dil ki gali men chaand nikalta rehta hai ek diya ummeed ka jalta rehta hai jaise jaise yaadon ki lau badhti hai vaise vaise jism pighlata rehta hai sargoshi ko kaan tarsate rahte hain sannaata awaaz men dhalta rehta hai manzar manzar jee lo jitna jee paao mausam pal pal rang badalta rehta hai raakh hui jaati hai saari hariyaali aankhoñ men jungle sa jalta rehta hai tum jo ga.e to bhool ga.e saari baatein vaise dil men kya kya chaltaa rehta hai

kaun kahtaa hai faqat khauf-e-azal deta hai zulm to zulm hai eimaan badal deta hai bebaasi mazhabi insaan banaa deti hai maan lete hain KHuda sabr ka phal deta hai vo bakheel aaj bhi daata hai bhale waqt na de main use yaad bhi kar luun to ghazal deta hai uski koshish hai ki vo apni kashish baqi rakhe mere jazbaat machalte hain to chal deta hai khaali bartan hi khanakta hai tabhi aadmi bhi ghaas mat daalo to auqaat ugal deta hai ham ko mehnat pe hi milnaa hai agar khuld men chain ye to ghar baithe-bithaaye ha men thal deta hai zehan men aur koi dukh nahin rehta afkaar jitne bal bande ko vo zulf ka bal deta hai

teri mushkil na badaaunga chala jaaunga ashk aankhoñ men chhupaaunga chala jaaunga apni dahleez pe kuchh der pada rahne de jaise hi hosh men aaunga chala jaaunga KHvaab lene koi aa.e ki na aa.e koi main to awaaz lagaauñga chala jaaunga chand yaaden mujhe bacchon ki tarah pyaari hain unko seene se lagaauñga chala jaaunga muddaton baad main aaya hooñ purane ghar men KHud ko jee bhar ke rulaaunga chala jaaunga is jazeera men ziyaada nahin rahna ab to aajkal naav banaoonga chala jaaunga mausam-e-gul ki tarah laut ke aaunga hasan har taraf phool khilaaoonga chala jaaunga

ye aur baat tere dil men ghar nahin karunga par is makaam se aage safar nahin karunga duaaein kya doon use zindagi ki itnaa hai main zahar hooñ magar us par asar nahin karunga kisi se jhoothi mohabbat kisi se saccha bair main kar to saka hooñ ye sab magar nahin karunga davaam bakhsh to saka hooñ khaamoshi ko magar ye kaam main kisi awaaz par nahin karunga ki.e jo waqt par uskaa maal dekh chuka koi bhi kaam main ab waqt par nahin karunga guzaar dooñga main apne firaq men KHud ko KHud apne hone ki KHud ko khabar nahin karunga

itnaa majboor na kar baat banaane lag jaayen ham tere sar kii qasam jhooth hi khaane lag jaayen itne sannaate pi.e meri sama'at ne ki ab sirf aavaaz pe chaahoon to nishaane lag jaayen chaliye kuchh aur nahin aah-shumaarii hi sahi ham kisi kaam to is dil ke bahaane lag jaayen ham vo gum-gasht-e-mohabbat hain ki tum to kya ho khud ko ham dhoondhne niklen to zamaane lag jaayen khvaab kuchh aise dikhaaye hain faqiri ne mujhe jin kii ta'beer men shahon ke khazaane lag jaayen main agar apni jawaani ke suna doon qisse ye jo launde hain mire paanv dabane lag jaayen

hijr karte ya koi vasl guzaara karte ham bahr-haal basar KHvaab tumhaara karte ek aisi bhi ghadi ishq men aayi thii ki ham KHaak ko haath lagaate to sitaara karte ab to mil jaao ha men tum ki tumhaari khaatir itni door aa ga.e duniya se kinaara karte mehav-e-aaraish-e-rukh hai vo qayamat sar-e-baam aankh agar aaina hoti to nazaara karte ek chehre men to mumkin nahin itne chehre kis se karte jo koi ishq dobara karte jab hai ye khaana-e-dil aap ki khilwat ke li.e phir koi aa.e yahaañ kaise gawara karte kaun rakhta hai andhere men diya aankh men KHvaab teri jaanib hi tire log ishaara karte zarf-e-aaina kahaan aur tira husn kahaan ham tire chehre se aaina sanwaara karte

vo raat be-panaah thii aur main gareeb tha vo jis ne ye charaaghh jalaya ajeeb tha vo raushni ki aankh uthaai nahin gaii kal mujh se meraa chaand bahut hi qareeb tha dekha mujhe to taba ravaan ho gaii mirii vo muskuraa diya to main shayar adeeb tha rakhta na kyun main rooh o badan us ke saamne vo yuñ bhi tha tabeeb vo yuñ bhi tabeeb tha har silsila tha us ka KHuda se mila hua chup ho ki lab-kusha ho bala ka khateeb tha mauj-e-nashaat o sail-e-gham-e-jaan the ek saath gulshan men naghma-sanj ajab andaleeb tha main bhi raha hooñ khalvat-e-jaanan men ek shaam ye KHvaab hai ya Vaaqaii main khush-naseeb tha harf-e-dua o dast-e-sakhawat ke baab men KHud meraa tajurba hai vo be-had najeeb tha dekha hai us ko khilwat o jalvat men baar-ha vo aadmi bahut hi ajeeb-o-ghareeb tha likkho tamaam umr magar phir bhi tum aleemus ko dikha na paao vo aisa habeeb tha

aziz itnaa hi rakho ki jee sambhal jaa.e ab is qadar bhi na chaaho ki dam nikal jaa.e mile hain yuñ to bahut aao ab milen yuñ bhi ki rooh garmi-e-anfaas se pighal jaa.e mohabbaton men ajab hai dilon ko dhadka sa ki jaane kaun kahaan raasta badal jaa.e zahe vo dil jo tamanna-e-taazaa-tar men rahe khosha vo umr jo KHvaabon hi men bahl jaa.e main vo charaaghh sar-e-rahguzar-e-duniya hooñ jo apni zaat ki tanhaaiyon men jal jaa.e har ek lahza yahii aarzoo yahii hasrat jo aag dil men hai vo she'r men bhi dhal jaa.e

koi dhun ho main tire geet hi g aa.e jaaun dard seene men uthe shor mach aa.e jaaun KHvaab ban kar tu barsta rahe shabnam shabnam aur bas main isee mausam men nah aa.e jaaun tere hi rang utarte chale jaayen mujh men KHud ko likkhoon tiri tasveer ban aa.e jaaun jis ko milnaa nahin phir us se mohabbat kaisi sochta jaaun magar dil men bas aa.e jaaun ab tu us ki hui jis pe mujhe pyaar aata hai zindagi aa tujhe seene se lag aa.e jaaun yahii chehre mire hone ki gawaahi denge har naye harf men jaañ apni sam aa.e jaaun jaañ to cheez hai kya rishta-e-jaan se aage koi awaaz diye jaa.e main aa.e jaaun shaayad is raah pe kuchh aur bhi raahi aayen dhoop men chaltaa rahoon s aa.e bichh aa.e jaaun ahl-e-dil honge to samjhenge sukhun ko mire bazm men aa hi gaya hooñ to sun aa.e jaaun

shikasta-haal sa be-aasra sa lagta hai ye shahar dil se ziyaada dukha sa lagta hai har ik ke saath koi vaqiaa' sa lagta hai jise bhi dekho vo khoya hua sa lagta hai zameen hai so vo apni gardishon men kahii jo chaand hai so vo toota hua sa lagta hai mere watan pe utarte hue andheron ko jo tum kaho mujhe qahr-e-khuda sa lagta hai jo shaam aayi to phir shaam ka laga darbaar jo din hua to vo din karbala sa lagta hai ye raat kha gaii ik ek kar ke saare charaaghh jo rah gaya hai vo bujhta hua sa lagta hai dua karo ki main us ke li.e dua ho jaaun vo ek shaKHs jo dil ko dua sa lagta hai to dil men bujhne si lagti hai kaayenaat tamaam k abhii k abhii jo mujhe tu bujha sa lagta hai jo aa rahi hai sadaa ghaur se suno us ko ki is sadaa men KHuda bolta sa lagta hai abhii khareed len duniya kahaan ki mahangi hai magar zameer ka sauda bura sa lagta hai ye maut hai ya koi aakhiri visaal ke baa'd ajab sukoon men soya hua sa lagta hai hawaa-e-rang-e-do-aalam men jaagti hui lay aleem hi kahii naghma-saraa sa lagta hai