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

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

mujhe udaas kar ga.e ho KHush raho mire mizaaj par ga.e ho KHush raho mire li.e na ruk sake to kya hua jahaan kahiin thehar ga.e ho KHush raho khushi hui hai aaj tum ko dekh kar bahut nikhar sanwar ga.e ho KHush raho udaas ho kisi ki be-vafaaii par vafaa kahiin to kar ga.e ho KHush raho gali men aur log bhi the aashna ha men salaam kar ga.e ho KHush raho tumhein to meri dosti pe naaz tha isee se ab mukar ga.e ho KHush raho kisi ki zindagi bano ki bandagi mire li.e to mar ga.e ho KHush raho

maine chaaha to nahin tha ki kabhi aisa ho lekin ab thaan chuke ho to chalo achha ho tum se naaraz to main aur kisi baat pe hooñ tum magar aur kisi wajah se sharminda ho ab kahii ja ke ye maaloom hua hai mujh...ko theek rah jaata hai jo shaKHs tere jaisa ho aise haalaat men ho bhi koi hassaas to kya aur be-his bhi agar ho to koi kitna ho taaki tu samjhe ki mardon ke bhi dukh hote hain maine chaaha bhi yahii tha ki teraa beta ho

safar men dhoop to hogii jo chal sako to chalo sabhi hain bheed men tum bhi nikal sako to chalo kisi ke vaaste raahen kahaan badalti hain tum apne aap ko KHud hi badal sako to chalo yahaañ kisi ko koi raasta nahin deta mujhe giraa ke agar tum sambhal sako to chalo kahii nahin koi suraj dhuaan dhuaan hai fazaa KHud apne aap se baahar nikal sako to chalo yahii hai zindagi kuchh KHvaab chand ummeedein inheen khilauno se tum bhi bahl sako to chalo

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

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

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

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

log geeton ka nagar yaad aaya aaj pardes men ghar yaad aaya jab chale aa.e chaman-zaar se ham iltifaat-e-gul-e-tar yaad aaya teri begaana-nigaahi sar-e-shaam ye sitam ta-b-sehr yaad aaya ham zamaane ka sitam bhool ga.e jab tira lutf-e-nazar yaad aaya to bhi masroor tha is shab sar-e-bazm apne she'r'on ka asar yaad aaya phir hua dard-e-tamanna bedaar phir dil-e-khaak-basar yaad aaya ham jise bhool chuke the jaalib phir vahii raahguzar yaad aaya