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

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

tamasha-e-deir-o-haram dekhte hain tujhe har bahaane se ham dekhte hain hamaari taraf ab vo kam dekhte hain vo nazrein nahin jin ko ham dekhte hain zamaane ke kya kya sitam dekhte hain humeen jaante hain jo ham dekhte hain

pooch lete vo bas mizaaj mira kitna aasaan tha ilaaj mira chaara-gar ki nazar bataati hai haal achha nahin hai aaj mira main to rehta hooñ dasht men masroof qais karta hai kaam-kaaj mira koi kaasa madad ko bhej allah mere bas men nahin hai taaj mira main mohabbat ki baadshaahat hooñ mujh pe chaltaa nahin hai raaj mira

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

aziz itnaa hi rakho ki jee sambhal jaa.e ab is qadar bhi na chaaho ki dam nikal jaa.e mile hain yuñ to bahut aao ab milen yuñ bhi ki rooh garmi-e-anfaas se pighal jaa.e mohabbaton men ajab hai dilon ko dhadka sa ki jaane kaun kahaan raasta badal jaa.e zahe vo dil jo tamanna-e-taazaa-tar men rahe khosha vo umr jo KHvaabon hi men bahl jaa.e main vo charaaghh sar-e-rahguzar-e-duniya hooñ jo apni zaat ki tanhaaiyon men jal jaa.e har ek lahza yahii aarzoo yahii hasrat jo aag dil men hai vo she'r men bhi dhal jaa.e

koi dhun ho main tire geet hi g aa.e jaaun dard seene men uthe shor mach aa.e jaaun KHvaab ban kar tu barsta rahe shabnam shabnam aur bas main isee mausam men nah aa.e jaaun tere hi rang utarte chale jaayen mujh men KHud ko likkhoon tiri tasveer ban aa.e jaaun jis ko milnaa nahin phir us se mohabbat kaisi sochta jaaun magar dil men bas aa.e jaaun ab tu us ki hui jis pe mujhe pyaar aata hai zindagi aa tujhe seene se lag aa.e jaaun yahii chehre mire hone ki gawaahi denge har naye harf men jaañ apni sam aa.e jaaun jaañ to cheez hai kya rishta-e-jaan se aage koi awaaz diye jaa.e main aa.e jaaun shaayad is raah pe kuchh aur bhi raahi aayen dhoop men chaltaa rahoon s aa.e bichh aa.e jaaun ahl-e-dil honge to samjhenge sukhun ko mire bazm men aa hi gaya hooñ to sun aa.e jaaun

hijr karte ya koi vasl guzaara karte ham bahr-haal basar KHvaab tumhaara karte ek aisi bhi ghadi ishq men aayi thii ki ham KHaak ko haath lagaate to sitaara karte ab to mil jaao ha men tum ki tumhaari khaatir itni door aa ga.e duniya se kinaara karte mehav-e-aaraish-e-rukh hai vo qayamat sar-e-baam aankh agar aaina hoti to nazaara karte ek chehre men to mumkin nahin itne chehre kis se karte jo koi ishq dobara karte jab hai ye khaana-e-dil aap ki khilwat ke li.e phir koi aa.e yahaañ kaise gawara karte kaun rakhta hai andhere men diya aankh men KHvaab teri jaanib hi tire log ishaara karte zarf-e-aaina kahaan aur tira husn kahaan ham tire chehre se aaina sanwaara karte

shikasta-haal sa be-aasra sa lagta hai ye shahar dil se ziyaada dukha sa lagta hai har ik ke saath koi vaqiaa' sa lagta hai jise bhi dekho vo khoya hua sa lagta hai zameen hai so vo apni gardishon men kahii jo chaand hai so vo toota hua sa lagta hai mere watan pe utarte hue andheron ko jo tum kaho mujhe qahr-e-khuda sa lagta hai jo shaam aayi to phir shaam ka laga darbaar jo din hua to vo din karbala sa lagta hai ye raat kha gaii ik ek kar ke saare charaaghh jo rah gaya hai vo bujhta hua sa lagta hai dua karo ki main us ke li.e dua ho jaaun vo ek shaKHs jo dil ko dua sa lagta hai to dil men bujhne si lagti hai kaayenaat tamaam k abhii k abhii jo mujhe tu bujha sa lagta hai jo aa rahi hai sadaa ghaur se suno us ko ki is sadaa men KHuda bolta sa lagta hai abhii khareed len duniya kahaan ki mahangi hai magar zameer ka sauda bura sa lagta hai ye maut hai ya koi aakhiri visaal ke baa'd ajab sukoon men soya hua sa lagta hai hawaa-e-rang-e-do-aalam men jaagti hui lay aleem hi kahii naghma-saraa sa lagta hai

vo raat be-panaah thii aur main gareeb tha vo jis ne ye charaaghh jalaya ajeeb tha vo raushni ki aankh uthaai nahin gaii kal mujh se meraa chaand bahut hi qareeb tha dekha mujhe to taba ravaan ho gaii mirii vo muskuraa diya to main shayar adeeb tha rakhta na kyun main rooh o badan us ke saamne vo yuñ bhi tha tabeeb vo yuñ bhi tabeeb tha har silsila tha us ka KHuda se mila hua chup ho ki lab-kusha ho bala ka khateeb tha mauj-e-nashaat o sail-e-gham-e-jaan the ek saath gulshan men naghma-sanj ajab andaleeb tha main bhi raha hooñ khalvat-e-jaanan men ek shaam ye KHvaab hai ya Vaaqaii main khush-naseeb tha harf-e-dua o dast-e-sakhawat ke baab men KHud meraa tajurba hai vo be-had najeeb tha dekha hai us ko khilwat o jalvat men baar-ha vo aadmi bahut hi ajeeb-o-ghareeb tha likkho tamaam umr magar phir bhi tum aleemus ko dikha na paao vo aisa habeeb tha