kisi libaas ki khushboo jab ud ke aati hai tere badan ki judaai bahut sataati hai tere gulaab tarsate hain teri khushboo ko teri safed chameli tujhe bulaati hai tere baghair mujhe chain kaise padta hain mere bagair tujhe neend kaise aati hai

haath khaali hain tire shahar se jaate jaate jaan hoti to mirii jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar ha men pahchaanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahar men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaaron ko ruksat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakham lagaate jaate renagne ki bhi ijaazat nahin ham ko warna ham jidhar jaate naye phool khilaate jaate main to jalte hue seharaaon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariyaa the mirii pyaas bujhaate jaate mujh ko rone ka saleeqa bhi nahin hai shaayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musaafir kaii guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hataate jaate

kiya baadlon men safar zindagi bhar zameen par banaya na ghar zindagi bhar sabhi zindagi ke maze lootte hainna aaya ha men ye hunar zindagi bhar mohabbat rahi chaar din zindagi men raha chaar din ka asar zindagi bhar

so rahenge ke jaagte rahenge ham tere khwaab dekhte rahenge tu kahii aur hi dhoondhta rahega ham kahii aur hi khile rahenge raahgeeron ne raah badalni hai ped apni jagah khade rahenge sabhi mausam hai dastaras men teri tune chaaha to ham hare rahenge lautna kab hai tune par tujhko aadatan hi pukaarte rahenge tujhko paane men mas'ala ye hai tujhko khone ke vasvase rahenge tu idhar dekh mujhse baate kar yaar chash men to phoote rahenge ek muddat hui hai tujhse mile tu to kahtaa tha raabte rahenge

kitne aish se rahte honge kitne itraate honge jaane kaise log vo honge jo us ko bhaate honge shaam hue khush-baash yahaañ ke mere paas aa jaate hain mere bujhne ka nazzara karne aa jaate honge vo jo na aane vaala hai na us se mujh ko matlab tha aane waalon se kya matlab aate hain aate honge us ki yaad ki baad-e-saba men aur to kya hota hogaa yoonhi mere baal hain bikhre aur bikhar jaate honge yaaro kuchh to zikr karo tum us ki qayamat baanhon ka vo jo simtate honge un men vo to mar jaate honge meraa saans ukhadte hi sab bein karenge roenge ya'ni mere baa'd bhi ya'ni saans li.e jaate honge

ab ke baras dastoor-e-sitam men kya kya baab izaad hue jo qaateel the maqtool hue jo said the ab sayyaad hue pahle bhi khizaan men baagh ujde par yuñ nahin jaise ab ke baras saare boote patta patta ravish ravish barbaad hue pahle bhi tawaaf-e-sham-e-wafa thii rasm mohabbat waalon ki ham tum se pahle bhi yahaañ mansoor hue farhaad hue ik gul ke murjhaane par kya gulshan men kohraam macha ik chehra kumhala jaane se kitne dil naashaad hue faiz na ham yusuf na koi yaqoob jo ham ko yaad kare apni kya kanaan men rahe ya misr men ja aabaad hue

darbaar men ab satwat-e-shaahi ki alaamat darbaan ka asa hai ki musannif ka qalam hai aawaara hai phir koh-e-nida par jo basharat tamheed-e-masarrat hai ki tool-e-shab-e-gham hai jis dhajji ko galiyon men li.e firte hain tiflaan ye meraa garebaan hai ki lashkar ka alam hai jis noor se hai shahar ki deewaar darkhshan ye khun-e-shaheedaan hai ki zar-khaana-e-jam hai halka ki.e baithe raho ik shama' ko yaaro kuchh raushni baaki to hai har-chand ki kam hai

na ab raqeeb na naaseh na gham-gusaar koi tum aashna the to theen aashnaaiyaan kya kya juda the ham to muyassar theen qurbaten kitnii bahm hue to pa dii hain judaaiyaan kya kya pahunch ke dar pe tire kitne mo'tabar thehre agarche rah men hui jag-hansaaiyaan kya kya ham aise saada-dilon ki niyaaz-man dii se buton ne ki hain jahaan men khudaiyaan kya kya sitam pe KHush kabhi lutf-o-karam se ranjeeda sikhaaiin tum ne ha men kaj-adaaiyaan kya kya

go sab ko bahm saaghar o baada to nahin tha ye shahar udaas itnaa ziyaada to nahin tha galiyon men fira karte the do chaar deewane har shaKHs ka sad chaak labaada to nahin tha manzil ko na pahchaane rah-e-ishq ka raahi naadaan hi sahi aisa bhi saada to nahin tha thak kar yoonhi pal bhar ke li.e aankh lagii thii so kar hi na utthen ye iraada to nahin tha wa'iz se rah-o-rasm rahi rind se sohbat farq in men koi itnaa ziyaada to nahin tha

wafa-e-wada nahin wada-e-digar bhi nahin vo mujh se roothe to the lekin is qadar bhi nahin baras rahi hai hareem-e-hawas men daulat-e-husn gada-e-ishq ke kaase men ik nazar bhi nahin na jaane kis li.e ummeed-waar baitha hooñ ik aisi raah pe jo teri raahguzaar bhi nahin nigaah-e-shauq sar-e-bazm be-hijaab na ho vo be-KHabar hi sahi itne be-KHabar bhi nahin ye ahad-e-tark-e-mohabbat hai kis li.e aaKHir sukoon-e-qalb udhar bhi nahin idhar bhi nahin