aansu

aansu ki kimat nahin hoti
besh_qimat toh hota hai moit
lekin suno,
inn sab se badh kar hai
waqt ki ulat-pher –
aansu ko moti
moti ko aansu
hote nahin lagti der

meri raaye maano
dono ki qadar jaano

baat rozara hi hoti hai khuda se meri

baat rozara hi hoti hai khuda se meri
lekin iss daur mein kya hoga dua se meri !
kaun badlega, ab iss umar mein andaz-e-bayan !
vo bigadte hain, bigad jaayen bala se meri
tera pindare-inayat[ehsan karne ka ghumand] hi banaye rakh le
aur kuch ho ki na ho chahe waffa se meri
innko behlaate guzar jayegi baqi shab bhi
jag utthe hain kai khwab sada se meri
ye na socho ki mujhe chiin ke pa loge kabhi
waise jab chaho toh le jao raza[marzi] se meri
apne akhlaaq[shaliinta] ka dava bhi nahin chodega
mera munsif hai pasheman[lazzit] saza se meri
vo jo samjha na kabhi meri waffaon ka khaluus
vo bhi bazaar hai kis darja zaffa se meri
sar barhana[nanga] hai kabhi, paanv kabhi hain baahar yun ki donon ko shikiyat hai rida[chaadar] se meri
kyun mujhe chain se jeene nahin deti aakhir
koi toh puuche ‘khayal’ ab ye anaa se meri

hum do saathi bachpan ke

hum do saathi bachpan ke
dekho ho gaye pachpan ke
jhule padh gaye sawan ke
ghar jaana hai saajan ke
baatein saari rahbhar – si
lach’chhan saare rahzan ke
chaaku ko dhamkaye hai
tevar dekho makhan ke !
rajbhawan tak pohnchenge
taskar jo hain chandan ke !
gangaji dho dhalengi
saare paap barhamn ke
shaq na kisi ko hone de
khabarein phila aan-ban ke
khisiyaye thay mukhade par
tukde-tukde darpan ke !
shehron-shehron dhole hain
phir veopaari london ke
halqe hon ke tehalke hon
avguun giize aauranke
koi ‘khayal’ ko puuche hai
bin padvi bin aasan ke !

dil-o-nigah mein jab bandgi nahin hoti

dil-o-nigah mein jab bandgi nahin hoti
chirage-tuur se bhi raushni nahin hoti
jis aadmi ne sahi darse-sabr seekh liya
usse kabhi kisi shai ki kami nahin hoti
labon pe payas hi likhi thi jab muqaddar mein
sharab hoti toh kya tishnagi nahin hoti !
judai itni taveel[lambhi] aur wasl lamhon ka
ki ab milen bhi toh darr se khushi nahin hoti
zamiir aap hi insan ko jo deta hai
saza gunah ki uss se bada nahin hoti
‘khayal’ tumse agar duur ho gaye hote
kisi bhi kaam ki ye zindgi nahin hoti

duniya ko hum kyun batlayein

duniya ko hum kyun batlayein kaise aksar rote hain
zabton-tabssum ke parde mein andar-andar rote hain
gaiir mein itni taab kahan thi chaak hamara dil hota !
kya batlayen kyun hum dil ke daag chhup kar rote hain
danishmandon ko duniya mein ye rahat bhi kahan mumkin
diwane hi achche hain jo khul ke jii-bhar rote hain
hum rindon ki duniya hain jo khul ke ji-bhar rote hain
hum rindon ki duniya mein jitni khushiyan, utne aansu
meena-meena hanste hain toh sagar-sagar rote hain
aaiine ko yun chamkaya, har chehra benaam hua
ab apni pehchan mita kar aaiinagar rote hain
khawaja tune kya na diya ab kaun-si khwahish hai baqi
aur khayal ki phir bhi aksar tere dar par rote hain

ab kabhi uss se na milne ki qasam kya khaaon

ab kabhi uss se na milne ki qasam kya khaaon
phir mulaqat ki jab koi tawaqo hi nahin
hum mile bhi toh mile phir se bichadne ke liye
saath hote huye uss waqt bhi yeh rona tha
tha ye mallum ki khwabon ke safar ka apne
aakhir anjaam baharhaal yahi hona tha
meri duniya thi allagh, usski duniya apni
javiya jo bji ho, beza thi tamanna apni
apne hathon ki lakeeron ko badalte kaise
apne pairon se zamiron ko kuchalne kaise
humne samjhaya bohat dil ko ki ye hai sapna
phir bhi aasan kahan hota ragon ka katna
itne din baad bhi hai dil mein vo nashtar ab tak
meri aankhon mein pighalta hai vo manjar ab tak
uff, vo jate huye munh pher ke rona usska
ru-ba-ru ta-dame-aakhir bhi na hona usska
‘phir milenge’ pe zaban agle janam ki dena
aur ab laut na jaane ki qasam bhi dena
phir mulaqat ki ab koi tawaqqo hi nahin
main khayal uss se na milne ki qasam kya khaoon

aap hi batlaiye

kaun ai ahle-samaa’at[sun’ne ki shakti rakhne wala] ! aap hi batlaiye
kis se ki jaaye shikyat, aap hi batlaiye
dil ko anzaame-muhbbat, aap hi batlaiye
dosti ho ya adavat, aap hi batlaiye
aman ki ab koi surat, aap hi batlaiye
kuch shara’iet[shart] nek_niyat, aap hi batlaiye
dekhne-suane se fursat hai kisi ko shehr mein
koi padhta hai ibarat, aap hi batlaiye
haath aa jaaye koi shai muft toh choden nahin par sabhi ko zaome-niyat[nek-niyat ka ghumand], aap hi batlaiye !
mera chehra bhi dekhaye aaiine ki maarfat
kya karoon aisi basaarat, aap hi batlaiye !
har kaso-naqas [achche-bure admi] ke lab par hai meri tankeed[alochana] phir
aap ne kyun ki ye zehmat, aap hi batlaiye !
saamne aayen na aayen, dijiye kuch toh pata
koi tarqibe-ibadat, aap hi batlaiye
baad marne ke mile shayad, miyan, ta_zindgi
kisko milti hai faragat, aap hi batlaiye
ibtida mein zurm shayad, inteha par zulm hai
aur kya kuch hai mohbbat, aap hi batlaiye
phir mukhatib hun ussi se jo nahin sunta meri
aur kiski ho ibadat, aap hi batlaiye
tazurba shab_khuun hi ka hai, na saazish ka hunar
ho chuki innse siyasat ! aap hi batlaiye !
nazar jaan-o-tan kiye, par khush kahan hai aadmi kya kare ab aur aurat aap hi batlaiye !
ek hum hi toh na thay tanha talabgaare-waffa
kiske ghar jaati mohbbat, aap hi batlaiye
kyun waffa ki shart rakh kar, ki waffa humne ‘khayal’ kya muhbbat thi tizarat, aap hi batlaiye

bana toh lenge aur aashian phir bhi

bana toh lenge aur aashian phir bhi
nazar mein phirta rahega ye gulistan phir bhi
nahin hai koi tere-mere darmiyan phir bhi
taalluqat mein pinah hai duuriyan phir bhi
zamiin ne apne tai kuch qasar nahin chhodi
meri talaash mein rehta hai aasman phir bhi
bohat samjhte hain khuddar apne aap ko hum
mila rahe hain magar unnki haan mein haan phir bhi
payaam unnke raqiibon ki marfat aaye
khitab mujhko kiya mere rajdaan phir bhi
gaye dinon ka tasvvur uddas karta hai
sukoon-e-jaan hain magar ye uddasiyan phir bhi
thehr na paaya ki ilzam mujhpe jhootha tha
magar uthate rahe log ungliyan phir bhi
isse nasiib kahoon main ki kam-nasiibi kahoon
jigar toh chaak hua, dil hai shadmaan phir bhi
zaban di hai toh farhaad bhi sunega vo
zaban na deta toh rehta main be_zaban phir bhi
charag hum toh ummidon ke phir jalayenge
agar ye hona hai ho jaaye raigaan, phir bhi
dimag unnka yaqiinan falaq pe rehta hai mujhe pasand hain bebaak ladkiyan phir bhi
sharab-o-aab toh kya ashq-e-khoon peete hain
na jaane payas hai kaisi, bujhi kahan phir bhi
khayal khanakharabon ka kaun rakhta hai
zahe-naseeb jo roya hai nauhkhwan[maut pe rone wala] phir bhi
mujhe ye ilm hai tu door ja basa hai ‘khayal’
kabhi toh mere qariib aa ae jaane-jaan phir bhi

koi aaye ya na aaye, kya khabar

koi aaye ya na aaye, kya khabar
bazm phir bhi hain sajaye, kya khabar !
zindgi kya din dikhaye, kya khabar
maut se aaram aaye, kya khabar !
kyun karo ho haaye haaye, kya khabar
kisne kis par zulm dhaye kya khabar !
choom lun aa ae nigah-e-shauq tu
laut kar aaye na aaye, kya khabar
purze-purze ho chuke akhbaar ki
surkhiyon mein kaun aaye, kya khabar
qurbaton ki toh mein hain faansle ab ke baazi kisko jaaye, kya khabar
hosh kisko tha, tumhari bazm mein
dil ne kya-kya zakhm khaye, kya khabar
kuch bade logon pe utthi ungliyan
kiske sar ilzam jaaye, kya khabar
shai badi nazuk-si hai taare-nafas[saans ka dhaga]
kab kahan se toot jaaye, kya khabar
kuch ghazal ke shair bhi padhiye ‘khayal’
kaun unnko kya sunaye, kya khabar