Another ghazal that I wrote while I was learning how to write technically sound Ghazals (though I have to say, I’m still learning!).  This one is yet again, a light-hearted Ghazal and was written on a misra-e-tarah posted on urdustan.net forums.
1. hasrat-e-aashiqii! ham tiraa kyaa kareiN?
in sulagatii tamannaaoN kaa kyaa kareiN??

2. ye jhijhaktii nazar! ye hayaa!! kyaa kareiN?
kyaa huii terii qaatil adaa! kyaa kareiN??

3. hamne chaahaa ki ham bhool jaayeiN tujhe
dil magar, sochataa hi rahaa, kyaa kareiN??

4. us ko DhooNDhaa bahut, aasmaaN aasmaaN!
“aa gayaa jis pe dil, aa gayaa, kyaa kareiN??”

5. vaaye aashuftagii!! vaaye uftaadagii!!
ai gham-e-dil bataa! kuchh bataa!! kyaa kareiN??

6. hamsafar, hamnavaa jis ko maanaa kiye
vo hii aaNkheiN churaane lagaa, kyaa kareiN?

7. koii saayaa nahiiN, koii aahaT nahiiN!
aisii tanhaaii meiN, ham bhalaa kyaa kareiN??

8. yeh suKhan-goii “tanhaa”, yeh terii ghazal!!
kaise samjheiN yeh tarz-e-adaa, kyaa kareiN??

09/04/2003