ye gham kya dil ki aadat hai nahin to kisi se kuchh shikaayat hai nahin to hai vo ik khwaab-e-be taabeer isko bhula dene ki niyat hai nahin to kisi ke bin kisi ki yaad ke bin ji.e jaane ki himmat hai nahin to kisi soorat bhi dil lagta nahin haan to kuchh din se ye haalaat hai nahin to tujhe jisne kahi ka bhi nahin rakha vo ek jaati si vehshat hai nahin to tere is haal par hai sab ko hairat tujhe bhi is pe hairat hai nahin to ham-aahangi nahin duniya se teri tujhe is par nadaamat hai nahin to vo darveshi jo taj kar aa gaya...tu yah daulat us ki qeemat hai nahin to hua jo kuchh yahii maqsoom tha kya yahii saari hikaayat hai nahin to aziyat-naak ummeedon se tujhko aman paane ki hasrat hai nahin to tu rehta hai khayaal-o-khvaab men gam to is wajah se fursat hai nahin to wahaan waalon se hai itni mohabbat yahaan waalon se nafrat hai nahin to sabab jo is judaai ka banaa hai vo mujhse khubsoorat hai nahin to

teri mushkil na badaaunga chala jaaunga ashk aankhoñ men chhupaaunga chala jaaunga apni dahleez pe kuchh der pada rahne de jaise hi hosh men aaunga chala jaaunga KHvaab lene koi aa.e ki na aa.e koi main to awaaz lagaauñga chala jaaunga chand yaaden mujhe bacchon ki tarah pyaari hain unko seene se lagaauñga chala jaaunga muddaton baad main aaya hooñ purane ghar men KHud ko jee bhar ke rulaaunga chala jaaunga is jazeera men ziyaada nahin rahna ab to aajkal naav banaoonga chala jaaunga mausam-e-gul ki tarah laut ke aaunga hasan har taraf phool khilaaoonga chala jaaunga

itnaa majboor na kar baat banaane lag jaayen ham tere sar kii qasam jhooth hi khaane lag jaayen itne sannaate pi.e meri sama'at ne ki ab sirf aavaaz pe chaahoon to nishaane lag jaayen chaliye kuchh aur nahin aah-shumaarii hi sahi ham kisi kaam to is dil ke bahaane lag jaayen ham vo gum-gasht-e-mohabbat hain ki tum to kya ho khud ko ham dhoondhne niklen to zamaane lag jaayen khvaab kuchh aise dikhaaye hain faqiri ne mujhe jin kii ta'beer men shahon ke khazaane lag jaayen main agar apni jawaani ke suna doon qisse ye jo launde hain mire paanv dabane lag jaayen

tumhein bas yah bat aanaa chahta hooñ main tumse kya chhup aanaa chahta hooñ kabhi mujhse bhi koi jhooth bolo main haan men haan mil aanaa chahta hooñ adaakaari bada dukh de rahi hai main sachmuch muskurana chahta hooñ ameeri ishq ki tumko mubarak main bas kh aanaa kam aanaa chahta hooñ main saare shahar ki baisakhiyon ko tere dar par nachana chahta hooñ mujhe tumse bichadna hi padega main tumko yaad aanaa chahta hooñ

zabaan to khol nazar to mila javaab to de main kitnii baar luta hooñ mujhe hisaab to de tere badan ki likhaavat men hai utaar chadhaav main tujhe kaise padhoonga mujhe kitaab to de teraa sawaal hai saaqi ki zindagi kya hai javaab deta hooñ pahle mujhe sharaab to de

tiri gali se guzarne ko sar jhukaaye hue faqeer hujra-e-haft-aasman uthaaye hue koi darakht saraaye ki jis men ja baitheen parinde apni pareshaaniyaan bhulaaye hue mire sawaal vahii toot-foot ki zad men javaab un ke vahii hain bane-banaaye hue ha men jo dekhte the jin ko dekhte the ham vo KHvaab KHaak hue aur vo log saa.e hue shikaariyon se mire ehtijaaj men babar darakht aaj bhi shaamil the haath uthaaye hue

ab masafat men to aaraam nahin aa saka ye sitaara bhi mire kaam nahin aa saka ye mirii saltanat-e-khwab hai aabaad raho is ke andar koi bahraam nahin aa saka jaane khilte hue phoolon ko khabar hai ki nahin baagh men koi siyah-faam nahin aa saka har hawa-khwah ye kahtaa tha ki mahfooz hooñ main bujhne waalon men mira naam nahin aa saka main jinhen yaad hooñ ab tak yahii kahte honge shahzaada kabhi naakaam nahin aa saka dar hi lagta hai ki raaste men na rah jaaun kahii kahlawaa deejie men shaam nahin aa saka

ek din khwaab-nagar jaana hai aur yoonhi khaak-basar jaana hai umr bhar ki ye jo hai be-khwabi ye usii KHvaab ka harjaana hai ghar se kis vaqt chale the ham log KHair ab kaun sa ghar jaana hai maut ki pahli alaamat saahib yahii ehsaas ka mar jaana hai kisi taqreeb-e-judai ke baghair theek hai jaao agar jaana hai shor ki dhool men gum galiyon se dil ko chup-chaap guzar jaana hai

vo gul vo khwab-shaar bhi nahin raha so dil ye khaaksaar bhi nahin raha ye dil to us ke naam ka padaav hai jahaan vo ek baar bhi nahin raha pada hai KHud se vaasta aur is ke b'ad kisi ka e'tibaar bhi nahin raha ye ranj apni asl shakl men hai dost ki main ise sanwaar bhi nahin raha ye vaqt bhi guzar nahin raha hai aur main KHud ise guzaar bhi nahin raha

kisi ke haath kahaan ye khazana aata hai mire aziz ko har ik bah aanaa aata hai zaraa sa mil ke dikhaao ki aise milte hain bahut pata hai tumhein chhod j aanaa aata hai sitaare dekh ke jalte hain aañkhen malte hain ik aadmi li.e sham-e-fasana aata hai abhii jazeera pe ham tum naye naye to hain dost daro nahin mujhe sab kuchh ban aanaa aata hai yahaañ charaaghh se aage charaaghh jalta nahin faqat gharaane ke peeche ghar aanaa aata hai ye baat chalti hai seena-b-seena chalti hai vo saath aata hai shaana-b-sh aanaa aata hai gulaab cinema se pahle chaand baagh ke baa'd utar padunga jahaan kaarkh aanaa aata hai ye kah ke us ne semester break kar daala suna tha aap ko likhna likh aanaa aata hai zamaane ho ga.e dariyaa to kah gaya tha mujhe bas ek mauj ko kar ke ravana aata hai chhalk na jaa.e mira ranj meri aankhoñ se tumhein to apni khushi ko chhup aanaa aanaa hai vo roz bhar ke khalaai jahaaz udaate phiren ha men bhi raj ke tamaskhur udh aanaa aata hai pachaas meel hai khushki se bahriya-town bas ek ghante men achha zam aanaa aata hai break-dance sikhaaya hai naav ne dil ko hawa ka geet samundar ko g aanaa aata hai mujhe defence ki lingva-franka naiiñ aati tumhein to sadr ka qaumi tar aanaa aata hai mujhe to KHair zameen ki zabaan nahin aati tumhein mirrikh ka qaumi tar aanaa aata hai