aa chaa.Ndanii bhii merii tarah jaag rahii hai

palako.n pe sitaaro.n ko liye raat kha.Dii hai

ye baat ki suurat ke bhale dil ke bure ho.n

allaah kare jhuuTh ho bahuto.n se suunii hai

vo maathe kaa matalaa ho ki ho.nTho.n ke do misare

bachapan kii Gazal hii merii mahabuub rahii hai

Gazalo.n ne vahii.n zulfo.n ke phailaa diye saaye

jin raaho.n pe dekhaa hai bahut dhuup ka.Dii hai

ham dillii bhii ho aaye hai.n laahaur bhii ghume

ai yaar magar terii galii terii galii hai

[laahaur =Lahore]

aa.Nsuuo.n kii jahaa.N paayamaalii rahii

aisii bastii charaaGo.n se Khaalii rahii

dushmano.n kii tarah us se la.Date rahe

apanii chaahat bhii kitanii niraalii rahii

jab kabhii bhii tumhaaraa Khayaal aa gayaa

phir ka_ii roz tak beKhayaalii rahii

lab tarasate rahe ik ha.Nsii ke liye

merii kashtii musaafir se Khaalii rahii

chaa.Nd taare saabhii ham-safar the magar

zindagii raat thii raat kaalii rahii

mere siine pe Khushbuu ne sar rakh diyaa

merii baa.Nho.n me.n puulo.n kii Daalii rahii

abhii is taraf na nigaah kar mai.n Gazal ke palke.n sa.Nvaar luu.N

meraa lafz lafz ho aa_iinaa tujhe aa_iine me.n utaar luu.N

mai.n tamaam din kaa thakaa huaa tuu tamaam shab kaa jagaa huaa

zaraa Thahar jaa isii mo.D par tere saath shaam guzaar luu.N

agar aasamaa.N kii numaa_isho.n me.n mujhe bhii izn-e-qayaam ho

to mai.n motiyo.n kii dukaan se terii baaliyaa.N tere haar luu.N

[izn-e-qaayam=command to stop]

ka_ii ajanabii terii raah ke mere paas se yuu.N guzar gaye

ji.nhe.N dekh kar ye ta.Dap hu_ii teraa naam leke pukaar luu.N

ai husn-e-be-paravaah tujhe shabnam kahuu.N sholaa kahuu.N

phuulo.n me.n bhii shoKhii to hai kisako magar tujh saa kahuu.N

gesuu u.De mahakii fizaa jaduu kare.n aa.Nkhe terii

soyaa huaa ma.nzar kahuu.N yaa.N jaagataa sapanaa kahuu.N

cha.ndaa kii tuu hai chaa.Ndanii laharo.n kii tuu hai raaginii

jaan-e-tamannaa mai.n tujhe kyaa kyaa kahuu.N kyaa na kahuu.N

aisaa lagataa hai zindagii tum ho

ajanabii jaise ajanabii tum ho

ab ko_ii aarazuu nahii.n baakii

justajuu merii aaKhirii tum ho

mai.n zamii.n par ghanaa a.Ndheraa huu.N

aasamaano.n kii chaa.Ndanii tum ho

dosto.n se vafaa kii ummiide.n

kis zamaane ke aadamii tum ho

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

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

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

[shab - night]

mere paas mere habiib aa zaraa aur dil ke qariib aa

tujhe dha.Dakano.n me.n basaa luu.N mai.n ke bichha.Dane kaa kabhii Dar na ho

[habiib - beloved]

Khudaa ham ko aisii Khudaa_ii na de

ki apane sivaa kuchh dikhaa_ii na de

Khataavaar samajhegii duniyaa tujhe

ab itanii bhii zyaadaa safaa_ii na de

[Khataavaar=guilty]

ha.Nso aaj itanaa ki is shor me.n

sadaa sisakiyo.n kii sunaa_ii na de

abhii to badan me.n lahuu hai bahut

kalam chiin le raushanaa_ii na de

mujhe apanii chaadar se yuu.N Dhaa.Np lo

zamii.n aasamaa.N kuchh dikhaa_ii na de

Gulaamii ko barakat samajhane lage.n

asiiro.n ko aisii rihaa_ii na de

[barakat=blessing; asiiro.n=prisoners; rihaa_ii=freedom]

mujhe aisii jannat nahii.n chaahe

jahaan se madiinaa dikhaa_ii na de

mai.n ashko.n se naam-e-muhammad likhuu.N

qalam chhiin le raushanii na de

abhii to badan me.n lahuu hai bahut

qalam chhiin le roshanaa_ii na de

Khudaa aise irfaan kaa naam hai

rahe saamane aur dikhaa_ii na de

kuchh to mai.n bhii bahut dil kaa kamazor huu.N

kuchh muhabbat bhii hai fitaratan badagumaa.N

tazakaraa ko_ii ho zikr teraa rahaa

avval-e-aaKhirash daramiyaa.N daramiyaa.N

jaane kis desh se dil me.n aa jaate hai.n

chaa.Ndanii raat me.n dard ke kaaravaa.N

mil bhii jaate hai.n to kataraa ke nikal jaate hai.n

haaye mausam kii tarah dost badal jaate hai.n

ham abhii tak hai.n giraftaar-e-muhabbat yaaro

Thokare.n khaa ke sunaa thaa ki sambhal jaate hai.n

ye kabhii apanii jafaa par na huaa sharmindaa

ham samajhate rahe patthar bhii pighal jaate hai.n

umr bhar jin kii vafaao.n pe bharosaa kiije

vaqt pa.Dane pe vahii log badal jaate hai.n

mujhase bichha.D ke Khush rahate ho

merii tarah tum bhii jhuuThe ho

ik Tahanii par chaa.Nd Tikaa thaa

mai.n ye samajhaa tum baiThe ho

[Tahanii=branch]

ujale ujale phuul khile the

bilkul jaise tum ha.Nste ho

mujh ko shaam bataa detii hai

tum kaise kapa.De pahane ho

tum tanahaa duniyaa se la.Doge

bachcho.n sii baate.n karate ho

sar jhukaaoge to patthar devataa ho jaayegaa

itanaa mat chaaho use wo be-wafaa ho jaayegaa

ham bhii dariyaa hai.n hame.n apanaa hunar maaluum hai

jis taraf bhii chal pa.De.nge raastaa ho jaayegaa

kitanii sachchaa_ii se mujhase zindagii ne kah diyaa

tuu nahii.n meraa to ko_ii duusaraa ho jaayegaa

main Khudaa kaa naam le kar pii rahaa huu.N dosto.n

zahar bhii is me agar hogaa davaa ho jaayegaa

ruuTh jaanaa to mohabbat kii alaamat hai magar

kyaa Khabar thii mujh se wo itanaa Khafaa ho jaayegaa

sun lii jo Khudaa ne vo duaa tum to nahii.n ho

daravaaze pe dastak kii sadaa tum to nahii.n ho

simaTii hu_ii sharmaa_ii hu_ii raat kii raanii

so_ii hu_ii kaliyo.n kii hayaa tum to nahii.n ho

mahasuus kiyaa tum ko to giilii hu_ii palke.n

bhiige huye mausam kii adaa tum to nahii.n ho

in ajanabii raaho.n me.n nahii.n ko_ii bhii meraa

kis ne mujhe yuu.N apanaa kahaa tum to nahii.n ho

vo thakaa huaa merii baaho.n me.n zaraa so gayaa thaa to kyaa huaa

abhii mai.n ne dekhaa hai chaa.Nd bhii kisii shaaKh-e-gul pe jhukaa huaa

jise le ga_ii hai abhii havaa vo varaq thaa dil kii kitaab kaa

kahii.n aa.Nsuo.n se miTaa huaa kahii.n aa.Nsuo.n se likhaa huaa

[varaq = page]

ka_ii miil ret ko kaaT kar ko_ii mauj phuul khilaa ga_ii

ko_ii pe.D pyaas se mar rahaa hai nadii ke paas kha.Daa huaa

[mauj = wave]

mujhe haadaso.n se sajaa sajaa ke bahut hasiin banaa diyaa

meraa dil bhii jaise dulhan kaa haath ho mehandiyo.n se rachaa huaa

vahii Khat ke jis pe jagah jagah do mahakate ho.nTho.n ke chaa.Nd the

kisii bhuule-bisare se taaq par tah-e-gard hogaa dabaa huaa

[taaq = shelf; tah-e-gard = under the dust]

vahiii shahar hai vahii raaste vahii ghar hai aur vahii laan bhii

magar us dariiche se puuchhanaa vo daraKht anaar kaa kyaa huaa

[dariichaa = window; daraKht = tree]

mere saath juganuu hai ham_safar magar is sharar kii bisaat kyaa

ye charaaG ko_ii charaaG hai na jalaa huaa na bujhaa huaa

[sharar = spark/ember; bisaat = capacity/worthiness]

ye chaa.Ndanii bhii jin ko chhuute hue Daratii hai

duniyaa u.nhii.n phuulo.n kopairo.n se masalatii hai

shoharat kii bula.ndii bhii pal bhar kaa tamashaa hai

jis Daal pe baiThe ho vo TuuT bhii sakatii hai

lobaan me.n chi.ngaarii jaise koii rakh de

yuu.N yaad terii shab bhar siine me.n sulagatii hai

aa jaataa hai Khud khe.Nch kar dil siine se paTarii par

jab raat kii sarahad se ik rel guzaratii hai

aa.Nsuu kabhii palako.n par taa der nahii.n rukate

u.D jaate hai.n ue pa.nchhii jab shaaKh lachakatii hai

Khush rang pari.ndo.n ke lauT aane ke din aaye

bichha.De hue milate hai.n jab barf pighalatii hai

yuu.N hii besabab na phiraa karo, ko_ii shaam ghar bhii rahaa karo

vo Gazal kii sachchii kitaab hai, use chupake chupake pa.Daa karo

ko_ii haath bhii na milaayegaa, jo gale miloge tapaak se

ye naye mizaaj kaa shahar hai, zaraa faasale se milaa karo

abhii raah me.n ka_ii mo.D hai.n, ko_ii aayegaa ko_ii jaayegaa

tumhe.n jisane dil se bhulaa diyaa use bhuulane kii duaa karo

mujhe ishtahaar sii lagatii hai.n, ye mohabbato.n kii kahaaniyaa.N

jo kahaa nahii.n vo sunaa karo, jo sunaa nahii.n vo kahaa karo

kabhii husn-e-pardaanashii.n bhii ho zaraa aashiqaanaa libaas me.n

jo mai.n ban-sa.Nvar ke kahii.n chaluu.N, mere saath tum bhii chalaa karo

ye Khizaa kii zard-sii shaam me.n, jo udaas pe.D ke paas hai

ye tumhaare ghar kii bahaar hai, ise aa.nsuo.n se haraa karo

nahii.n behijaab vo chaa.Nd saa ki nazar kaa ko_ii asar nahii.n

use tanii garmi-e-shauq se ba.Dii der tak na takaa karo