seena dahak raha ho to kya chup rahe koi kyun cheekh cheekh kar na gala chheel le koi saabit hua sukoon-e-dil-o-jaan kahii nahin rishton men dhoondhta hai to dhoonda kare koi tark-e-taalluqaat koi mas'ala nahin ye to vo raasta hai ki bas chal pade koi deewaar jaanta tha jise main vo dhool thii ab mujh ko e'timaad ki daawat na de koi main KHud ye chahta hooñ ki haalaat hooñ KHaraab mere KHilaaf zahar ugalta phire koi ai shaKHs ab to mujh ko s abhii kuchh qubool hai ye bhi qubool hai ki tujhe cheen le koi haan theek hai main apni ana ka mareez hooñ aaKHir mere mizaaj men kyun dakhl de koi ik shaKHs kar raha hai abhii tak vafaa ka zikr kaash us zabaan-daraaz ka munh noch le koi

ab mere saath nahin hai samjhe naasamjhaane kii baat nahin hai samjhe naa tum maangoge aur tumhein mil jaayega pyaar hai ye khairaat nahin hai samjhe naa main baadal hooñ jis par chaahoon barsoonga meri koii zaat nahin hai samjhe naa apna khaali haath mujhe mat dikhlaao is men meraa haath nahin hai samjhe naa

jis tarah waqt guzarne ke li.e hota hai aadmi shakl pe marne ke li.e hota hai teri aankhoñ se mulaqaat hui tab ye khula doobne vaala ubharne ke li.e hota hai ishq kyun peeche hata baat nibhaane se miyaan husn to khair mukarne ke li.e hota hai aankh hoti hai kisi raah ko takne ke li.e dil kisi paanv pe dharne ke li.e hota hai dil ki dilli ka chunaav hi alag hai sahab jab bhi hota hai ye harne ke li.e hota hai koi bastii ho ujhadne ke li.e bastii hai koi mazma ho bikharna ke li.e hota hai

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

khaali baithe ho to ik kaam meraa kar do naa mujh ko achha sa koii zaKHm ada kar do naa dhyaan se panchiyo ko dete ho daana paani itne achchhe ho to pinjare se rihaa kar do naa jab qareeb aa hi ga.e ho to udaasi kaisi jab diya de hi rahe ho to jala kar do naa

raat ke KHvaab sunaayein kis ko raat ke KHvaab suhaane the dhundle dhundle chehre the par sab jaane-pahchaane the zid dii wahshi allahad chanchal meethe log raseele log hont un ke ghazalon ke misre aankhoñ men afsaane the vehshat ka unwaan hamaari un men se jo naar banii dekhenge to log kaheinge insha'-ji deewane the ye ladki to in galiyon men roz hi ghooma karti thii is se un ko milnaa tha to is ke laakh bahaane the ham ko saari raat jagaaya jalte bujhte taaron ne ham kyun un ke dar par utre kitne aur thikaane the

ham un se agar mil baithe hain kya dosh hamaara hota hai kuchh apni jasaarat hoti hai kuchh un ka ishaara hota hai katne lagin raatein aankhoñ men dekha nahin palkon par akshar ya shaam-e-ghareebaan ka jugnoo ya subh ka taara hota hai ham dil ko li.e har des phire is jins ke gaahak mil na sake ai banjaaro ham log chale ham ko to khasaara hota hai daftar se uthe kaife men ga.e kuchh she'r kahe kuchh coffee pee poochho jo ma'aash ka insha'-ji yuñ apna guzaara hota hai

apne hamraah jo aate ho idhar se pahle dasht padta hai miyaan ishq men ghar se pahle chal diye uth ke soo-e-shahr-e-wafa koo-e-habeeb pooch lena tha kisi khaak-basar se pahle ishq pahle bhi kiya hijr ka gham bhi dekha itne tadpe hain na ghabraaye na tarse pahle jee bahalta hi nahin ab koi sa'at koi pal raat dhalti hi nahin chaar pahar se pahle ham kisi dar pe na thitke na kahii dastak dii saikron dar the mirii jaañ tire dar se pahle chaand se aankh mili jee ka ujaala jaaga ham ko sau baar hui subh sehar se pahle

shaam-e-gham ki sehar nahin hoti ya humeen ko khabar nahin hoti ham ne sab dukh jahaan ke dekhe hain bekli is qadar nahin hoti naala yoon na-rasa nahin rehta aah yuuñ be-asar nahin hoti chaand hai kahkashaan hai taare hain koi shay nama-bar nahin hoti dosto ishq hai KHataa lekin kya KHataa dar-guzar nahin hoti raat aa kar guzar bhi jaati hai ik hamaari sehar nahin hoti be-qaraari sahi nahin jaati zindagi mukhtasar nahin hoti ek din dekhne ko aa jaate ye havas umr bhar nahin hoti husn sab ko KHuda nahin deta har kisi ki nazar nahin hoti

jaane tu kya Dhoondh raha hai bastii men veeraane men leila to ai qais milegi dil ke daulat-khaane men janam janam ke saaton dukh hain us ke maathe par tahreer apna aap mitaana hogaa ye tahreer mitaane men mehfil men us shaKHs ke hote kaif kahaan se aata hai paimaane se aankhoñ men ya aankhoñ se paimaane men kis ka kis ka haal sunaaya tu ne ai afsaana-go ham ne ek tujhi ko dhoonda is saare afsaane men is bastii men itne ghar the itne chehre itne log aur kisi ke dar pe na pahuncha aisa hosh deewane men