haath khaali hain tire shahar se jaate jaate jaan hoti to mirii jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar ha men pahchaanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahar men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaaron ko ruksat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakham lagaate jaate renagne ki bhi ijaazat nahin ham ko warna ham jidhar jaate naye phool khilaate jaate main to jalte hue seharaaon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariyaa the mirii pyaas bujhaate jaate mujh ko rone ka saleeqa bhi nahin hai shaayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musaafir kaii guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hataate jaate

khaali baithe ho to ik kaam meraa kar do naa mujh ko achha sa koii zaKHm ada kar do naa dhyaan se panchiyo ko dete ho daana paani itne achchhe ho to pinjare se rihaa kar do naa jab qareeb aa hi ga.e ho to udaasi kaisi jab diya de hi rahe ho to jala kar do naa

thehraav to us men tha hi nahin rukti thii nikal liya karti thii main kapde badalte sochta tha vo mard badal liya karti thii mujhe apne banaaye raaston par bhi joote pahanna padte the vo logon ke seene par bhi joote utaar kar chal liya karti thii mere haath zaboob ho jaate the mere chash men syaah ho jaate the main us..ko naqaab ka kahtaa tha vo kaalikh mal liya karti thii us aurat ne bezaar kiya ik baar nahin sau baar kiya gaanon pe uchhal nahin paati thii baaton pe uchhal liya karti thii tareeq mahal ko shaahzaa dii ne raushan rakha kaneezon se kabhi unko jala liya karti thii kabhi unse jal liya karti thii aadaab-e-tijaarat se bhi na-waaqif thii sher-o-adab ki tarah mujhe waisa pyaar nahin deti thii jaisi ghazal liya karti thii

ashq zaayaa' ho rahe the dekh kar rota na tha jis jagah banta tha rona main waha rota na tha sirf teri chup ne mere gaal geelay kar diye main to vo hooñ jo kisi ki maut par rota na tha mujh par kitne ehsaan hai guzre par un aankhoñ ko kya meraa dukh ye hai ke meraa humsafar rota na tha maine uske vasl men bhi hijr kata hai kahii vo mere kandhe pe rakh leta tha sar rota na tha pyaar to pahle bhi usse tha magar itnaa nahin tab men us..ko choo to leta tha magar rota na tha giriyo zaari ko bhi ek khaas mausam chahiye meri aañkhen dekh lo main waqt par rota na tha

bhare hue jaam par suraahi ka sar jhuka to bura lagega jise teri aarzoo nahin tu use mila to bura lagega ye aisa rastaa hai jis pe har koi baarha ladkhada raha hai main pahli thokar ke baad hi gar sambhal gaya to bura lagega main KHush hooñ us ke nikaalne par aur itnaa aage nikal chuka hooñ ke ab achaanak se us ne waapas bula liya to bura lagega ye aakhiri kapkapata jumla ki is ta'alluq ko khatm kar do bade jatan se kaha hai us ne nahin kiya to bura lagega na jaane kitne ghamon ko peene ke baa'd taabish chadhi udaasi kisi ne aise men aa ke ham ko hansa diya to bura lagega

mirii nazar men KHaak tere aaine pe gard hai ye chaand kitna zard hai ye raat kitnii sard hai kabhi kabhi to yuñ laga ki ham sabhi masheen hain tamaam shahar men na koi zan na koi mard hai KHuda ki nazmon ki kitaab saari kaayenaat hai ghazal ke she'r ki tarah har ek fard fard hai hayaat aaj bhi kaneez hai huzoor-e-jabr men jo zindagi ko jeet le vo zindagi ka mard hai ise tabarruk-e-hayaat kah ke palkon par rakhoon agar mujhe yaqeen ho ye raaste ki gard hai vo jin ke zikr se ragon men daudti theen bijliyaan unhin ka haath ham ne choo ke dekha kitna sard hai

KHoon patton pe jama ho jaise phool ka rang haraa ho jaise baarha ye ha men mehsoos hua dard seene ka KHuda ho jaise yuñ taras kha ke na poochho ahvaal teer seene pe laga ho jaise phool ki aankh men shabnam kyun hai sab hamaari hi KHataa ho jaise kirchen chubhti hain bahut seene men aaina toot gaya ho jaise sab ha men dekhne aate hain magar neend aankhoñ se KHafaa ho jaise ab charaaghon ki zaroorat bhi nahin chaand is dil men chhupa ho jaise

maan mausam ka kaha chhaai ghatta jaam utha aag se aag bujha phool khila jaam utha pee mire yaar tujhe apni qasam deta hooñ bhool ja shikwa gilaa haath mila jaam utha haath men chaand jahaan aaya muqaddar chamka sab badal jaayega qismat ka likha jaam utha ek pal bhi kabhi ho jaata hai sadiyon jaisa der kya karna yahaañ haath badha jaam utha pyaar hi pyaar hai sab log barabar hain yahaañ may-kade men koi chhota na badaa jaam utha

falak se chaand sitaaron se jaam lena hai mujhe sehar se nayi ek shaam lena hai kise khabar ki farishte ghazal samjhte hain KHuda ke saamne kaafir ka naam lena hai mua'amla hai tira badtareen dushman se mire aziz mohabbat se kaam lena hai mehkati zulfon se KHushboo chamakti aankh se dhoop shabon se jaam-e-sehr ka salaam lena hai tumhaari chaal ki aahistagi ke lehje men sukhun se dil ko masalne ka kaam lena hai nahin main meer ke dar par kabhi nahin jaata mujhe KHuda se ghazal ka kalaam lena hai bade saleeqe se noton men us ko tulwa kar ameer-e-shahr se ab intiqaam lena hai

ik pari ke saath maujon par tahalta raat ko ab bhi ye qudrat kahaan hai aadmi ki zaat ko jin ka saara jism hota hai hamaari hi tarah phool kuchh aise bhi khilte hain hamesha raat ko ek ik kar ke sabhi kapde badan se gir chuke subh phir ham ye kafan pahnaayenge jazbaat ko peeche peeche raat thii taaron ka ik lashkar li.e rail ki patri pe suraj chal raha tha raat ko aab o KHaak o baad men bhi lehar vo aa jaa.e hai surkh kar deti hai dam bhar men jo peeli dhaat ko subh bistar band hai jis men lipt jaate hain ham ik safar ke baa'd phir khulte hain aadhi raat ko sar pe suraj ke hamaare pyaar ka saaya rahe maamta ka jism maange zindagi ki baat ko