is tarah se na aajmao mujhe uski tasveer mat dikhaao mujhe ain mumkin hai main palat aaun uski aawaaz men bulao mujhe maine bola tha yaad mat aanaa jhooth bola tha yaad aao mujhe

ashk-e-naadaan se kaho baad men pachhtaayenge aap girkar meri aankhoñ se kidhar jaayenge apne lafzon ko takallum se giraakar jaana apne lehje ki thakaavat men bikhar jaayenge ik teraa ghar tha meri had-e-musaafit lekin ab ye socha hai ki ham had se guzar jaayenge apne afkaar jala daalenge kaaghaz kaaghaz soch mar jaayegi to ham aap bhi mar jaayenge isse pahle ki judaai ki khabar tumse mile hamne socha hai ki ham tumse bichhad jaayenge

chhod kar jaane ka dastoor nahin hota tha koi bhi zakham ho naasoor nahin hota tha mere bhi hont pe cigarette nahin hoti thii uski bhi maang men sindoor nahin hota tha auratein pyaar men tab shauq nahin rakhti thii aadmi ishq men mazdoor nahin hota tha

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

ik pal men ik sadi ka mazaa ham se poochiye do din ki zindagi ka mazaa ham se poochiye bhule hain rafta rafta unhen muddaton men ham qiston men khudkushi ka mazaa ham se poochiye aagaz-e-aashiqi ka mazaa aap jaaniye anjaam-e-aashiqi ka mazaa ham se poochiye jalte diyon men jalte gharo jaisi zau kahaan sarkaar raushni ka mazaa ham se poochiye vo jaan hi ga.e ki ha men unse pyaar hai aankhoñ ki mukhbirii ka mazaa hamse poochiye hansne ka shauq hamko bhi tha aap ki tarah hansiye magar hañsi ka mazaa ham se poochiye ham tauba kar ke mar ga.e be-maut ai khumaar tauheen-e-may-kashi ka mazaa ham se poochiye

KHaamosh ho kyun daad-e-jafa kyun nahin dete bismil ho to qaateel ko dua kyun nahin dete vehshat ka sabab rauzan-e-zindaan to nahin hai mehr o mah o anjum ko bujha kyun nahin dete ik ye bhi to andaaz-e-ilaaj-e-gham-e-jaan hai ai chaaragaro dard badha kyun nahin dete munsif ho agar tum to kab insaaf karoge mujrim hain agar ham to saza kyun nahin dete rehzan ho to haazir hai mata-e-dil-o-jaan bhi rahbar ho to manzil ka pata kyun nahin dete kya beet gaii ab ke faraaz ahl-e-chaman par yaaraan-e-qafas mujh ko sadaa kyun nahin dete

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

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

awwal awwal ki dosti hai abhii ik ghazal hai ki ho rahi hai abhii main bhi shehr-e-wafa men nau-waarid vo bhi ruk ruk ke chal rahi hai abhii main bhi aisa kahaan ka zood-shanaas vo bhi lagta hai sochti hai abhii dil ki waarftagi hai apni jagah phir bhi kuchh ehtiyaat si hai abhii garche pehla sa ijtinaab nahin phir bhi kam kam supurdagi hai abhii kaisa mausam hai kuchh nahin khulta boonda-baan dii bhi dhoop bhi hai abhii khud-kalaami men kab ye nashsha tha jis tarah roo-b-roo koi hai abhii qurbaten laakh KHoob-soorat hon dooriyon men bhi dilkashi hai abhii fasl-e-gul men bahaar pehla gulaab kis ki zulfon men taankti hai abhii muddatein ho gaiin faraaz magar vo jo deewaangi ki thii hai abhii

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