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

baithe hain chain se kahii j aanaa to hai nahin ham be-gharon ka koi thik aanaa to hai nahin tum bhi ho beete vaqt ke maanind hoo-b-hoo tum ne bhi yaad aanaa hai aanaa to hai nahin ahad-e-wafaa se kis li.e khaif ho meri jaan kar lo ki tum ne ahd nibh aanaa to hai nahin vo jo ha men aziz hai kaisa hai kaun hai kyun poochte ho ham ne bat aanaa to hai nahin duniya ham ahl-e-ishq pe kyun fenkti hai jaal ham ne tire fareb men aanaa to hai nahin vo ishq to karega magar dekh bhaal ke faris vo tere jaisa deewana to hai nahin

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

sitam dhhaate hue socha karoge hamaare saath tum aisa karoge angoothi to mujhe lautaa rahe ho angoothi ke nishaan ka kya karoge main tumse ab jhagdta bhi nahin hooñ to kya is baat par jhagda karoge meraa daaman tumheen thaa men hue ho meraa daaman tumheen maila karoge batao vaa'da kar ke aaoge nake pichhli baar ke jaisa karoge vo dulhan ban ke ruksat ho gaii hai kahaan tak car ka peecha karoge mujhe bas yuñ hi tumse poochna tha agar main mar gaya to kya karoge

zane haseen thii aur phool chun kar laati thii main she'r kahtaa tha vo dastaan sunaati thii arab lahu tha ragon men badan sunhara tha vo muskuraati nahin thii dii.e jalaati thii ali se door raho log usse kahte the vo meraa sach hai bahut cheekh kar bataati thii ali ye log tumhein jaante nahin hain abhii gale lagaakar meraa hausla badhaati thii ye phool dekh rahe ho ye uskaa lahjaa tha ye jheel dekh rahe ho yahaañ vo aati thii main uske baad k abhii theek se nahin jaaga vo mujh...ko khwaab nahin neend se jagati thii use kisi se mohabbat thii aur vo main nahin tha ye baat mujhse zyaada use roolaati thii main kuchh bataa nahin saka vo meri kya thii ali ki us..ko dekhkar bas apni yaad aati thii

ab daur-e-aasmaan hai na daur-e-hayaat hai ai dard-e-hijr tu hi bataa kitnii raat hai har kaayenaat se ye alag kaayenaat hai hairat-sara-e-ishq men din hai na raat hai jeena jo aa gaya to ajal bhi hayaat hai aur yuñ to umr-e-khizr bhi kya be-sabaat hai kyun intiha-e-hosh ko kahte hain be-khu dii khurshid hi ki aakhiri manzil to raat hai hasti ko jis ne zalzala-samaan banaa diya vo dil qaraar paa.e muqaddar ki baat hai ye mushgaafiyaan hain giran tab-e-ishq par kis ko dimaagh-e-kaavish-e-zaat-o-sifaat hai toda hai la-makaan ki hadon ko bhi ishq ne zindaan-e-aql teri to kya kaayenaat hai gardoon sharaar-e-bark-e-dil-e-be-qaraar dekh jin se ye teri taaron bharii raat raat hai gum ho ke har jagah hain z-khud raftagaan-e-ishq un ki bhi ahl-e-kashf-o-karaamaat zaat hai hasti b-juz fana-e-musalsal ke kuchh nahin phir kis li.e ye fikr-e-qaraar-o-sabaat hai us jaan-e-dosti ka khuloos-e-nihaan na pooch jis ka sitam bhi ghairat-e-sad-iltifaat hai yuñ to hazaar dard se rote hain bad-naseeb tum dil dukhaao waqt-e-museebat to baat hai unwaan ghaflaton ke hain qurbat ho ya visaal bas fursat-e-hayaat firaq ek raat hai

bastiyaan Dhoondh rahi hain unhen veeraanon men vahshatein badh gaiin had se tire deewaanon men nigah-e-naaz na deewaanon na farzaanon men jaankaar ek vahii hai magar an-jaanon men bazm-e-may be-khud-o-be-taab na kyun ho saaqi mauj-e-baada hai ki dard uthata hai paimaanon men main to main chaunk u thii hai ye faza-e-khaamosh ye sadaa kab ki sooni aati hai phir kaanon men sair kar ujde dilon ki jo tabeeyat hai udaas jee bahl jaate hain akshar inheen veeraanon men wusaaten bhi hain nihaan tangi-e-dil men ghaafil jee bahl jaate hain akshar inheen maidaanon men jaan eemaan-e-junoon silsila jumbaan-e-junoon kuchh kashish-ha-e-nihaan jazb hain veeraanon men khanda-e-subh-e-azal teergi-e-shaam-e-abad dono aalam hain chhalakte hue paimaanon men dekh jab aalam-e-hoo ko to naya aalam hai bastiyaan bhi nazar aane lagin veeraanon men jis jagah baith ga.e aag laga kar utthe garmiyaan hain kuchh abhii sokhta-saamaanoń men vahshatein bhi nazar aati hain sar-e-parda-e-naaz daamanoń men hai ye aalam na garebaanon men ek rangeeni-e-zaahir hai gulistaan men agar ek shaadabi-e-pinhaan hai biyaabaanon men jauhar-e-ghuncha-o-gul men hai ik andaaz-e-junoon kuchh biyaabaan nazar aa.e hain garebaanon men ab vo rang-e-chaman-o-khanda-e-gul bhi na rahe ab vo aasaar-e-junoon bhi nahin deewaanon men ab vo saaqi ki bhi aañkhen na raheen rindon men ab vo saaghar bhi chhalakte nahin may-khaanon men ab vo ik soz-e-nihaani bhi dilon men na raha ab vo jalwe bhi nahin ishq ke kaashaanon men ab na vo raat jab ummeedein bhi kuchh theen tujh se ab na vo baat gham-e-hijr ke afsaano men ab tira kaam hai bas ahl-e-wafa ka paana ab tira naam hai bas ishq ke gham-khaanon men ta-b-kai waada-e-mauhoom ki tafseel firaq shab-e-furqat kahii kattee hai in afsaano men

sitaaron se uljhta ja raha hooñ shab-e-furqat bahut ghabra raha hooñ tire gham ko bhi kuchh bahla raha hooñ jahaan ko bhi samajhta ja raha hooñ yaqeen ye hai haqeeqat khul rahi hai gumaan ye hai ki dhoke kha raha hooñ agar mumkin ho le le apni aahat khabar do husn ko main aa raha hooñ hadein husn-o-mohabbat ki mila kar qayamat par qayamat dhaa raha hooñ khabar hai tujh ko ai zabt-e-mohabbat tire haathon men lutta ja raha hooñ asar bhi le raha hooñ teri chup ka tujhe qaail bhi karta ja raha hooñ bharam tere sitam ka khul chuka hai main tujh se aaj kyun sharmaa raha hooñ unhin men raaz hain gul-baariyon ke main jo chingaariyaan barsa raha hooñ jo un maasoom aankhoñ ne diye the vo dhoke aaj tak main kha raha hooñ tire pahluu men kyun hota hai mehsoos ki tujh se door hota ja raha hooñ had-e-jor-o-karam se badh chala husn nigah-e-yaar ko yaad aa raha hooñ jo uljhi thii kabhi aadam ke haathon vo gut thii aaj tak suljhaa raha hooñ mohabbat ab mohabbat ho chali hai tujhe kuchh bhoolta sa ja raha hooñ ajal bhi jin ko sun kar jhoomti hai vo nag men zindagi ke ga raha hooñ ye sannaata hai mere paanv ki chaap firaq apni kuchh aahat pa raha hooñ

aaj bhi qaafila-e-ishq ravaan hai ki jo tha vahii meel aur vahii sang-e-nishaan hai ki jo tha phir tira gham vahii ruswa-e-jahaan hai ki jo tha phir fasana ba-hadees-e-digaraan hai ki jo tha manzilen gard ke maanind udri jaati hain vahii andaaz-e-jahaan-e-guzaraan hai ki jo tha zulmat o noor men kuchh bhi na mohabbat ko mila aaj tak ek dhundlake ka samaan hai ki jo tha yuñ to is daur men be-kaif si hai bazm-e-hayaat ek hangaama sar-e-ritl-e-giraan hai ki jo tha laakh kar jaur-o-sitam laakh kar ehsaan-o-karam tujh pe ai dost vahii wahm-o-gumaan hai ki jo tha aaj phir ishq do-aalam se juda hota hai aasteenon men li.e kaun-o-makaan hai ki jo tha ishq afsurda nahin aaj bhi afsurda bahut vahii kam kam asar-e-soz-e-nihaan hai ki jo tha nazar aa jaate hain tum ko to bahut naazuk baal dil mira kya vahii ai sheesha-giraan hai ki jo tha jaan de baithe the ik baar havas waale bhi phir vahii marhala-e-sood-o-ziyaan hai ki jo tha aaj bhi said-gah-e-ishq men husn-e-saffaak li.e abroo ki lachakti si kamaan hai ki jo tha phir tiri chashm-e-sukhan-sanj ne chhedi koi baat vahii jaadu hai vahii husn-e-bayaan hai ki jo tha raat bhar husn par aa.e bhi ga.e sau sau rang shaam se ishq abhii tak nigaraan hai ki jo tha jo bhi kar jaur-o-sitam jo bhi kar ehsaan-o-karam tujh pe ai dost vahii wahm-o-gumaan hai ki jo tha aankh jhapki ki idhar khatm hua roz-e-visaal phir bhi is din pe qayamat ka gumaan hai ki jo tha qurb hi kam hai na doori hi ziyaada lekin aaj vo rabt ka ehsaas kahaan hai ki jo tha teera-bakhti nahin jaati dil-e-sozaan ki firaq shama' ke sar pe vahii aaj dhuaan hai ki jo tha

haath aa.e to vahii daaman-e-jaanaan ho jaa.e chhoot jaa.e to vahii apna garebaan ho jaa.e ishq ab bhi hai vo mehram-e-be-gaana-numa husn yuñ laakh chhupe laakh numayaan ho jaa.e hosh-o-ghaflat se bahut door hai kaifiyyat-e-ishqus ki har be-khabri manzil-e-irfaan ho jaa.e yaad aati hai jab apni to tadap jaata hooñ mirii hasti tira bhoola hawa paimaan ho jaa.e aankh vo hai jo tiri jalwa-gah-e-naaz bane dil vahii hai jo saraapa tira armaan ho jaa.e paak-baazaan-e-mohabbat men jo bebaki hai husn gar us ko samajh le to pashemaan ho jaa.e sahal ho kar hui dushwaar mohabbat teri use mushkil jo banaa len to kuchh aasaan ho jaa.e ishq phir ishq hai jis roop men jis bhes men ho ishrat-e-wasl bane ya gham-e-hijraan ho jaa.e kuchh mudaava bhi ho majrooh dilon ka ai dost marham-e-zakhm tira jaur-pashemaan ho jaa.e ye bhi sach hai koi ulfat men pareshaan kyun ho ye bhi sach hai koi kyunkar na pareshaan ho jaa.e ishq ko arz-e-tamanna men bhi laakhon pas-o-pesh husn ke vaaste inkaar bhi aasaan ho jaa.e jhilmilaati hai sar-e-bazm-e-jahaan sham-e-khu dii jo ye bujh jaa.e charaagh-e-rah-e-irfaan ho jaa.e sar-e-shooreeda diya dasht-o-bayaabaan bhi diye ye mirii khoobi-e-qismat ki vo zindaan ho jaa.e uqda-e-ishq ajab uqda-e-mohmal hai firaq kabhi la-hal kabhi mushkil kabhi aasaan ho jaa.e