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

kyun darein zindagi men kya hogaa kuchh na hogaa to tajurba hogaa hansati aankhoñ men jhaank kar dekho koi aañsu kahii chhupa hogaa in dinon na-umeed sa hooñ main shaayad usne bhi ye suna hogaa dekhkar tumko sochta hooñ main kya kisi ne tumhein chhua hogaa

ye gham kya dil ki aadat hai nahin to kisi se kuchh shikaayat hai nahin to hai vo ik khwaab-e-be taabeer isko bhula dene ki niyat hai nahin to kisi ke bin kisi ki yaad ke bin ji.e jaane ki himmat hai nahin to kisi soorat bhi dil lagta nahin haan to kuchh din se ye haalaat hai nahin to tujhe jisne kahi ka bhi nahin rakha vo ek jaati si vehshat hai nahin to tere is haal par hai sab ko hairat tujhe bhi is pe hairat hai nahin to ham-aahangi nahin duniya se teri tujhe is par nadaamat hai nahin to vo darveshi jo taj kar aa gaya...tu yah daulat us ki qeemat hai nahin to hua jo kuchh yahii maqsoom tha kya yahii saari hikaayat hai nahin to aziyat-naak ummeedon se tujhko aman paane ki hasrat hai nahin to tu rehta hai khayaal-o-khvaab men gam to is wajah se fursat hai nahin to wahaan waalon se hai itni mohabbat yahaan waalon se nafrat hai nahin to sabab jo is judaai ka banaa hai vo mujhse khubsoorat hai nahin to

tum haqeeqat nahin ho hasrat ho jo mile KHvaab men vo daulat ho tum ho KHushboo ke KHvaab ki KHushboo aur itne hi bemuravvat ho kis tarah chhod doon tumhein jaanaan tum meri zindagi ki aadat ho kislie dekhte ho aaina tum to KHud se bhi khoobsurat ho dastaan khatm hone waali hai tum meri aakhiri muhabbat ho

itnaa majboor na kar baat banaane lag jaayen ham tere sar kii qasam jhooth hi khaane lag jaayen itne sannaate pi.e meri sama'at ne ki ab sirf aavaaz pe chaahoon to nishaane lag jaayen chaliye kuchh aur nahin aah-shumaarii hi sahi ham kisi kaam to is dil ke bahaane lag jaayen ham vo gum-gasht-e-mohabbat hain ki tum to kya ho khud ko ham dhoondhne niklen to zamaane lag jaayen khvaab kuchh aise dikhaaye hain faqiri ne mujhe jin kii ta'beer men shahon ke khazaane lag jaayen main agar apni jawaani ke suna doon qisse ye jo launde hain mire paanv dabane lag jaayen

koi to phool khilaaye dua ke lehje men ajab tarah ki ghutan hai hawa ke lehje men ye vaqt kis ki ra'unat pe KHaak daal gaya ye kaun bol raha tha KHuda ke lehje men na jaane khalk-e-khuda kaun se azaab men hai hawaaein cheekh padeen iltijaa ke lehje men khula fareb-e-mohabbat dikhaai deta hai ajab kamaal hai us be-vafa ke lehje men yahii hai maslahat-e-jabr-e-ehtiyaat to phir ham apna haal kaheinge chhupa ke lehje men

thakan to agle safar ke li.e bahaana tha use to yuñ bhi kisi aur samt jaana tha vahii charaaghh bujha jis ki lau qayamat thii usii pe zarb padi jo shajar puraana tha mataa-e-jaan ka badal ek pal ki sarshaari sulook KHvaab ka aankhoñ se tajiraana tha hawa ki kaat shagoofoon ne jazb kar li thii tabhi to lahja-e-khushboo bhi jaarehaana tha vahii firaq ki baatein vahii hikaayat-e-wasl nayi kitaab ka ek ik varq puraana tha qaba-e-zard nigaar-e-khizaan pe sajti thii tabhi to chaal ka andaaz khusrawaana tha

ye bastii jaani-pahchaani bahut hai yahaañ va'don ki arzaani bahut hai shagufta lafz likkhe ja rahe hain magar lahjon men veeraani bahut hai subuk-zarfon ke qaabu men nahin lafz magar shauq-e-gul-afshaani bahut hai hai bazaaron men paani sar se ooncha mire ghar men bhi tugh yaanii bahut hai na jaane kab mire sehra men aa.e vo ik dariyaa ki toofaani bahut hai na jaane kab mire aangan men barase vo ik baadal ki nuqsaani bahut hai

kahaan ke naam o nasab ilm kya fazilat kya jahaan-e-rizq men tauqeer-e-ahl-e-haajat kya shikam ki aag li.e phir rahi hai shahr-b-shahr sag-e-zamaana hain ham kya hamaari hijrat kya dimashq-e-maslahat o kuufa-e-nifaq ke beech fughan-e-qaafila-e-be-nawa ki qeemat kya maal-e-izzat-e-saadaat-e-ishq dekh ke ham badal ga.e to badlne pe itni hairat kya qimaar-khaana-e-hasti men ek baazi par tamaam umr laga dii to phir shikaayat kya farogh-e-sanat-e-qad-aavari ka mausam hai subuk hue pe bhi niklaa hai qadd-o-qaamat kya

jaisa hooñ waisa kyun hooñ samjha saka tha main tum ne poocha to hota batla saka tha main aasooda rahne ki KHvaahish maar gaii warna aage aur bahut aage tak ja saka tha main kahii kahii se kuchh misre ek-aadh ghazal kuchh she'r is pounji par kitna shor macha saka tha main jaise sab likhte rahte hain ghazlein naz men geet vaise likh likh kar ambaar laga saka tha main