ab tak iss nadan dil ko main samjha na paya

woh kuch palon ka hi saath main bhula na paya,
apne man ke aaine se unka chehra mita na paya,

maine wada kiya tha har lamha muskarane ka,
iss liye unki yaad mein aanshu bhi baha na paya,

dil dhakta hai mera ab bhi unke hi naam ke saath,
ab tak iss nadan dil ko main samjha na paya,

maksad-e-zindagi meri ban gayi hai woh,
woh chale gaye magar yeh baat apne dil ko bata na paya,

ussi mord pe tannha khada hai “raaj” intezaar mein,
jis mord pe kabhi main aarzu-e-dil dikha na paya.

khud ko yun barbaad na kar

tere ashq bohot keemti hai, unko yun barbaad na kar,
bewafa kabhi na badlenge, unko kabhi yaad na kar. 

ashmano mein dekhne wale, bheegi zamin dekhenge kya,
na bhiga zamin ko ashkon se, milne ki muraad na kar. 

woh raht the inn hathoon ki, pal mein hai to pal mein nahi,
woh sagar sang behjayenge, ruk ne ki faryaad na kar. 

unke paas dene ko, phool nahi sirf kaante hi hai,
banjar zameen nahi, dil tera katon se abaad na kar.

apni gazlon se tera naam mitana aasan nahi

iss dil se teri yaad ko bhulana aasan nahi,
aur darde dil ko dil mein chupana bhi aasan nahi.

kahta hoon sabse koi naata nahi mera tumse,
aur apni gazlon se tera naam mitana bhi aasan nahi.

sochta hoon kyon chup hoon teri bekhabari par,
aur tumhi ko dil ka haal sunana bhi aasan nahi.

woh dard bankar meri aankhon mein rahti hai,
aur usse palkon se bahana bhi aasan nahi.

uski yaadein mere daaman mein nashtar chubhati hai,
aur duniya mein iss daulat ko lutana bhi aasan nahi.

apne dil se uske pyaar ko mitana mushkil hai magar,
aur uske dil mein apni mohabbat phir jagana aasan nahi. 

hum khud ko shayar banaye baithe hain

dil ko ab intezaar nahi kisi khushi ka,
hum ashqon se hi dil behlaye baithe hain.

zindagi ke andhere ko mitane ke vaaste,
dil ke zakhmon ko jalaye baithe hain.

woh baatein jo tardpati hain mere dil ko,
unhein hi seene se lagaae baithe hain.

bewajah tu chhord ke gayi hai jab se,
hum khud ko hi bewafa banaae baithe hain. 

masoom dil ko behlaane ke vaaste,
chahat ko hi mohabbat bataye baithe hain.

mere jazbaaton ko to chura le gayi hai woh,
aur hum khud ko shayar banaye baithe hain. 

andekhi khushi ki gar chahat na hoti

gar mukamal jahan hi mil jata,
to tere bina main behal hi kyon hota.

tu chhord ke hamein na jati sangdil,
to khuda se mera yeh sawal hi kyon hota.

andekhi khushi ki gar chahat na hoti,
to mera jeena phir muhaal hi kyon hota.

teri chahaton se gar muh mord leta,
mere naam se duniya mein bawal hi kyon hota.

maaloom hoti agar badkismati hamari,
to tujhe paane ka khayal hi kyon hota.

mere haale tabaahi ko gar duniya na dekhti,
to tu bewafaai ka misaal hi kyon hota…

khawab mein hi aa ke muskura jaao kabhi

pyar ka rang liye aankhon mein aa jaao kabhi,
dhoon bankar mere geeton par cha jaao kabhi,

door tak roshni rah-e-wafa mein fail jaaye,
mere jazbaat ke sholon ko bhadka jaao kabhi,

chaht-e-wafa mein shayar ban gaya mein,
mere geeto ko mehfil mein gun guna jaao kabhi,

tum aate nahi ho yaado ke tarane bhej dete ho,
bekarar man ko karar dene aa jaao kabhi,

tumhari muskurahtein door hain mujhse main kho gaya hoon,
khawab mein hi aa ke muskura jaao kabhi,

khwaish nahi tamam umar sirf ek pal ke liye,
“raaj” ke ghazal ke liye sanwar jaao kabhi.

kuch hum se na bole jhoot gaye

kuch tum ko sach se nafrat thi,
kuch hum se na bole jhoot gaye,

kuch logon ne uksaya tumhein,
kuch apne mukaddar phoot gaye,

kuch khud itne chalaak na the,
kuch log bhi hum ko loot gaye,

kuch ummeed bhi hadd se jada thi,
ki khawab hi sare toot gaye.