jaam cigarette kash aur bas kuchh dhuaan aakhirsh aur bas maut tak zindagi ka safar raat-din kashmakash aur bas pee gaya ped aandhi magar gir pada kha ke ghash aur bas zindagi jaltee cigarette hai sirf do-chaar kash aur bas sookhte ped ki lakdiyaan aakhiri peshkash aur bas

kabhi milenge to ye karz bhi utaarenge tumhaare chehre ko paharon talak nihaarenge ye kya sitam ki khilaadi badal diya usne ham is umeed pe baithe the ham hi haarenge hamaare baad tere ishq men naye ladke badan to choomenge zulfen nahin sanvaarenge

uske haathon men jo khanjar hai zyaada tez hai aur phir bachpan se hi uskaa nishaana tez hai jab kabhi us paar jaane ka khyaal aata mujhe koi aahista se kahtaa tha ki dariyaa tez hai aaj milnaa tha bichhad jaane ki niyat se ha men aaj bhi vo der se pahuncha hai kitna tez hai apna sab kuchh haar ke laut aaye ho na mere paas main tumhe kahtaa bhi rehta ki duniya tez hai aaj uske gaal choo men hain to andaaza hua chaai achchhii hai magar thoda sa meetha tez hai

kitne aish se rahte honge kitne itraate honge jaane kaise log vo honge jo us ko bhaate honge shaam hue khush-baash yahaañ ke mere paas aa jaate hain mere bujhne ka nazzara karne aa jaate honge vo jo na aane vaala hai na us se mujh ko matlab tha aane waalon se kya matlab aate hain aate honge us ki yaad ki baad-e-saba men aur to kya hota hogaa yoonhi mere baal hain bikhre aur bikhar jaate honge yaaro kuchh to zikr karo tum us ki qayamat baanhon ka vo jo simtate honge un men vo to mar jaate honge meraa saans ukhadte hi sab bein karenge roenge ya'ni mere baa'd bhi ya'ni saans li.e jaate honge

barson puraana dost mila jaise gair ho dekha ruka jhijhak ke kaha tum umair ho milte hain mushkilon se yahaañ ham-khayaal log tere tamaam chaahne waalon ki KHair ho kamre men cigaretteon ka dhuaan aur teri mahak jaise shadeed dhundh men baagon ki sair ho ham mutmain bahut hain agar KHush nahin bhi hain tum KHush ho kya hua jo hamaare baghair ho pairo'n men uske sar ko dharen iltijaa karen ik iltijaa ki jiska na sar ho na pair ho

mirii nazar men KHaak tere aaine pe gard hai ye chaand kitna zard hai ye raat kitnii sard hai kabhi kabhi to yuñ laga ki ham sabhi masheen hain tamaam shahar men na koi zan na koi mard hai KHuda ki nazmon ki kitaab saari kaayenaat hai ghazal ke she'r ki tarah har ek fard fard hai hayaat aaj bhi kaneez hai huzoor-e-jabr men jo zindagi ko jeet le vo zindagi ka mard hai ise tabarruk-e-hayaat kah ke palkon par rakhoon agar mujhe yaqeen ho ye raaste ki gard hai vo jin ke zikr se ragon men daudti theen bijliyaan unhin ka haath ham ne choo ke dekha kitna sard hai

KHoon patton pe jama ho jaise phool ka rang haraa ho jaise baarha ye ha men mehsoos hua dard seene ka KHuda ho jaise yuñ taras kha ke na poochho ahvaal teer seene pe laga ho jaise phool ki aankh men shabnam kyun hai sab hamaari hi KHataa ho jaise kirchen chubhti hain bahut seene men aaina toot gaya ho jaise sab ha men dekhne aate hain magar neend aankhoñ se KHafaa ho jaise ab charaaghon ki zaroorat bhi nahin chaand is dil men chhupa ho jaise

maan mausam ka kaha chhaai ghatta jaam utha aag se aag bujha phool khila jaam utha pee mire yaar tujhe apni qasam deta hooñ bhool ja shikwa gilaa haath mila jaam utha haath men chaand jahaan aaya muqaddar chamka sab badal jaayega qismat ka likha jaam utha ek pal bhi kabhi ho jaata hai sadiyon jaisa der kya karna yahaañ haath badha jaam utha pyaar hi pyaar hai sab log barabar hain yahaañ may-kade men koi chhota na badaa jaam utha

jab tak nigaar-e-dasht ka seena dukha na tha sehra men koi laala-e-sehra khila na tha do jheelein us ki aankhoñ men lahara ke so gaeeinus vaqt meri umr ka dariyaa chadha na tha jaagi na theen nason men tamannaa ki naaginenus gandumee sharaab ko jab tak chakha na tha dhoonda karo jahaan-e-tahayyur men umr bhar vo chalti phirti chaanv hai main ne kaha na tha ik be-vafa ke saamne aañsu behaate ham itnaa hamaari aankh ka paani mara na tha vo kaale hont jaam samajh kar chadha ga.e vo aab jis se main ne wuzoo tak kiya na tha sab log apne apne KHudaaon ko laaye the ek ham aise the ki hamaara KHuda na tha vo kaali aañkhen shahar men mashhoor theen bahut tab un pe mote sheeshon ka chashma chadha na tha main saahib-e-ghazal tha haseenon ki bazm men sar par ghanere baal the maatha khula na tha

chaai ki pyaali men neeli tablet gholi sah men sah men haathon ne ik kitaab phir khuli daayere andheron ke raushni ke poron ne coat ke button khole taai ki girah khuli sheeshe ki silaai men kaale bhoot ka chadhna baam kaath ka ghoda neem kaanch ki goli barf men daba makhan maut rail aur riksha zindagi khushi riksha rail motoren doli ik kitaab chaand aur ped sab ke kaale collar par zehan tape ki gardish munh men toton ki boli vo nahin mili ham ko huk button sarkati jeen zip ke daant khulte hi aankh se giri choli