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

ik pal men ik sadi ka mazaa ham se poochiye do din ki zindagi ka mazaa ham se poochiye bhule hain rafta rafta unhen muddaton men ham qiston men khudkushi ka mazaa ham se poochiye aagaz-e-aashiqi ka mazaa aap jaaniye anjaam-e-aashiqi ka mazaa ham se poochiye jalte diyon men jalte gharo jaisi zau kahaan sarkaar raushni ka mazaa ham se poochiye vo jaan hi ga.e ki ha men unse pyaar hai aankhoñ ki mukhbirii ka mazaa hamse poochiye hansne ka shauq hamko bhi tha aap ki tarah hansiye magar hañsi ka mazaa ham se poochiye ham tauba kar ke mar ga.e be-maut ai khumaar tauheen-e-may-kashi ka mazaa ham se poochiye

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

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

ek aur shaKHs chhodkar chala gaya to kya hua hamaare saath kaun sa ye pahli martaba hua azl se in hateliyon men hijr ki lakeer thii tumhaara dukh to jaise mere haath men badaa hua mere KHilaaf dushmanon ki saf men hai vo aur main bahut bura lagunga us par teer kheenchta hua

chahten mausami parinde hain rut badalte hi laut jaate hain ghonsle ban ke toot jaate hain daagh shaakhon pe chahchahaate hain aane waale bayaaz men apni jaane waalon ke naam likhte hain sab hi auron ke khaali kamron ko apni apni tarah sajaate hain maut ik waahima hai nazaron ka saath chhutta kahaan hai apnon ka jo zameen par nazar nahin aate chaand taaron men jagmagate hain ye musavvir ajeeb hote hain aap apne habeeb hote hain doosron ki shabahtein le kar apni tasveer hi banaate hain yuñ hi chaltaa hai kaarobaar-e-jahaan hai zaroori har ek cheez yahaañ jin darakhton men phal nahin aate vo jalane ke kaam aate hain

din saleeqe se ugaa raat thikaane se rahi dosti apni bhi kuchh roz zamaane se rahi chand lamhon ko hi banti hain musavvir aañkhen zindagi roz to tasveer banaane se rahi is andhere men to thokar hi ujaala degi raat jungle men koi shama' jalane se rahi fasla chaand banaa deta hai har patthar ko door ki raushni nazdeek to aane se rahi shahar men sab ko kahaan milti hai rone ki jagah apni izzat bhi yahaañ hansne hansaane se rahi

koi kisi ki taraf hai koi kisi ki taraf kahaan hai shahar men ab koi zindagi ki taraf sabhi ki nazaron men ghaaeb tha jo vo haazir tha kisi ne ruk ke nahin dekha aadmi ki taraf tamaam shahar ki shamaein usii se raushan theen kabhi ujaala bahut tha kisi gali ki taraf kahii ki bhook ho har khet us ka apna hai kahii ki pyaas ho jaayegi vo na dii ki taraf na nikle KHair se allaama qaul se baahar yagaana toot ga.e jab chale khu dii ki taraf

raakshas tha na KHuda tha pahle aadmi kitna badaa tha pahle aasmaañ khet samundar sab laal KHoon kaaghaz pe ugaa tha pahle main vo maqtool jo qaateel na banaa haath meraa bhi utha tha pahle ab kisi se bhi shikaayat na rahi jaane kis kis se gilaa tha pahle shahar to baa'd men veeraan hua meraa ghar KHaak hua tha pahle

girja men mandiron men azaanon men bat gaya hote hi subh aadmi khaanon men bat gaya ik ishq naam ka jo parinda khala men tha utara jo shahar men to dukano men bat gaya pahle talaasha khet phir dariyaa ki khoj ki baaki ka vaqt gehuun ke daano men bat gaya jab tak tha aasmaan men suraj sabhi ka tha phir yuñ hua vo chand makaanon men bat gaya hain taak men shikaari nishaana hain bastiyaan aalam tamaam chand machaanon men bat gaya khabron ne ki musavvari khabren ghazal banii zinda lahu to teer kamaanon men bat gaya