baat karne hai baat kaun kare dard se do do haath kaun kare ham sitaare tumhein bulaate hain chaand na ho to raat kaun kare ab tujhe rab kahein ya but samjhen ishq men zaat-paat kaun kare zindagi bhar ki the kamaai tum is se zyaada zakaat kaun kare

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

vo be-vafa hai to kya mat kaho bura us ko ki jo hua so hua khush rakhe khudaa us ko nazar na aa.e to us kii talash men rahna kahiiñ mile to palat kar na dekhna us ko vo saada-khuu tha zamaane ke kham samajhta kya hawa ke saath chala le udii hawa us ko vo apne baare men kitna hai khush-gumaañ dekho jab us ko main bhi na dekhooñ to dekhna us ko abhii se jaana bhi kya us kii kam-khayaalii par abhii to aur bahut hogaa sochna us ko use ye dhun ki mujhe kam se kam udaas rakhe mirii du'aa ki khudaa de ye hausla us ko panaah dhoondh rahi hai shab-e-giraftaa-dil koii batao mire ghar ka raasta us ko ghazal men tazkira us ka na kar naseer ki ab bhula chuka vo tujhe tu bhi bhool ja us ko

KHaamosh lab hain jhuki hain palken dilon men ulfat nayi nayi hai abhii taqalluf hai guftagoo men abhii mohabbat nayi nayi hai abhii na aayengi neend tumko abhii na hamko sukoon milega abhii to dhadakega dil ziyaada abhii muhabbat nayi nayi hai bahaar ka aaj pehla din hai chalo chaman men tahal ke aayen fazaa men KHushboo nayi nayi hai gulon men rangat nayi nayi hai jo khandaani raeis hain vo mizaaj rakhte hain narm apna tumhaara lahjaa bataa raha hai tumhaari daulat nayi nayi hai zaraa sa qudrat ne kya nawaaza ke aake baithe ho pahli saf men abhii kyuuñ udne lage hawa men abhii to shohrat nayi nayi hai bamon ki barsaat ho rahi hai purane jaanbaaz so rahe hain ghulaam duniya ko kar raha hai vo jiski taqat nayi nayi hai

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

apni jaulaan-gaah zer-e-aasmaan samjha tha main aab o gil ke khel ko apna jahaan samjha tha main be-hijaabi se tiri toota nigaahon ka tilism ik rida-e-neel-goon ko aasmaañ samjha tha main kaarwaan thak kar fazaa ke pech-o-kham men rah gaya mehr o maah o mushtari ko hum-inaan samjha tha main ishq ki ik jast ne tay kar diya qissa tamaam is zameen o aasmaañ ko be-karaan samjha tha main kah gaiin raaz-e-mohabbat parda-daari-ha-e-shauq thii fugaan vo bhi jise zabt-e-fughaan samjha tha main thii kisi darmaanda rah-rau ki sada-e-dardnaak jis ko aawaaz-e-raheel-e-kaarvaan samjha tha main

khird ke paas khabar ke siva kuchh aur nahin tira ilaaj nazar ke siva kuchh aur nahin har ik maqaam se aage maqaam hai teraa hayaat zauq-e-safar ke siva kuchh aur nahin giraa-baha hai to hifz-e-khu dii se hai warna guhar men aab-e-guhar ke siva kuchh aur nahin ragon men gardish-e-khoon hai agar to kya haasil hayaat soz-e-jigar ke siva kuchh aur nahin uroos-e-laala munaasib nahin hai mujh se hijaab ki main naseem-e-sehr ke siva kuchh aur nahin jise kasaad samjhte hain taajiraan-e-farang vo shay mata-e-hunar ke siva kuchh aur nahin badaa kareem hai iqbaal'-e-be-nava lekin ata-e-shola sharar ke siva kuchh aur nahin

la phir ik baar vahii baada o jaam ai saaqi haath aa jaa.e mujhe meraa maqaam ai saaqi teen sau saal se hain hind ke may-khaane band ab munaasib hai tira faiz ho aam ai saaqi mirii meena-e-ghazal men thii zaraa si baaki sheikh kahtaa hai ki hai ye bhi haraam ai saaqi she'r mardon se hua besh-e-tahqeeq tahee rah ga.e sufi o mulla ke ghulaam ai saaqi ishq ki tegh-e-jigar-daar uda li kis ne ilm ke haath men khaali hai niyaam ai saaqi seena raushan ho to hai soz-e-sukhan ain-e-hayaat ho na raushan to sukhun marg-e-davaam ai saaqi tu mirii raat ko mahtaab se mahroom na rakh tire paimaane men hai maah-e-tamaam ai saaqi

na tu zameen ke li.e hai na aasmaañ ke li.e jahaan hai tere li.e tu nahin jahaan ke li.e ye aql o dil hain sharar shola-e-mohabbat ke vo khaar-o-khas ke li.e hai ye neestaan ke li.e maqaam-e-parvarish-e-aah-o-laala hai ye chamanna sair-e-gul ke li.e hai na aashiyaan ke li.e rahega raavi o neel o furaat men kab tak tira safeena ki hai bahr-e-be-karan ke li.e nishaan-e-raah dikhaate the jo sitaaron ko taras ga.e hain kisi mard-e-raah-daan ke li.e nigah buland sukhun dil-nawaz jaañ pur-soz yahii hai rakht-e-safar meer-e-kaarwaan ke li.e zaraa si baat thii andesha-e-ajm ne use badha diya hai faqat zeb-e-daastaan ke li.e mire guloo men hai ik naghma jibraail-aashob sambhaal kar jise rakha hai la-makaan ke li.e

dil soz se khaali hai nigah paak nahin hai phir is men ajab kya ki tu bebaak nahin hai hai zauq-e-tajalli bhi isee KHaak men pinhaan ghaafil tu nira sahib-e-idraak nahin hai vo aankh ki hai surma-e-afrang se raushan purkaar o suhkan-saaz hai namnaak nahin hai kya sufi o mulla ko khabar mere junoon ki un ka sar-e-daaman bhi abhii chaak nahin hai kab tak rahe mahkoomi-e-anjum men mirii KHaak ya main nahin ya gardish-e-aflaak nahin hai bijli hooñ nazar koh o biyaabaan pe hai mirii mere li.e shaayaan khas-o-khaashaak nahin hai aalam hai faqat momin-e-jaanbaaz ki meeraas mumin nahin jo sahib-e-laulaak nahin hai