vo ek pakshi jo gunjan kar raha hai vo mujh men prem srijan kar raha hai bahut din ho gaye hai tumse bichhde tumhein milne ko ab man kar raha hai nadi ke shaant tat par baithkar man teri yaaden visarjan kar raha hai

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

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

so rahenge ke jaagte rahenge ham tere khwaab dekhte rahenge tu kahii aur hi dhoondhta rahega ham kahii aur hi khile rahenge raahgeeron ne raah badalni hai ped apni jagah khade rahenge sabhi mausam hai dastaras men teri tune chaaha to ham hare rahenge lautna kab hai tune par tujhko aadatan hi pukaarte rahenge tujhko paane men mas'ala ye hai tujhko khone ke vasvase rahenge tu idhar dekh mujhse baate kar yaar chash men to phoote rahenge ek muddat hui hai tujhse mile tu to kahtaa tha raabte rahenge

ye kis tarah ka ta'alluq hai aapka mere saath mujhe hi chhod ke jaane ka mashwara mere saath yahii kahii ha men raston ne baddua dii thii magar main bhool gaya aur kaun tha mere saath vo jhaankta nahin khidki se din nikalta hai tujhe yaqeen nahin aa raha to aa mere saath

kharaabi kuchh na poochho mulakat-e-dil ki imarat ki ghamon ne aaj-kal suniyo vo aabaa dii hi gharaat ki nigah-e-mast se jab chashm ne is ki ishaarat ki halaavat may ki aur buniyaad maykhaane ki gharaat ki sahar-gah main ne poocha gul se haal-e-zaar bulbul ka pade the baagh men yak-musht par udhar ishaarat ki jalaya jis tajallii-e-jalwa-gar ne toor ko ham-dam usii aatish ke par kaale ne ham se bhi sharaarat ki nazaakat kya kahooñ khursheed-roo ki kal shab-e-mah men gaya tha saa.e saa.e baagh tak tis par hararat ki nazar se jis ki yusuf sa gaya phir us ko kya sujhe haqeeqat kuchh na poochho peer-e-kan'aan ki basaarat ki tire kooche ke shauq-e-tauf men jaise bagoola tha biyaabaan main ghubaar meer ki ham ne ziyaarat ki

mehr ki tujh se tavakko thii sitamgar niklaa mom samjhe the tire dil ko so patthar niklaa daagh hooñ rask-e-mohabbat se ki itnaa betaab kis ki taskin ke li.e ghar se tu baahar niklaa jeete jee aah tire kooche se koi na fira jo sitam-deeda raha ja ke so mar kar niklaa dil ki aabaa dii ki is had hai kharaabi ki na pooch jaana jaata hai ki us raah se lashkar niklaa ashk-e-tar qatra-e-khoon lakht-e-jigar paara-e-dil ek se ek addad aankh se bah kar niklaa kunj-kaavi jo ki seene ki gham-e-hijraan ne is dafneene men se aqsaam-e-jawaahar niklaa ham ne jaana tha likhega tu koi harf ai meer par tira naama to ik shauq ka daftar niklaa

pal men jahaan ko dekhte mere dubo chuka ik vaqt men ye deeda bhi toofaan ro chuka afsos mere murde par itnaa na kar ki ab pachtana yuñ hi sa hai jo hona tha ho chuka lagti nahin palak se palak intizaar men aañkhen agar yahii hain to bhar neend so chuka yak chashmak-e-pyaala hai saaqi bahaar-e-umr jhapki lagii ki door ye aaKHir hi ho chuka mumkin nahin ki gul kare waisi shaguftagius sarzameen men tukhm-e-mohabbat main bo chuka paaya na dil bahaaya hua sail-e-ashk ka main panja-e-miza se samundar bilo chuka har subh haadse se ye kahtaa hai aasmaañ de jaam-e-khoon meer ko gar munh vo dho chuka

kab talak ye sitam uthaaiyega ek din yoonhi jee se jaaiyega shakl tasveer-e-be-khu dii kab tak kaso din aap men bhi aaiyega sab se mil chal ki haadse se phir kahii dhoonda bhi to na paaiyega na mooe ham aseeri men to naseem koi din aur baav khaaiyega kahiyea us se qissa-e-majnoon ya'ni parde men gham sunaaiyega us ke pa-bos ki tavakko par apne teen KHaak men milaaiyega us ke paanv ko ja lagii hai hina khoob se haath use lagaaiyega shirkat-sheikh-o-brahman se meer ka'ba-o-dair se bhi jaaiyega apni dedh iint ki jad dii masjid kisi veeraane men banaaiyega

us ka khayal chashm se shab KHvaab le gaya qas men ki ishq jee se mire taab le gaya kin neendon ab tu soti hai ai chashm-e-girya-naak mizgaan to khol shahar ko sailaab le gaya aave jo mastaba men to sun lo ki raah se waiz ko ek jaam-e-may-e-naab le gaya ne dil raha baja hai na sabr o hawas o hosh aaya jo sail-e-ishq sab asbaab le gaya mire huzoor shama' ne giryaa jo sar kiya roya main is qadar ki mujhe aab le gaya ahvaal us shikaar zuboon ka hai jaa.e rahm jis na-tawan ko muft na qassaab le gaya munh ki jhalak se yaar ke behosh ho ga.e shab ham ko meer paratav-e-mehtaab le gaya