tumhein bas yah bat aanaa chahta hooñ main tumse kya chhup aanaa chahta hooñ kabhi mujhse bhi koi jhooth bolo main haan men haan mil aanaa chahta hooñ adaakaari bada dukh de rahi hai main sachmuch muskurana chahta hooñ ameeri ishq ki tumko mubarak main bas kh aanaa kam aanaa chahta hooñ main saare shahar ki baisakhiyon ko tere dar par nachana chahta hooñ mujhe tumse bichadna hi padega main tumko yaad aanaa chahta hooñ

kaise usne ye sab kuchh mujhse chhupkar badla chehra badla rastaa badla baad men ghar badla main uske baare men ye kahtaa tha logon se meraa naam badal dena vo shaKHs agar badla vo bhi KHush tha usne dil dekar dil maanga hai main bhi KHush hooñ maine patthar se patthar badla maine kaha kya meri khaatir KHud ko badloge aur phir usne nazren badlein aur number badla

apni aankhoñ men bhar kar le jaane hain mujh...ko uske aansoo kaam men laane hai dekho ham koi vehshi nahin deewane hain tumse button khulwane nahin lagwane hai ham tum ek dooje ki seedhi hai jaana baaki duniya to saanpon ke khaane hain paakiza cheezon ko paakiza likho mat likho uski aañkhen maykhaane hain

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

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

laai phir ik lagzish-e-mastaana tere shahar men phir banengi masjidein may-khaana tere shahar men aaj phir tootengi tere ghar ki naazuk khidkiyaan aaj phir dekha gaya deewaana tere shahar men jurm hai teri gali se sar jhuka kar lautna kufr hai pathraav se ghabraana tere shahar men shaah-naa men likkhe hain khandaraat ki har iint par har jagah hai dafn ik afsaana tere shahar men kuchh kaneezen jo hareem-e-naaz men hain baaryaab maangti hain jaan o dil nazraana tere shahar men nangi sadkon par bhatk kar dekh jab marti hai raat rengta hai har taraf veeraana tere shahar men

jo vo mire na rahe main bhi kab kisi ka raha bichhad ke un se saleeqa na zindagi ka raha labon se ud gaya jugnoo ki tarah naam us ka sahaara ab mire ghar men na raushni ka raha guzarne ko to hazaaron hi qafile guzre zameen pe naqsh-e-qadam bas kisi kisi ka raha

haath aa kar laga gaya koi meraa chappar utha gaya koi lag gaya ik masheen men main bhi shahar men le ke aa gaya koi main khada tha ki peeth par meri ishtehaar ik laga gaya koi ye sadi dhoop ko tarasti hai jaise suraj ko kha gaya koi aisi mehngaai hai ki chehra bhi bech ke apna kha gaya koi ab vo armaan hain na vo sapne sab kabootar uda gaya koi vo ga.e jab se aisa lagta hai chhota mota KHuda gaya koi meraa bachpan bhi saath le aaya gaav se jab bhi aa gaya koi

khaar-o-khas to uthe raasta to chale main agar thak gaya qaafila to chale chaand suraj buzurgon ke naqsh-e-qadam KHair bujhne do un ko hawa to chale haakim-e-shahr ye bhi koi shahar hai masjidein band hain may-kada to chale us ko mazhab kaho ya siyaasat kaho KHud-kushi ka hunar tum sikha to chale itni laashen main kaise utha paaooñga aap eenton ki hurmat bacha to chale belche laao kholo zameen ki taheen main kahaan dafn hooñ kuchh pata to chale

aaj socha to aañsu bhar aa.e muddatein ho gaiin muskur aa.e har qadam par udhar mud ke dekha un ki mehfil se ham uth to aa.e rah gaii zindagi dard ban ke dard dil men chhu paa.e chhu paa.e dil ki naazuk ragein tootti hain yaad itnaa bhi koi na aa.e