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

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

zabaan to khol nazar to mila javaab to de main kitnii baar luta hooñ mujhe hisaab to de tere badan ki likhaavat men hai utaar chadhaav main tujhe kaise padhoonga mujhe kitaab to de teraa sawaal hai saaqi ki zindagi kya hai javaab deta hooñ pahle mujhe sharaab to de

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

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

parde men laakh phir bhi numoodaar kaun hai hai jis ke dam se garmi-e-baazaar kaun hai vo saamne hai phir bhi dikhaai na de sake mere aur us ke beech ye deewaar kaun hai baagh-e-wafaa men ho nahin saka ye faisla sayyaad yaa pe kaun girftaar kaun hai maana nazar ke saamne hai be-shumaar dhund hai dekhna ki dhund ke is paar kaun hai kuchh bhi nahin hai paas pe rehta hai phir bhi KHush sab kuchh hai jis ke paas vo bezaar kaun hai yuñ to dikhaai dete hain asraar har taraf khulta nahin ki saahib-e-asraar kaun hai amjad alag si aap ne khuli hai jo dukaaan jins-e-hunar ka yaa ye khareedaar kaun hai

na aasmaañ se na dushman ke zor o zar se hua ye mojza to mire dast-e-be-hunar se hua qadam utha hai to paanv tale zameen hi nahin safar ka ranj ha men khwaahish-e-safar se hua main bheeg bheeg gaya aarzoo ki baarish men vo aks aks men taqseem chashm-e-tar se hua siyaahi shab ki na chehron pe aa gaii ho kahii sehar ka khauf ha men aainon ke dar se hua koi chale to zameen saath saath chalti hai ye raaz ham pe ayaan gard-e-rahguzar se hua tire badan ki mahak hi na thii to kya rukte guzar hamaara kaii baar yuñ to ghar se hua kahaan pe soye the amjad kahaan khuliin aañkhen gumaan qafas ka ha men apne baam-o-dar se hua

aainon men aks na hon to hairat rahtii hai jaise khaali aankhoñ men bhi vehshat rahtii hai har dam duniya ke hangaa men ghere rakhte the jab se tere dhyaan lage hain furqat rahtii hai karne hai to khul ke karo inkaar-e-wafa ki baat baat adhuri rah jaa.e to hasrat rahtii hai shehar-e-sukhan men aisa kuchh kar izzat ban jaa.e sab kuchh miTTi ho jaata hai izzat rahtii hai bante bante dhah jaati hai dil ki har taameer KHvaahish ke bharoop men shaayad qismat rahtii hai saa.e larzate rahte hain shehron ki galiyon men rahte the insaan jahaan ab dahshat rahtii hai mausam koi KHushboo le kar aate jaate hain kya kya ham ko raat ga.e tak vehshat rahtii hai dhyaan men mela sa lagta hai beetii yaadon ka akshar us ke gham se dil ki sohbat rahtii hai phoolon ki takhti par jaise rangon ki tahreer lauh-e-sukhan par aise amjad shohrat rahtii hai

yaad ke sehra men kuchh to zindagi aa.e nazar sochta hooñ ab banaa luun ret se hi koi ghar kis qadar yaaden ubhar aayi hain tere naam se ek patthar feknne se pad ga.e kitne bhanwar vaqt ke andhe kuein men pal rahi hai zindagi ai mire husn-e-takhayyul baam se neeche utar tu aseer-e-aabroo-e-sheva-e-pindaar-e-husn main giraftaar-e-nigaah-e-zindagi-e-mukhtasar zabt ke qarye men amjad dekhiye kaise kate soch ki sooni sadak par yaad ka lamba safar

tumhaara haath jab mire larzate haath se chhoota khizaan ke aakhiri din the vo mohkam be-lachak vaa'da khilaune ki tarah toota khizaan ke aakhiri din the bahaar aayi na thii lekin hawaon men naye mausam ki khushboo raqs karti thii achaanak jab kaha tum ne mire munh par mujhe jhoota khizaan ke aakhiri din the vo kya din the yahiin ham ne bahaaron ki dua ki thii kisi ne bhi nahin socha chaman waalon ne mil kar jab KHud apna hi chaman lootaa khizaan ke aakhiri din the likha tha ek takhti par koi bhi phool mat tode magar aandhi to an-padh thii so jab vo baagh se guzri koi ukhadta koi toota khizaan ke aakhiri din the bahut hi zor se peete hawa ke bein par seene hamaare khair-khwaaho ne ki chaan dii ke varq jaisa samay ne jab ha men koota khizaan ke aakhiri din the na rut thii aandhiyon ki ye na mausam tha hawaon ka to phir ye kya hua amjad har ik konpal hui zakhmi hua majrooh har boota khizaan ke aakhiri din the