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

tamasha-e-deir-o-haram dekhte hain tujhe har bahaane se ham dekhte hain hamaari taraf ab vo kam dekhte hain vo nazrein nahin jin ko ham dekhte hain zamaane ke kya kya sitam dekhte hain humeen jaante hain jo ham dekhte hain

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

kaise usne ye sab kuchh mujhse chhupkar badla chehra badla rastaa badla baad men ghar badla main uske baare men ye kahtaa tha logon se meraa naam badal dena vo shaKHs agar badla vo bhi KHush tha usne dil dekar dil maanga hai main bhi KHush hooñ maine patthar se patthar badla maine kaha kya meri khaatir KHud ko badloge aur phir usne nazren badlein aur number badla

vahii chitwan ki khoon-khwari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai tiri aankhoñ ki beemaarii jo aage thii so ab bhi hai vahii nashv-o-numa-e-sabza hai gor-e-ghareeban par hawaa-e-charkh-e-zangaari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai taalluq hai vahii taa-haal un zulfon ke saude se silaasil ki giriftaari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai vahii sar ka patkna hai vahii rona hai din bhar ka vahii raaton ki bedaari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai rivaaj-e-ishq ke aayein vahii hain kishwar-e-dil men rah-o-rasm-e-wafa jaarii jo aage thii so ab bhi hai vahii jee ka jalana hai pakaana hai vahii dil ka vo us ki garm-baazaari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai niyaaz-e-khaadimaana hai vahii fazl-e-ilaahi se buton ki naaz-bardaari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai firaq-e-yaar men jis tarah se marta tha marta hooñ vo rooh o tan ki be-zaari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai vahii sauda-e-kaakul ka hai aalam jo ki saabiq tha ye shab beemaar par bhari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai junoon ki garm-joshi hai vahii deewaanon se apni vahii daaghoon ki gul-kaari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai vahii bazaar-e-garmi hai mohabbat ki hanooz aatish vo yusuf ki khareedaari jo aage thii so ab bhi hai

soorat se is ki behtar soorat nahin hai koi deedaar-e-yaar si bhi daulat nahin hai koi aankhoñ ko khol agar tu deedaar ka hai bhooka chaudah tabaq se baahar nemat nahin hai koi saabit tire dehan ko kya mantiqi karenge aisi daleel aisi hujjat nahin hai koi ye kya samajh ke kadve hote hain aap ham se pee jaayega kisi ko sharbat nahin hai koi main ne kaha kabhi to tashreef laao bole m'azoor rakhiye waqt-e-fursat nahin hai koi ham kya kahein kisi se kya hai tariq apna mazhab nahin hai koi millat nahin hai koi dil le ke jaañ ke bhi sail jo ho to haazir haazir jo kuchh hai us men hujjat nahin hai koi ham shaayaron ka halka halka hai aarifon ka na-aashnaa-e-ma'ani soorat nahin hai koi deewaanon se hai apne ye qaul us pari ka khaaki o aatishi se nisbat nahin hai koi hazda hazaar aalam dam-bhar raha hai teraa tujh ko na chahe aisi khilqat nahin hai koi naazaan na husn par ho mehmaan hai chaar din ka be-e'tibaar aisi daulat nahin hai koi jaañ se aziz dil ko rakhta hooñ aadmi hooñ kyoon-kar kahooñ main mujh ko hasrat nahin hai koi yuñ bad kaha karo tum yuñ maal kuchh na samjho ham sa bhi khair-khwah-e-daulat nahin hai koi main paanch vaqt sajda karta hooñ is sanam ko mujh ko bhi aisi-vaisi khidmat nahin hai koi maa-o-shuma kah-o-meh karta hai zikr teraa is dastaan se khaali sohbat nahin hai koi shahr-e-butaan hai aatish allah ko karo yaad kis ko pukaarte ho hazrat nahin hai koi

khwaahan tire har rang men ai yaar humeen the yusuf tha agar tu to khareedaar humeen the be-daad ki mehfil men saza-waar humeen the taqseer kisi ki ho gunahgaar humeen the vaa'da tha humeen se lab-e-baam aane ka hona saa.e ki tarah se pas-e-deewaar humeen the kanghi tiri zulfon ki humeen par thii mukarrar aaina dikhaate tujhe har baar humeen the nemat thii tire husn ki hisse men hamaare tu kaan-e-malaahat tha khareedaar humeen the sauda-zada zulfon ka na tha apne siva ek azaad do-aalam tha girftaar humeen the tu aur ham ai dost the yak-jaan do qaaleb tha gair siva apne jo tha yaar humeen the bimaar-e-mohabbat tha siva apne na koi ik mustahiq-e-sharbat-e-deedaar humeen the be apne bahlati thii tabeeyat na kisi se dil-soz humeen the tire gham-khwaar humeen the ik jumbish-e-mizgaan se ghash aata tha humeen ko do nargis-e-beemaar ke beemaar humeen the jab chahte the lete the aaghosh men tum ko majboor se rah jaate the mukhtar humeen the ham sa na koi chaahne vaala tha tumhaara marte the humeen jaan se bezaar humeen the bad-naam mohabbat ne tiri ham ko kiya tha rusva-e-sar-e-koocha-o-bazaar ha men the dil thokren khaata tha na har gaam kisi ka ik KHaak men milte dam-e-raftaar humeen the bhadkaane se aatish ko jalane lage ya to altaaf-o-inaayat ke saza-waar humeen the

ye aarzoo thii tujhe gul ke roo-b-roo karte ham aur bulbul-e-betaab guftugoo karte payaambar na muyassar hua to khoob hua zabaan-e-ghair se kya sharh-e-aarzoo karte mirii tarah se mah-o-mehr bhi hain aawaara kisi habeeb ki ye bhi hain justuju karte hamesha rang-e-zamaana badalta rehta hai safed rang hain aaKHir siyaah moo karte lutate daulat-e-duniya ko may-kade men ham tilaai saagar-e-may nuqraai suboo karte hamesha main ne garebaan ko chaak chaak kiya tamaam umr rafoogar rahe rafu karte jo dekhte tiri zanjeer-e-zulf ka aalam aseer hone ki azaad aarzoo karte bayaaz-e-gardan-e-jaanaan ko subh kahte jo ham sitaara-e-seheri takma-e-guloo karte ye ka'be se nahin be-wajh nisbat-e-rukh-e-yaar ye be-sabab nahin murde ko qibla-roo karte sikhaate naalaa-e-shab-geer ko dar-andaazi gham-e-firaq ka us charkh ko adoo karte vo jaan-e-jaan nahin aata to maut hi aati dil-o-jigar ko kahaan tak bhala lahu karte na pooch aalam-e-bargashta-taalai aatish barasti aag jo baaraan ki aarzoo karte

zinde vahii hain jo ki hain tum par mare hue baaki jo hain so qabr men murde bhare hue mast-e-alast qulzum-e-hasti men aa.e hain misl-e-habaab apna piyaala bhare hue allaah-re safa-e-tan-e-naazneen-e-yaarmoti hain koot koot ke goya bhare hue do din se paanv jo nahin dabw aa.e yaar ne baithe hain haath haath ke u uupar dhare hue in abroon ke halka men vo ankhdhiyaan nahin do taq par hain do gul-e-nargis dhare hue ba'd-e-fana bhi aayegi mujh mast ko na neend be-khisht-e-kham lahd men sirhaane dhare hue niklen jo ashk be-asar aankhoñ se kya ajab paida hue hain tifl hazaaron mare hue likkhe ga.e bayaazon men ashaar-e-intikhaab raaij rahe vahii ki jo sikke khare hue ulta safoon ko teg ne abroo-e-yaar ki teer-e-miza se darham-o-barham pare hue aatish KHuda ne chaaha to dariya-e-ishq men koode jo ab ki ham to ware se pare hue