi baaqi na rahaa ek vahshat hi mataaa-e-gham-e-jaanaan nikli lutf-e-dildaari-e-gham-khvaar bhi baaqi na rahaa jaan sisakti rahi khvaahish ke bayaabaanon mein shauq-e-har-lahza kaa aazaar bhi baaqi na rahaa dil bhi yaadon ki kaDi dhuup mein kumhlaa saa gayaa aur koi saaya-e-divaar bhi baaqi na rahaa aisi viraani hai khud maut bhi katraa ke chali koi marne kaa sazaa-vaar bhi baaqi na rahaa"

"qabr pe phuul khilaa aahista zakhm se khuun bahaa aahista dhyaan ke ziine pe yaadon ne phir dekhiye paanv dharaa aahista kahne ko vaqt guzartaa hi na thaa aur jag biit gayaa aahista kaaTe se raat nahin kaTti thi phir bhi din aa hi gayaa aahista aankh mein chehra basaa rahtaa hai is liye ashk giraa aahista main jo muddat mein hansi dil ne kahaa kyaa tujhe sabr milaa aahista ro ke main ne ye kahaa duniyaa hai gham ko sahnaa hi paDaa aahista"

"vahshat bhari raaton ko kinaara nahin miltaa dil Duub chalaa subh kaa taaraa nahin miltaa milte hain bahut yuun to jo aaghosh-kushaa ho dil ke liye vo dard kaa dhaaraa nahin miltaa is ahd ki tasvir mein apnaa bhi lahu hai DhunDe se magar naam hamaaraa nahin miltaa qudrat kaa karam ho to alag baat hai varna mushkil mein to apnon kaa sahaaraa nahin miltaa sadiyaan hain faqat ek hi lamhe ki kahaani lamha jise kho de vo dobaara nahin miltaa"

"apni palkon se jo TuuTe hain guhar dekhte hain ham duaa maangte hain aur asar dekhte hain koi barsaa huaa baadal bhi jo guzraa hai to ham Dar ke baarish mein Tapaktaa huaa ghar dekhte hain sair kaisi yahaan tahzib ki zanjir bhi hai ham to bas rauzan-e-divaar se dar dekhte hain sirf khvaabon kaa jahaan ham ne sajaayaa varna log to ji mein jo aa jaae vo kar dekhte hain daagh-e-dil dida-e-tar vahshat-e-jaan tanhaai un ko kyaa vo to faqat arz-e-hunar dekhte hain ek vo manzilein baDh kar jinhein lene aaein ek ham raah mein jo gard-e-safar dekhte hain dil bujhaa jaataa ho jab raat ki taariki mein dekhne vaale tab aasaar-e-sahar dekhte hain"

"us ki aankhon mein ik savaal saa thaa mere dil mein koi malaal saa thaa dhul gayaa aansuon mein saaraa vajud ishq mein ye ajab kamaal saa thaa jism ki Daal par jhukaa thaa khvaab ruuh sarshaar dil nihaal saa thaa guftugu kar rahi thi khaamoshi hijr ki raah mein visaal saa thaa khvaahishein har ghaDi uruuj pe thiin vaqt ko har ghaDi zavaal saa thaa main bhi thi aashnaa rivaayat se us ko bhi zabt mein kamaal saa thaa khvaab-dar-khvaab thiin mulaaqaatein dard-e-dil vajh-e-indimaal saa thaa aaina ban gayaa hai mere liye ek chehra ki be-misaal saa thaa"

"tum bin vaqt ye kaisaa guzraa ashkon kaa ik dariyaa guzraa meraa hi ghar bhuul gayaa thaa baadal qarya qarya guzraa kaaT gayaa thaa ziist kaa dhaaraa kahne ko ik lamha guzraa chikh thi dil ki lai mein Dhal kar jaise koi naghma guzraa khuun hai jin aankhon se jaari un mein bhi ik sapnaa guzraa khush rahne kaa khaak jatan ho dil par bhaari sadma guzraa roz hi log bichhaD jaate hain aah magar ik apnaa guzraa jaan-e-mahfil thaa jo kabhi vo kaisaa tanhaa tanhaa guzraa"

"be-kahe be-sune khudaa-haafiz jo bhi guzre use khudaa-haafiz dard ruk bhi gayaa agar to kyaa hai ajal saamne khudaa-haafiz laghzishein sab muaaf hon meri vaqt ujlat mein hai khudaa-haafiz itni naaraazgi are tauba vo bhi bimaar se khudaa-haafiz kam se kam muD ke dekhiye saahab zindagi kahti hai khudaa-haafiz dard hai yaa hai maut ki dastak bebasi kyaa kare khudaa-haafiz kaar-e-duniyaa to khatm hotaa nahin kahnaa hi paDtaa hai khudaa-haafiz"