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

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

haath khaali hain tire shahar se jaate jaate jaan hoti to mirii jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar ha men pahchaanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahar men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaaron ko ruksat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakham lagaate jaate renagne ki bhi ijaazat nahin ham ko warna ham jidhar jaate naye phool khilaate jaate main to jalte hue seharaaon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariyaa the mirii pyaas bujhaate jaate mujh ko rone ka saleeqa bhi nahin hai shaayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musaafir kaii guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hataate jaate

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

mere bas men nahin varna qudrat ka likha hua kaatta tere hisse men aa.e bure din koi doosra kaatta laariyon se zyaada bahaav tha tere har ik lafz men main ishaara nahin kaat saka teri baat kya kaatta maine bhi zindagi aur shab e hijr kaatee hai sabki tarah vaise behtar to ye tha ke main kam se kam kuchh naya kaatta tere hote hue mombatti bujhaai kisi aur ne kya khushi rah gayi thii janmdin ki main cake kya kaatta koi bhi to nahin jo mere bhookhe rahne pe naaraz ho jail men teri tasveer hoti to hanskar saza kaatta

chahten mausami parinde hain rut badalte hi laut jaate hain ghonsle ban ke toot jaate hain daagh shaakhon pe chahchahaate hain aane waale bayaaz men apni jaane waalon ke naam likhte hain sab hi auron ke khaali kamron ko apni apni tarah sajaate hain maut ik waahima hai nazaron ka saath chhutta kahaan hai apnon ka jo zameen par nazar nahin aate chaand taaron men jagmagate hain ye musavvir ajeeb hote hain aap apne habeeb hote hain doosron ki shabahtein le kar apni tasveer hi banaate hain yuñ hi chaltaa hai kaarobaar-e-jahaan hai zaroori har ek cheez yahaañ jin darakhton men phal nahin aate vo jalane ke kaam aate hain

jise dekhte hi khumaari lage use umr saari hamaari lage ujaala sa hai us ke chaaron taraf vo naazuk badan paanv bhari lage vo sasuraal se aayi hai maike use jitna dekho vo pyaari lage haseen sooraten aur bhi hain magar vo sab saikron men hazaari lage chalo is tarah se sajaayein use ye duniya hamaari tumhaari lage use dekhna sher-goi ka fan use sochna deen-daari lage

din saleeqe se ugaa raat thikaane se rahi dosti apni bhi kuchh roz zamaane se rahi chand lamhon ko hi banti hain musavvir aañkhen zindagi roz to tasveer banaane se rahi is andhere men to thokar hi ujaala degi raat jungle men koi shama' jalane se rahi fasla chaand banaa deta hai har patthar ko door ki raushni nazdeek to aane se rahi shahar men sab ko kahaan milti hai rone ki jagah apni izzat bhi yahaañ hansne hansaane se rahi

tu qareeb aa.e to qurbat ka yuñ izhaar karoon aaina saamne rakh kar tira deedaar karoon saamne tere karoon haar ka apni elaan aur akelaa men tiri jeet se inkaar karoon pahle sochun use phir us ki banaaun tasveer aur phir us men hi paida dar-o-deewar karoon mire qabze men na miTTi hai na baadal na hawa phir bhi chaahat hai ki har shaakh samar-baar karoon subh hote hi ubhar aati hai saalim ho kar vahii deewaar jise roz main mismar karoon

har ek ghar men diya bhi jale anaaj bhi ho agar na ho kahii aisa to ehtijaaj bhi ho rahegi va'don men kab tak aseer khush-haali har ek baar hi kal kyun kabhi to aaj bhi ho na karte shor-sharaaba to aur kya karte tumhaare shahar men kuchh aur kaam-kaaj bhi ho hukoomaton ko badalna to kuchh muhaal nahin hukoomatein jo badalta hai vo samaaj bhi ho badal rahe hain kaii aadmi darindon men marz puraana hai is ka naya ilaaj bhi ho akelaa gham se nayi shaayri nahin hoti zabaan-e-'meer men ghalib ka imtizaaj bhi ho