ghazals

Kat ti ye raat khoob jo milti hamai.N sharaab
saaqi ke badle raat ko aata na ye azaab

Gaate wo geet jo ke bune the bahaar mai.N
Barbat ko cherte kabhi ham cherte rabaab

Betho abhi tu raat ke baqi hai.n kuch peher
Thehro abhi firaaq ke kerne hai.N sab hisaab

Guzraa ye waqt loot ker aaya na phir kabhi
abtak khula he maikada le aao kuch sharaab

2-

JAISE YAKH BASTA HAWA HO KE THITER JAATI HE
WAISE YE AA.NKH TERE RUKH PE THEHER JAATI HE

AYE MERI JAAN BATA DE KE SAKOO.N KO MERE
MERI NAZROO.N SE LIYE DOOR KIDHER JATI HE

WO TU KERTA HE MEHEZ GUFTUGO AAENE SE
AUR TA HADD-E-NAZAR MERI NAZAR JAATI HE

SIR PATAKNE SE JUNOO.N SIR SE UTER JAATA HE
ROOTE REHNE SE TABIYAT BHI THEHER JAATI HE

LAMBI PALKOO.N KO UTHA KER NA MUJHE YOO.N DEKHO
NOOK PALKOO.N KI MERE DIL MAI.N UTER JAATI HE

HO RAHO KHUSH KE JO BIKHRI THE KHIZAA.N MAI.N KHUSHBOO
AAJ LENE KO HAWA US KI KHABER JAATI HE

BEECH MANJDHAAR KE WO SAATH CHALE GE KAISE
WO TU TOOFAAN KI AAHAT SE BHI DAR JAATI HE

SAATH DENE KO TERA SAATH CHALE THE TERE
KAB YE SOOCHA THA KAHA.N KO YE DAGER JAATI HE

SAAMNE AA KE TERE PUR KASHISH NIGAHOO.N KE
TOOTI MALAA SI MERI ZAAT BIKHAR JAATI HE

MUJH KO HER GIZ NA KHABER THE KE CHALA THA JIS PER
THI WOHI RAAH JO US HUSN KE GHAR JAATI HE

KHALID JAMIL RAWAT

3-


TUM KO TEHWAAR MANANA HI NAHI.N AATA HE
KHUD KO AAZAAD KARANA HI NAHI.N AATA HE

SHOOQ BEBAAK NA HO EID PE TU MATLAB YE HE
EID KE DIN KO MANANA HI NAHI.N AATA HE

EID KE DIN BHI JO TORE NA KOI RASME KUHAN
US KO RASMOO.N KO NIBHANA HI NAHI.N AATA HE

CHAK-E-DAAMAN SE GURAIZAA.N HE JO TEHWAAR KE DIN
US KO WESHAT SE BARATNA HE NAHI.N AATA HE

KIA MANAE GA BHALA JASHN-E-BAHARAA.N KE JISE
KHUD KO DEWAANA BANANA HE NAHI.N AATA HE

EID KE DIN BHI JO DEDAAR NA DE AASHIQ KO
US KO DEWAANA BANANA HI NAHI.N AATA HE

ISHQ KE BOOJH TALE SAA.NS BHALA KIA LEGA
JIS KO ILZAAM UTHANE HE NAHI.N AATA HE

KIYA BAKHERE GA WO MOTI KISI KI RAAHOO.N MAI.N
TOOT KE JIS KO BIKHARNA HE NAHI.N AATA HE

PAO.N MANZIL PER POHANCH KER BHI NA DOLAI.N JIS KE
US KO MANZIL PE POHANCHNA HI NAHI.N AATA HE

AAENA DEKH KE APNE PE JISE RASHK NA HO
US HASINA KO SA.NWARNA HE NAHI.N AATA HE

AAINA DEKH KE SHSHDAR WO HUE HAI.N AISE
JAISE PALKOO.N KO JHAPAKNA HI NAHI.N AATA HE

JIS NE SEKHA HE YAHAA.N DARS-E-TAYAQQUN US KO
SOOCHNA AUR SAMAJHNA HI NAHI.N AATA HE

PHOOL BAN KER NA SAJE SHAKH-E-BADAN PER JIS KI
US KO POSHAAK PEHENNA HI NAHI.N AATA HE

SHER KEHNA TU MERI JAAN RAHI DOOR KI BAAT
MUJH KO TU BAAT BANANA BHI NAHI.N AATA HE

KHALID JAMIL RAWAT