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

sitam dhhaate hue socha karoge hamaare saath tum aisa karoge angoothi to mujhe lautaa rahe ho angoothi ke nishaan ka kya karoge main tumse ab jhagdta bhi nahin hooñ to kya is baat par jhagda karoge meraa daaman tumheen thaa men hue ho meraa daaman tumheen maila karoge batao vaa'da kar ke aaoge nake pichhli baar ke jaisa karoge vo dulhan ban ke ruksat ho gaii hai kahaan tak car ka peecha karoge mujhe bas yuñ hi tumse poochna tha agar main mar gaya to kya karoge

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

suna hai log use aankh bhar ke dekhte hain so us ke shahar men kuchh din thehar ke dekhte hain suna hai rabt hai us ko kharaab-haalon se so apne aap ko barbaad kar ke dekhte hain suna hai dard ki gaahak hai chashm-e-naaz us ki so ham bhi us ki gali se guzar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ko bhi hai she'r o shaayri se shagaf so ham bhi mo'jize apne hunar ke dekhte hain suna hai bole to baaton se phool jhadte hain ye baat hai to chalo baat kar ke dekhte hain suna hai raat use chaand takta rehta hai sitaare baam-e-falak se utar ke dekhte hain suna hai din ko use titliyan sataati hain suna hai raat ko jugnoo thehar ke dekhte hain suna hai hashr hain us ki ghazaal si aañkhen suna hai us ko hiran dasht bhar ke dekhte hain suna hai raat se badh kar hain kaakulen us ki suna hai shaam ko saa.e guzar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ki siyah-chashmagi qayamat hai so us ko surma-farosh aah bhar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ke labon se gulaab jalte hain so ham bahaar pe ilzaam dhar ke dekhte hain suna hai aaina timsaal hai jabeen us ki jo saada dil hain use ban-sanwar ke dekhte hain suna hai jab se hamaail hain us ki gardan men mizaaj aur hi laal o guhar ke dekhte hain suna hai chashm-e-tasavvur se dasht-e-imkaan men palang zaaviye us ki kamar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ke badan ki taraash aisi hai ki phool apni qabaayein katar ke dekhte hain vo sarv-qad hai magar be-gul-e-muraad nahin ki us shajar pe shagoofe samar ke dekhte hain bas ik nigaah se lutta hai qaafila dil ka so rah-ravaan-e-tamanna bhi dar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ke shabistaan se muttasil hai behisht makeen udhar ke bhi jalwe idhar ke dekhte hain ruke to gardishein us ka tawaaf karti hain chale to us ko zamaane thehar ke dekhte hain kise naseeb ki be-pairhan use dekhe kabhi kabhi dar o deewaar ghar ke dekhte hain kahaaniyaan hi sahi sab mubaalga hi sahi agar vo KHvaab hai taabeer kar ke dekhte hain ab us ke shahar men thehre ki kooch kar jaayen faraaz aao sitaare safar ke dekhte hain

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

mustoojib-e-zulm-o-sitam-o-jaur-o-jafa hooñ har-chand ki jalta hooñ pe sargarm-e-wafa hooñ aate hain mujhe khoob se dono hunar-e-ishq rone ke tai aandhi hooñ kudhne ko bala hooñ is gulshan-e-duniya men shagufta na hua main hooñ ghuncha-e-afsurdah ki mardood-e-saba hooñ ham-chashm hai har aabla-e-paa ka mira ashk az-bas ki tiri raah men aankhoñ se chala hooñ aaya koi bhi tarah mire cheen ki hogii aazurda hooñ jeene se main marne se KHafaa hooñ daaman na jhatak haath se mire ki sitamgar hooñ khaak-e-sar-e-raah koi dam men hua hooñ dil khwaah jala ab to mujhe ai shab-e-hijraan main sokhta bhi muntazir-e-roz-e-jaza hooñ go taqat-o-aaraam-o-khor-o-khwaab ga.e sab baare ye ghaneemat hai ki jeeta to raha hooñ itnaa hi mujhe ilm hai kuchh main hooñ bahr-cheez ma'aloom nahin khoob mujhe bhi ki main kya hooñ behtar hai garz KHaamushi hi kehne se yaaraan mat poochho kuchh ahvaal ki mar mar ke jiya hooñ tab garm-e-sukhan kehne laga hooñ main ki ik umr jun shama' sar-e-shaam se ta-subh jala hooñ seena to kiya fazl-e-ilaahi se sabhi chaak hai waqt-e-dua meer ki ab dil ko laga hooñ

tang aa.e hain dil us jee se utha baithege bhookhon marte hain kuchh ab yaar bhi kha baithege ab ke bigdegi agar un se to is shahar se ja kaso veeraane men takiya hi banaa baithege ma'arka garm to tak hone do khuun-rezi ka pahle talwaar ke neeche humeen ja baithege hogaa aisa bhi koi roz ki majlis se kabhu ham to ek-aadh ghadi uth ke juda baithege ja na izhaar-e-mohabbat pe havasnaakon ki vaqt ke vaqt ye sab munh ko chhupa baithege dekhen vo ghairat-e-khursheed kahaan jaata hai ab sar-e-raah dam-e-subh se aa baithege bheed taltee hi nahin aage se us zalim ke gardanen yaar kisi roz kata baithege kab talak galiyon men saudaai se firte rahiye dil ko us zulf-e-musalsal se laga baithege shola-afshaan agar aisi hi rahi aah to meer ghar ko ham apne kaso raat jala baithege

kya mire aane pe tu ai but-e-maghrur gaya kabhi us raah se niklaa to tujhe ghur gaya le gaya subh ke nazdeek mujhe KHvaab ai waaye aankh us vaqt khulii qaafila jab door gaya gor se naale nahin uthte to nay ugati hai jee gaya par na hamaara sar pur-shor gaya chashm-e-khun-basta se kal raat lahu phir tapka ham ne jaana tha ki bas ab to ye naasoor gaya na-tawan ham hain ki hain KHaak gali ki us ki ab to be-taaqati se dil ka bhi maqdoor gaya le kahii munh pe naqaab apne ki ai ghairat-e-subh shama' ke chahra-e-rakhshaan se to ab noor gaya naala-e-meer nahin raat se sunte ham log kya tire kooche se ai shokh vo ranjoor gaya

ab meer'-ji to achchhe zindeeq hi ban baithe peshaani pe de qashka zunnar pahan baithe aazurda dil-e-ulfat ham chupke hi behtar hain sab ro uthegi majlis jo kar ke sukhun baithe uryaan phiren kab tak ai kaash kahii aa kar ta gard biyaabaan ki baala-e-badan baithe paikaan-e-khadang us ka yuñ seene ke udhar hai jon maar-e-siyah koi kaadhe hue fan baithe juz khat ke khayal us ke kuchh kaam nahin ham ko sabzi pi.e ham akshar rahte hain magan baithe shamsher-e-sitam us ki ab go ka chale har-dam shoreeda-sar apne se ham baandh kafan baithe bas ho to idhar-udhar yuñ firne na den tujh ko naachaar tire ham ye dekhen hain chalan baithe

shikwa karoon main kab tak us apne meherbaan ka al-qissaa rafta rafta dushman hua hai jaañ ka girye pe rang aaya qaid-e-qafas se shaayad khun ho gaya jigar men ab daagh gulsitaan ka le jhaadoo tokra hi aata hai subah hote jaarub-kash magar hai khurshid us ke haan ka dii aag rang-e-gul ne waan ai saba chaman ko yaa ham jale qafas men sun haal aashiyaan ka har subh mere sar par ik haadisa naya hai paivand ho zameen ka sheva is aasmaañ ka in said-afganoon ka kya ho shikaar koi hota nahin hai aaKHir kaam un ke imtihaan ka tab to mujhe kiya tha teeron se said apna ab karte hain nishaana har mere ustukhwaan ka fitraak jis ka akshar lohoo men tar rahe hai vo qasd kab kare hai is said-e-naatwaan ka kam-fursati jahaan ke maj men ki kuchh na poochho ahvaal kya kahooñ main is majlis-e-ravaan ka sajda karen hain sun kar obaash saare us ko sayyad pisar vo pyaara haiga imaam baanka na-haq shanaasi hai ye zaahid na kar barabar taa'at se sau baras ki sajda us aastaan ka hain dasht ab ye jeete baste the shahar saare veeraan-e-kuhan hai maamoora is jahaan ka jis din ki us ke munh se burqa uthega suniyous roz se jahaan men khurshid phir na jhaanka na-haq ye zulm karna insaaf kah piyaare hai kaun si jagah ka kis shahar ka kahaan ka saudaai ho to rakhe bazaar-e-ishq men pa sar muft bechte hain ye kuchh chalan hai waan ka sau gaali ek chashmak itnaa sulook to hai obaash khaana jang us khush-chashm bad-zabaan ka ya roye ya rulaaya apni to yuñ hi guzri kya zikr hum-safeeraan yaaraan-e-shaadmaan ka qaid-e-qafas men hain to khidmat hai naalgi ki gulshan men the to ham ko mansab tha rouza-khwaan ka poochho to meer se kya koi nazar pada hai chehra utar raha hai kuchh aaj us jawaan ka