Ghazal

"jhiil ke paar dhanak-rang samaan hai kaisaa jhilmilaataa huaa vo aks vahaan hai kaisaa jalte bujhte hue faanus hain manzar manzar naqsh-dar-naqsh vo miT kar bhi ayaan hai kaisaa kitne alfaaz-o-maaani ke varaq khulte hain mere andar ye kitaabon kaa jahaan hai kaisaa mujh mein ab meri jagah aur koi hai shaayad kuchh samajh mein nahin aataa ye gumaan hai kaisaa shahr se lauT ke ghar qarz chukaanaa hai mujhe kaise likkhun ki miraa haal yahaan hai kaisaa kis ne Daali hai fazaaon pe ye maili chaadar shab ke maathe pe lahu-rang nishaan hai kaisaa muTThiyaan bhej ke ham log rahe hain kab se duur tak aag kaa jangal hai samaan hai kaisaa mere ajdaad ke to khvaab yahaan dafn nahin ye haveli ye pur-asraar dhuaan hai kaisaa qabrein bhi us mein nahin taaj-mahal ki surat koi aabaad nahin hai ye makaan hai kaisaa"

"naqsh-e-paa us ke raasta us kaa muD ke dekhaa to kuchh na thaa us kaa mubtalaa kar gayaa azaabon mein ek kamzor faisla us kaa ikhtiyaaraat kam na the mere main ne chaahaa nahin buraa us kaa kaam to aur hi kisi kaa thaa naam bad-naam ho gayaa us kaa log jis zahr se halaak hue kitnaa miThaa thaa zaaiqa us kaa jo miri haar par bahut khush thaa ab hai khud se muqaabla us kaa raah ki zulmaton se manzil tak ik ujaalaa hai hausla us kaa kaun jaane vo kyuun bhaTaktaa rahaa us ko to yaad thaa pataa us kaa us ke qaatil baDi aqidat se pujte hain mujassama us kaa toD kar mujh se rishta-e-ummid kitnaa nuqsaan ho gayaa us kaa ghalati ho gai samajhne mein chaahtaa thaa main faaeda us kaa"

"mire ghubaar-e-safar kaa maaal raushan hai shafaq shafaq abhi naqsh-e-zavaal raushan hai sadaa-e-gumbad-e-taabir sun rahaa huun main fazaa-e-khvaab mein kirnon kaa jaal raushan hai vo ek fikriya lamha usi tarah hai abhi tire javaab se meraa savaal raushan hai parind kyuun na uDaain hansi andheron ki mire shajar ki abhi Daal Daal raushan hai surur teri rifaaqat kaa kam nahin hotaa tasavvuraat mein rang-e-visaal raushan hai na koi baat hai kahne ki aur na sunne ki tumhaaraa mujh pe miraa tum pe haal raushan hai savaal raah badalne kaa hai to tum badlo miri dalil hai vaazeh misaal raushan hai jise main vaqt ke sahraa mein pheink aayaa huun usi chaTaan pe sadiyon kaa haal raushan hai diye jalaataa huaa baDh rahaa hai dast-e-havaa fazaa muhib hai lekin khayaal raushan hai shikaari apni jagah mutmain hain chup saadhe parinde dekh rahe hain ki jaal raushan hai kisi andhere ko khaatir mein tum nahin laanaa miraa charaagh ba-hadd-e-kamaal raushan hai ye ehtiyaat-e-safar kaa maqaam hai 'nusrat' yahaan se vahshat-e-paa-e-ghazaal raushan hai"

"palak palak sail-e-gham 'ayaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal kasak ye kaisi darun-e-jaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal hamaari basti mein har taraf inqalaab-e-nau kaa 'amal thaa jaari na jaane ye kaun saa jahaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal lahu uchhalne kaa shor jaise fazaa mein gunjaa kabhi nahin thaa ye hukm-e-shahr-e-sitamgaraan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal ho subh-e-raushan ki shaam-e-rangin kisi mein koi kashish nahin hai har ek khvaahish dhuaan dhuaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal nae zamaane ki main bashaarat kaa muntazir huun magar abhi tak hayaat aise ravaan-davaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal hujum-e-saut-o-sadaa saDak par julus ban kar nikal paDaa hai samaa'aton kaa ye imtihaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal main apne andar jahaan chhupaa huun koi na pahunchaa vahaan abhi tak sukut har samt be-karaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal fazaa ki raunaq zamin ki saj dhaj qalam ki jumbish pe munhasir hai 'ajib paabandi-e-zabaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal mire tasavvur ki nilgun jhiil mein ek taaraa jahaan giraa thaa vahaan khamoshi balaa-e-jaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal baDhun to aage dhuein ke baadal haTun to pichhe balaaon ke dil ye kaisaa manzar yahaan vahaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal sukut siine mein aisaa kab thaa gumaan bhi guzre na dhaDkanon kaa khudaa hi jaane ki dil kahaan hai na koi aahaT na koi halchal"

"kuchh aise phuul naagahaan havaa uDaa ke le gai lagaa ki saaraa gulsitaan havaa uDaa ke le gai musaafiron ke hausle buland the bahut magar tamaam miil ke nishaan havaa uDaa ke le gai bandhi hui thiin rassiyon se saahilon pe kashtiyaan unhein bhanvar ke darmiyaan havaa uDaa ke le gai vo pattaa apni shaakh se zaraa judaa huaa hi thaa na jaane phir kahaan kahaan havaa uDaa ke le gai ye maanaa 'nusrat' us gali mein aap khud gae nahin to kyaa nasib-e-dushmanaan havaa uDaa ke le gai"

"lahu uchhaalte lamhon kaa silsila niklaa mujhe pahunchnaa kahaan thaa kahaan main aa niklaa jahaan safed gulaabon kaa khvaab thaa raushan vahaan siyaah pahaaDon kaa silsila niklaa bahaav tez thaa dariyaa kaa chand lamhon mein miri nigaah ki had se vo duur jaa niklaa tilism TuuTaa jab us ke hasin lahje kaa miri umiid ke bar-aks faisla niklaa na jaane kab se main us ke qarib thaa lekin baghaur dekhaa to sadiyon kaa faasla niklaa jo lamha lamha judaa kar rahaa thaa khud se mujhe mire vajud ke andar hi vo chhupaa niklaa samajh rahe the jise ham baraat kaa manzar qarib jaa ke jo dekhaa to haadsa niklaa"

"chaand ki kashti saji hai aur main jhiil hai ik jal-pari hai aur main lau diye ki siskiyaan leti hui TimTimaati raushni hai aur main dhuup qarnon ki masaafat se niDhaal tez lamhon ki nadi hai aur main gosh-bar-aavaaz hain divaar-o-dar be-vazaahat naghmagi hai aur main phir usi aavaaz kaa mauhum aks phir vahi harf-e-khafi hai aur main ilm kaa sahraa hai taa-hadd-e-nazar ik musalsal tishnagi hai aur main phir vahi be-naam paagal khvaahishein phir vahi andhi gali hai aur main bikhre bikhre khvaab hain mere liye reza reza zindagi hai aur main niind se bojhal hain palkein raat ki ik adhuri Diary hai aur main"

"kyuun falak-aashnaa kiyaa thaa mujhe jab zamin par hi pheinknaa thaa mujhe ban gayaa main kitaab qisson ki us ne ik lafz mein kahaa thaa mujhe ab nagina hai kal yahi patthar raaste mein paDaa milaa thaa mujhe us kaa aaseb mujh pe barsegaa haadsa ye bhi jhelnaa thaa mujhe main naqib-e-sabaa thaa phulon ne pattharon ki tarah sunaa thaa mujhe main sadaa saahilon ki kyaa suntaa rukh havaaon kaa moDnaa thaa mujhe main bahut kaam kaa thaa us ke liye aur zaae vo kar rahaa thaa mujhe ab vo khud ko talaash kartaa hai jo kabhi mujh mein DhunDhtaa thaa mujhe bachcha majburiyon ko kyaa jaane ik khilaunaa kharidnaa thaa mujhe"