kabhii yuu.N bhii aa merii aa.Nkh me.n ke merii nazar ko Khabar na ho
mujhe ek raat navaaz de magar uske baad sahar na ho

[navaaz - to grant]

vo ba.Daa rahiim-o-kariim hai mujhe ye sifat bhii ataa kare
tujhe bhuulane kii duaa karuu.N to duaa me.n merii asar na ho

[rahiim-o-kariim - kind & generous; sifat - talent]

mere baazuo.n me.n thakii thakii , abhii mahav-e-Khvaab hai chaa.Ndanii
na uThe sitaaro.n kii paalakii, abhii aahaTo.n kaa guzar na ho

ye Gazal ki jaise hiran kii aa.Nkho.n me.n pichhalii raat kii chaa.Ndanii
na bujhe Kharaabe kii roshanii, kabhii becharaaG ye ghar na ho

vo firaaq ho yaa visaal ho, terii yaad mahakegii ek din
vo gulaab ban ke khilegaa kyaa, jo chiraaG ban ke jalaa na ho

kabhii dhuup de, kabhii badaliyaa.N, dil-o-jaa.N se dono.n qubuul hai.n
magar us nagar me.n na qaid kar jahaa.N zindagii kii havaa na ho

kabhii din kii dhuup me.n jhuum ke kabhii shab ke phuul ko chuum ke
yuu.N hii saath saath chale.n sadaa kabhii Khatm apanaa safar na ho

kabhii to aasmaa.N se chaa.nd utare jaam ho jaaye
tumhaare naam kii ik Khuubasuurat shaam ho jaaye

hamaaraa dil savere kaa sunaharaa jaam ho jaaye
charaaGo.n kii tarah aa.Nkhe.n jale.n jab shaam ho jaaye

ajab haalaat the yuu.N dil kaa saudaa ho gayaa aakhir
mohabaat kii havelii jis tarah niilaam ho jaaye

sama.ndar ke safar me.n is tarah aavaaz do hamako
havaaye.N tez ho.n aur kashtiyo.n me.n shaam ho jaaye

mai.n Khud bhii ehatiyaatan us galii se kam guzarataa huu.N,
ko_ii maasuum kyo.n mere liye badanaam ho jaaye

mujhe maaluum hai us kaa Thikaana phir kahaa.N hogaa
pari.ndaa aasmaa.N chhuune me.n jab naaqaam ho jaaye

ujaale apanii yaado.n ke hamaare saath rahane do

jahaa.N pe.D par chaar daane lage
hazaaro.n taraf se nishaane lage

hu_ii shaam yaado.n ke ik gaa.Nv me.n
pari.nde udaasii ke aane lage

gha.Dii do gha.Dii mujhako palako.n pe rakh
yahaa.N aate aate zamaane lage

kabhii bastiyaa.N dil kii yuu.N bhii basii.n
dukaane.n khulii.n, kaaraKhaane lage

vahii.n zard patto.n kaa kaaliin hai
gulo.n ke jahaa.N shaamiyaane lage

pa.Daa_ii likhaa_ii kaa mausam kahaa.N
kitaabo.n me.n Khat aane-jaane lage

hoTho.n pe muhabbat ke fasaane nahii.n aate
saahil pe samu.ndar ke Khazaane nahii.n aate

palake.n bhii chamak uThatii hai.n sote me.n hamaarii
aa.Nkho.n ko abhii Khvaab chhupaane nahii.n aate

dil uja.Dii hu_ii ik saraaye kii tarah hai
ab log yahaa.N raat jagaane nahii.n aate

u.Dane do pari.ndo.n ko abhii shoKh havaa me.n
phir lauT ke bachapan ke zamaane nahii.n aate

[pari.ndo.n=birds]

is shahar ke baadal terii zulfo.n kii tarah hai.n
ye aag lagaate hai.n bujhaane nahii.n aate

ahabaab bhii Gairo.n kii adaa siikh gaye hai.n
aate hai.n magar dil ko dukhaane nahii.n aate

Gam chhupaate rahe muskuraate rahe
mahafilo.n mahafilo.n gun_gunaate rahe

aa.Nsuo.n se likhii dil kii tahariir ko
phuul kii pattiyo.n se sajaate rahe

Gazale.n kumhalaa ga_ii.n nazme.n murjhaa ga_ii.n
giit sa.Nvalaa gaye saaz chup ho gaye

phir bhii ahal-e-chaman kitane Khush_zauq the
naGmaa-e-fasl-e-gul gun_gunaate rahe

terii saa.Nso.n kii Khushbuu labo.n kii mahak
jaane kaise havaaye.n u.Daa laa_ii.n thii

vaqt kaa har qadam bhii bahakataa rahaa
zaqt le paa.Nv bhii Dag_magaate rahe

gaa.Nv miT jaayegaa shahar jal jaayegaa
zindagii tera cheharaa badal jaayegaa

kuchh likho marsiyaa masanavii yaa Gazal
ko_ii kaaGaz ho paanii me.n gal jaayegaa

ab usii din likhuu.Ngaa dukho.n kii Gazal
jab meraa haath lohe me.n Dhal jaayegaa

mai.n agar muskuraa kar unhe.n dekh luu.N
qaatilo.n kaa iraadaa badal jaayegaa

aaj suuraj kaa ruKh hamaarii taraf
ye badan mom kaa hai pighal jaayegaa

ek cheharaa saath saath rahaa jo milaa nahii.n
kisako talaash karate rahe kuchh pataa nahii.n

shiddat kii dhuup tez havaao.n ke baavajuud
mai.n shaaKh se giraa huu.N nazar se giraa nahii.n

aaKhir Gazal kaa taajamahal bhii hai makabaraa
ham zindagii the hamako kisii ne jiyaa nahii.n

jisakii mukhaalafat hu_ii mashahuur ho gayaa
in pattharo.n se ko_ii pari.ndaa giraa nahii.n

taariikiyo.n me.n aur chamakatii hai dil kii dhuup
suuraj tamaam raat yahaa.n Duubataa nahii.n

kisane jalaa_ii bastiyaa.N baazaar kyo.n luTe
mai.n cha.Nd par gayaa thaa mujhe kuchh pataa nahii.n

duusaro.n ko hamaarii sazaaye.n na de
chaa.ndanii raat ko bad-duaaye.n na de

phuul se aashiqii kaa hunar siikh le
titaliyaa.N Khud ruke.ngii sadaaye.n na de

sab gunaaho.n kaa iqaraar karane lage.n
is qadar Khubasuurat sazaaye.n na de

motiyo.n ko chhupaa siipiyo.n kii tarah
bevafaao.n ko apanii vafaaye.n na de

mai.n bikhar jaa_uu.Ngaa aa.Nsuuo.n kii tarah
is qadar pyaar se bad-duaaye.n na de

duaa karo ki ye paudhaa sadaa haraa hii lage
udaasiyo.n se bhii cheharaa khilaa-khilaa hii lage

ye chaa.Nd taaro.n kaa aa.Nchal usii kaa hissaa hai
ko_ii jo duusaraa o.De to duusaraa hii lage

nahii.n hai mere muqaddar me.n raushanii na sahii
ye khi.Dakii kholo zaraa subah kii havaa hii lage

ajiib shaKhs hai naaraaz hoke ha.nsataa hai
mai.n chaahataa huu.N Khafaa ho to vo Khafaa hii lage

nahii.n hai mere muqaddar me.n raushanii na sahii
ye khi.Dakii kholo zaraa subah kii havaa to lage 

bhuul shaayad bahut ba.Dii kar lii
dil ne duniyaa se dostii kar lii

tum muhabbat ko khel kahate ho
ham ne barbaad zindagii kar lii

us ne dekhaa ba.Dii inaayat se
aa.Nkho.n aa.Nkho.n me.n baat bhii kar lii

aashiqii me.n bahut zaruurii hai
bevafaa_ii kabhi kabhii kar lii

ham nahii.n jaanate chiraaGo.n ne
kyo.n a.ndhero.n se dostii kar lii

dha.Dakane.n dafn ho ga_ii ho.ngii
dil me.n diivaar kyo.n kha.Dii kar lii