ghazal to sabko mee thii lag rahi thii magar naatik ko mirchi lag rahi thii tumhaare lab nahin choo men the jab tak mujhe har cheez kadvii lag rahi thii main jis din chhodne vaala tha us..ko vo us din sabse pyaari lag rahi thii

kyun darein zindagi men kya hogaa kuchh na hogaa to tajurba hogaa hansati aankhoñ men jhaank kar dekho koi aañsu kahii chhupa hogaa in dinon na-umeed sa hooñ main shaayad usne bhi ye suna hogaa dekhkar tumko sochta hooñ main kya kisi ne tumhein chhua hogaa

ye gham kya dil ki aadat hai nahin to kisi se kuchh shikaayat hai nahin to hai vo ik khwaab-e-be taabeer isko bhula dene ki niyat hai nahin to kisi ke bin kisi ki yaad ke bin ji.e jaane ki himmat hai nahin to kisi soorat bhi dil lagta nahin haan to kuchh din se ye haalaat hai nahin to tujhe jisne kahi ka bhi nahin rakha vo ek jaati si vehshat hai nahin to tere is haal par hai sab ko hairat tujhe bhi is pe hairat hai nahin to ham-aahangi nahin duniya se teri tujhe is par nadaamat hai nahin to vo darveshi jo taj kar aa gaya...tu yah daulat us ki qeemat hai nahin to hua jo kuchh yahii maqsoom tha kya yahii saari hikaayat hai nahin to aziyat-naak ummeedon se tujhko aman paane ki hasrat hai nahin to tu rehta hai khayaal-o-khvaab men gam to is wajah se fursat hai nahin to wahaan waalon se hai itni mohabbat yahaan waalon se nafrat hai nahin to sabab jo is judaai ka banaa hai vo mujhse khubsoorat hai nahin to

teri mushkil na badaaunga chala jaaunga ashk aankhoñ men chhupaaunga chala jaaunga apni dahleez pe kuchh der pada rahne de jaise hi hosh men aaunga chala jaaunga KHvaab lene koi aa.e ki na aa.e koi main to awaaz lagaauñga chala jaaunga chand yaaden mujhe bacchon ki tarah pyaari hain unko seene se lagaauñga chala jaaunga muddaton baad main aaya hooñ purane ghar men KHud ko jee bhar ke rulaaunga chala jaaunga is jazeera men ziyaada nahin rahna ab to aajkal naav banaoonga chala jaaunga mausam-e-gul ki tarah laut ke aaunga hasan har taraf phool khilaaoonga chala jaaunga

tum haqeeqat nahin ho hasrat ho jo mile KHvaab men vo daulat ho tum ho KHushboo ke KHvaab ki KHushboo aur itne hi bemuravvat ho kis tarah chhod doon tumhein jaanaan tum meri zindagi ki aadat ho kislie dekhte ho aaina tum to KHud se bhi khoobsurat ho dastaan khatm hone waali hai tum meri aakhiri muhabbat ho

parde men laakh phir bhi numoodaar kaun hai hai jis ke dam se garmi-e-baazaar kaun hai vo saamne hai phir bhi dikhaai na de sake mere aur us ke beech ye deewaar kaun hai baagh-e-wafaa men ho nahin saka ye faisla sayyaad yaa pe kaun girftaar kaun hai maana nazar ke saamne hai be-shumaar dhund hai dekhna ki dhund ke is paar kaun hai kuchh bhi nahin hai paas pe rehta hai phir bhi KHush sab kuchh hai jis ke paas vo bezaar kaun hai yuñ to dikhaai dete hain asraar har taraf khulta nahin ki saahib-e-asraar kaun hai amjad alag si aap ne khuli hai jo dukaaan jins-e-hunar ka yaa ye khareedaar kaun hai

na aasmaañ se na dushman ke zor o zar se hua ye mojza to mire dast-e-be-hunar se hua qadam utha hai to paanv tale zameen hi nahin safar ka ranj ha men khwaahish-e-safar se hua main bheeg bheeg gaya aarzoo ki baarish men vo aks aks men taqseem chashm-e-tar se hua siyaahi shab ki na chehron pe aa gaii ho kahii sehar ka khauf ha men aainon ke dar se hua koi chale to zameen saath saath chalti hai ye raaz ham pe ayaan gard-e-rahguzar se hua tire badan ki mahak hi na thii to kya rukte guzar hamaara kaii baar yuñ to ghar se hua kahaan pe soye the amjad kahaan khuliin aañkhen gumaan qafas ka ha men apne baam-o-dar se hua

yaad ke sehra men kuchh to zindagi aa.e nazar sochta hooñ ab banaa luun ret se hi koi ghar kis qadar yaaden ubhar aayi hain tere naam se ek patthar feknne se pad ga.e kitne bhanwar vaqt ke andhe kuein men pal rahi hai zindagi ai mire husn-e-takhayyul baam se neeche utar tu aseer-e-aabroo-e-sheva-e-pindaar-e-husn main giraftaar-e-nigaah-e-zindagi-e-mukhtasar zabt ke qarye men amjad dekhiye kaise kate soch ki sooni sadak par yaad ka lamba safar

agarche koi bhi andha nahin tha likha deewaar ka padhta nahin tha kuchh aisi barf thii us ki nazar men guzarne ke li.e rastaa nahin tha tumhi ne kaun si achchaai ki hai chalo maana ki main achha nahin tha khulii aankhoñ se saari umr dekha ik aisa KHvaab jo apna nahin tha main us ki anjuman men tha akela kisi ne bhi mujhe dekha nahin tha sehar ke vaqt kaise chhod jaata tumhaari yaad thii sapna nahin tha khadi thii raat khidki ke sirhaane dariche men vo chaand utara nahin tha dilon men girne waale ashk chunta kahii ik jauhri aisa nahin tha kuchh aisi dhoop thii un ke saroon par KHuda jaise ghareebon ka nahin tha abhii harfon men rang aate kahaan se abhii main ne use likkha nahin tha thii poori shakl us ki yaad mujh ko magar main ne use dekha nahin tha barhana KHvaab the suraj ke neeche kisi ummeed ka parda nahin tha hai amjad aaj tak vo shaKHs dil men ki jo us vaqt bhi meraa nahin tha

aainon men aks na hon to hairat rahtii hai jaise khaali aankhoñ men bhi vehshat rahtii hai har dam duniya ke hangaa men ghere rakhte the jab se tere dhyaan lage hain furqat rahtii hai karne hai to khul ke karo inkaar-e-wafa ki baat baat adhuri rah jaa.e to hasrat rahtii hai shehar-e-sukhan men aisa kuchh kar izzat ban jaa.e sab kuchh miTTi ho jaata hai izzat rahtii hai bante bante dhah jaati hai dil ki har taameer KHvaahish ke bharoop men shaayad qismat rahtii hai saa.e larzate rahte hain shehron ki galiyon men rahte the insaan jahaan ab dahshat rahtii hai mausam koi KHushboo le kar aate jaate hain kya kya ham ko raat ga.e tak vehshat rahtii hai dhyaan men mela sa lagta hai beetii yaadon ka akshar us ke gham se dil ki sohbat rahtii hai phoolon ki takhti par jaise rangon ki tahreer lauh-e-sukhan par aise amjad shohrat rahtii hai