chala hai silsila kaisa ye raaton ko manaane ka tumhein haq de diya kisne diyon ke dil dukhaane ka iraada chhodiye apni hadon se door jaane ka zamaana hai zamaane ki nigaahon men na aane ka kahaan ki dosti kin doston ki baat karte ho miyaan dushman nahin milta koi ab to thikaane ka nigaahon men koi bhi doosra chehra nahin aaya bharosa hi kuchh aisa tha tumhaare laut aane ka ye main hi tha bacha ke KHud ko le aaya kinaare tak samandar ne bahut mauqa' diya tha doob jaane ka

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

vo be-vafa hai to kya mat kaho bura us ko ki jo hua so hua khush rakhe khudaa us ko nazar na aa.e to us kii talash men rahna kahiiñ mile to palat kar na dekhna us ko vo saada-khuu tha zamaane ke kham samajhta kya hawa ke saath chala le udii hawa us ko vo apne baare men kitna hai khush-gumaañ dekho jab us ko main bhi na dekhooñ to dekhna us ko abhii se jaana bhi kya us kii kam-khayaalii par abhii to aur bahut hogaa sochna us ko use ye dhun ki mujhe kam se kam udaas rakhe mirii du'aa ki khudaa de ye hausla us ko panaah dhoondh rahi hai shab-e-giraftaa-dil koii batao mire ghar ka raasta us ko ghazal men tazkira us ka na kar naseer ki ab bhula chuka vo tujhe tu bhi bhool ja us ko

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

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

karoon na yaad magar kis tarah bhulaaun use ghazal bahaana karoon aur gungunaun use vo khaar khaar hai shaakh-e-gulaab ki maanind main zakham zakham hooñ phir bhi gale lagaaun use ye log tazkire karte hain apne logon ke main kaise baat karoon ab kahaan se laaun use magar vo zood-faramosh zood-ranj bhi hai ki rooth jaa.e agar yaad kuchh dilaaun use vahii jo daulat-e-dil hai vahii jo raahat-e-jaan tumhaari baat pe ai naaseho ganwaun use jo hum-safar sar-e-manzil bichhad raha hai faraaz ajab nahin hai agar yaad bhi na aaun use

vahshatein badhti gaiin hijr ke aazaar ke saath ab to ham baat bhi karte nahin gham-khwaar ke saath ham ne ik umr basar ki hai gham-e-yaar ke saath meer do din na ji.e hijr ke aazaar ke saath ab to ham ghar se nikalte hain to rakh dete hain taq par izzat-e-saadaat bhi dastaar ke saath is qadar khauf hai ab shahar ki galiyon men ki log chaap sunte hain to lag jaate hain deewaar ke saath ek to KHvaab li.e firte ho galiyon galiyonus pe takraar bhi karte ho khareedaar ke saath shahar ka shahar hi naaseh ho to kya keejiega warna ham rind to bhir jaate hain do-chaar ke saath ham ko us shahar men ta'aamir ka sauda hai jahaan log men'maar ko chun dete hain deewaar ke saath jo sharf ham ko mila koocha-e-jaanaan se faraaz soo-e-maqtal bhi ga.e hain usii pindaar ke saath

kyun tabeeyat kahii thaharti nahin dosti to udaas karti nahin ham hamesha ke sair-chashm sahi tujh ko dekhen to aankh bharti nahin shab-e-hijraan bhi roz-e-bad ki tarah kat to jaati hai par guzarti nahin ye mohabbat hai sun zamaane sun itni aasaaniyon se marti nahin jis tarah tum guzaarte ho faraaz zindagi us tarah guzarti nahin

phir usii rahguzar par shaayad ham kabhi mil saken magar shaayad jin ke ham muntazir rahe un ko mil ga.e aur hum-safar shaayad jaan-pahchaan se bhi kya hogaa phir bhi ai dost ghaur kar shaayad ajnabbiyyat ki dhundh chhat jaa.e chamak utthe tiri nazar shaayad zindagi bhar lahu rulaayegi yaad-e-yaaraan-e-be-khabar shaayad jo bhi bichhde vo kab mile hain faraaz phir bhi tu intizaar kar shaayad

kya aise kam-sukhan se koi guftugoo kare jo mustaqil sukoot se dil ko lahu kare ab to ha men bhi tark-e-maraasim ka dukh nahin par dil ye chahta hai ki aaghaaz tu kare tere baghair bhi to ghaneemat hai zindagi KHud ko ganwa ke kaun tiri justuju kare ab to ye aarzoo hai ki vo zakham khaaiye ta-zindagi ye dil na koi aarzoo kare tujh ko bhula ke dil hai vo sharminda-e-nazar ab koi haadsa hi tire roo-b-roo kare chup-chaap apni aag men jalte raho faraaz duniya to arz-e-haal se be-aabroo kare