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

yahaañ tum dekhna rutba hamaara hamaari ret hai dariyaa hamaara kisi se kal pitaaji kah rahe the muhabbat kha gaii ladka hamaara ta'alluq khatm karne ja rahi hai kahii girwa na de bachcha hamaara

uske haathon men jo khanjar hai zyaada tez hai aur phir bachpan se hi uskaa nishaana tez hai jab kabhi us paar jaane ka khyaal aata mujhe koi aahista se kahtaa tha ki dariyaa tez hai aaj milnaa tha bichhad jaane ki niyat se ha men aaj bhi vo der se pahuncha hai kitna tez hai apna sab kuchh haar ke laut aaye ho na mere paas main tumhe kahtaa bhi rehta ki duniya tez hai aaj uske gaal choo men hain to andaaza hua chaai achchhii hai magar thoda sa meetha tez hai

tere peeche hogii duniya paagal ban kya bola maine kuchh samjha paagal ban sehra men bhi Dhoondh le dariyaa paagal ban varna mar jaayega pyaasa paagal ban aadha daana aadha paagal nain nain nain us..ko paana hai to poora paagal ban danaai dikhlane se kuchh haasil nahin paagal khaana hai ye duniya paagal ban dekhen tujhko log to paagal ho jaayen itnaa umdaa itnaa aalaa paagal ban logon se dar lagta hai to ghar men baith jigra hai to mere jaisa paagal ban

baad men mujh se na kehna ghar palatna theek hai vaise sunne men yahii aaya hai rastaa theek hai shaakh se patta gire baarish ruke baadal chatte main hi to sab kuchh galat karta hooñ achha theek hai jehan tak tasleem kar leta hai uski bartree aankh tak tasdeeq kar deti hai banda theek hai ek teri awaaz sunne ke li.e zinda hai ham tu hi jab KHaamosh ho jaa.e to phir kya theek hai

zameen chhod kar main kidhar jaaunga andheron ke andar utar jaaunga mirii pattiyaan saari sookhi hui naye mausamon men bikhar jaaunga agar aa gaya aaina saamne to apne hi chehre se dar jaaunga vo ik aankh jo mirii apni bhi haina aayi nazar to kidhar jaaunga vo ik shaKHs awaaz dega agar main khaali sadak par thehar jaaunga palat kar na paaya kisi ko agar to apni hi aahat se dar jaaunga tiri zaat men saans li hai sadaa tujhe chhod kar main kidhar jaaunga

chehre pe chamchamaati hui dhoop mar gaii suraj ko dhalta dekh ke phir shaam dar gaii mabahoot se khade rahe sab bas ki line men koolhe uchaalti hui bijli guzar gaii suraj vahii tha dhoop vahii shahar bhi vahii kya cheez thii jo jism ke andar tithir gaii KHvaahish sukhaane rakkhi thii kothe pe dopahar ab shaam ho chali miyaan dekho kidhar gaii tahleel ho gaii hai hawa men udaasiyaan khaali jagah jo rah gaii tanhaaii bhar gaii chehre baghair niklaa tha us ke makaan se rusvaaiyon ki had se bhi aage khabar gaii rangon ki surkh naaf daakhilya gul-aftaab andhi hawaaein khaar khatk kaan bhar gaii

bismil ke tadapne ki adaaon men nasha tha main haath men talwaar li.e jhoom raha tha ghoonghat men mire KHvaab ki taabeer chhupi thii mehn dii se hatheli men mira naam likha tha lab the ki kisi pyaali ke honton pe jhuke the aur haath kahii gardan-e-meena men pada tha hammam ke aaiine men shab doob rahi thii cigarette se naye din ka dhuaan phail raha tha dariyaa ke kinaare pe mirii laash pa dii thii aur paani ki tah men vo mujhe Dhoondh raha tha maaloom nahin phir vo kahaan chhup gaya aadil saaya sa koi lams ki sarhad pe mila tha

badan par nayi fasl aane lagii hawa dil men KHvaahish jagaane lagii koi KHud-kushi ki taraf chal diya udaasi ki mehnat thikaane lagii jo chup-chaap rahtii thii deewaar par vo tasveer baatein banaane lagii khayaalon ke tareek khandaraat men KHamoshii ghazal gungunaane lagii zaraa der baithe the tanhaaii men tiri yaad aañkhen dukhaane lagii

hone ko yuñ to shahar men apna makaan tha nafrat ka regzaar magar darmiyaan tha lamhe ke tootne ki sadaa sun raha tha main jhapki jo aankh sar pe naya aasmaan tha kehne ko haath baandhe khade the namaaz men poochho to doosri hi taraf apna dhyaan tha allah jaane kis pe akadta tha raat din kuchh bhi nahin tha phir bhi badaa bad-zabaan tha shole ugalte teer barsate the charkh se saaya tha paas men na koi saayebaan tha sab se kiya hai vasl ka vaa'da alag alag kal raat vo sabhi pe bahut mehrbaan tha muhn-phat tha be-lagaam tha rusva tha dheeth tha jaisa bhi tha vo dosto mehfil ki jaan tha