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

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

zane haseen thii aur phool chun kar laati thii main she'r kahtaa tha vo dastaan sunaati thii arab lahu tha ragon men badan sunhara tha vo muskuraati nahin thii dii.e jalaati thii ali se door raho log usse kahte the vo meraa sach hai bahut cheekh kar bataati thii ali ye log tumhein jaante nahin hain abhii gale lagaakar meraa hausla badhaati thii ye phool dekh rahe ho ye uskaa lahjaa tha ye jheel dekh rahe ho yahaañ vo aati thii main uske baad k abhii theek se nahin jaaga vo mujh...ko khwaab nahin neend se jagati thii use kisi se mohabbat thii aur vo main nahin tha ye baat mujhse zyaada use roolaati thii main kuchh bataa nahin saka vo meri kya thii ali ki us..ko dekhkar bas apni yaad aati thii

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

aag hai phaili hui kaali ghataon ki jagah bad-duaaein hain labon par ab duaon ki jagah intikhaab-e-ahl-e-gulshan par bahut rota hai dil dekh kar zaagh-o-zagn ko khush-navaaon ki jagah kuchh bhi hota par na hote paara-paara jism-o-jaan raahzan hote agar un rahnumaaon ki jagah loot gaii is daur men ahl-e-qalam ki aabroo bik rahe hain ab sahafi besavaaon ki jagah kuchh to aata ham ko bhi jaañ se guzarne ka mazaa gair hote kaash jaalib aashnaon ki jagah

ham ne dil se tujhe sadaa maana tu badaa tha tujhe badaa maana meer'-o-'ghalib ke baa'd anees ke baa'd tujh ko maana badaa baja maana tu ki deewana-e-sadaqat tha tu ne bande ko kab KHuda maana tujh ko parwa na thii zamaane ki tu ne dil hi ka har kaha maana tujh ko KHud pe tha e'timaad itnaa KHud hi ko to na rehnuma maana ki na shab ki kabhi paziraai subh ko laaiq-e-sana maana hañs diya sath-e-zehn-e-aalam par jab kisi baat ka bura maana yuñ to sha'ir the aur bhi ai josh ham ne tujh sa na doosra maana

us ne jab hañs ke namaskaar kiya mujh ko insaan se avtaar kiya dasht-e-ghurbat men dil-e-veeraan ne yaad jamuna ko kaii baar kiya pyaar ki baat na poochho yaaro ham ne kis kis se nahin pyaar kiya kitnii khwaabida tamannaon kous ki awaaz ne bedaar kiya ham pu jaarii hain buton ke jaalib ham ne ka'be men bhi iqaar kiya

meer'-o-'ghalib bane yagaana bane aadmi ai KHuda KHuda na bane maut ki dastaras men kab se hain zindagi ka koi bahaana bane apna shaayad yahii tha jurm ai dost ba-wafa ban ke be-wafa na bane ham pe ik e'itraaz ye bhi hai be-nava ho ke be-nava na bane ye bhi apna qusoor kya kam hai kisi qaateel ke ham-nava na bane kya gilaa sang-dil zamaane ka aashna hi jab aashna na bane chhod kar us gali ko ai jaalib ik haqeeqat se ham fasana bane

kahii aah ban ke lab par tira naam aa na jaa.e tujhe be-vafa kahooñ main vo maqaam aa na jaa.e zaraa zulf ko sambhalo mira dil dhadak raha hai koi aur taair-e-dil tah-e-daam aa na jaa.e jise sun ke toot jaa.e mira aarzoo bhara dil tiri anjuman se mujh ko vo payaam aa na jaa.e vo jo manzilon pe la kar kisi hum-safar ko looten unhin rahzano men teraa kahii naam aa na jaa.e isee fikr men hain ghaltan ye nizaam-e-zar ke bande jo tamaam-e-zindagi hai vo nizaam aa na jaa.e ye mah o nujoom hañs len mire aañsuon pe jaalib mira mahtaab jab tak lab-e-baam aa na jaa.e