mere bas men nahin varna qudrat ka likha hua kaatta tere hisse men aa.e bure din koi doosra kaatta laariyon se zyaada bahaav tha tere har ik lafz men main ishaara nahin kaat saka teri baat kya kaatta maine bhi zindagi aur shab e hijr kaatee hai sabki tarah vaise behtar to ye tha ke main kam se kam kuchh naya kaatta tere hote hue mombatti bujhaai kisi aur ne kya khushi rah gayi thii janmdin ki main cake kya kaatta koi bhi to nahin jo mere bhookhe rahne pe naaraz ho jail men teri tasveer hoti to hanskar saza kaatta

chaand sitaare phool parinde shaam savera ek taraf saari duniya uskaa charba uskaa chehra ek taraf vo ladhkar bhi so jaa.e to uskaa maatha choomun main usse muhabbat ek taraf hai usse jhagda ek taraf jis shay par vo ungli rakh de us..ko vo dilwaani hai uski khushiyaan sab se awwal sasta mehnga ek taraf zaKHmon par marham lagwao lekin uske haathon se chaarasaazi ek taraf hai uskaa choona ek taraf saari duniya jo bhi bole sab kuchh shor sharaaba hai sab ka kehna ek taraf hai uskaa kehna ek taraf usne saari duniya maangi maine us..ko maanga hai uske sapne ek taraf hai meraa sapna ek taraf

kyun darein zindagi men kya hogaa kuchh na hogaa to tajurba hogaa hansati aankhoñ men jhaank kar dekho koi aañsu kahii chhupa hogaa in dinon na-umeed sa hooñ main shaayad usne bhi ye suna hogaa dekhkar tumko sochta hooñ main kya kisi ne tumhein chhua hogaa

tum haqeeqat nahin ho hasrat ho jo mile KHvaab men vo daulat ho tum ho KHushboo ke KHvaab ki KHushboo aur itne hi bemuravvat ho kis tarah chhod doon tumhein jaanaan tum meri zindagi ki aadat ho kislie dekhte ho aaina tum to KHud se bhi khoobsurat ho dastaan khatm hone waali hai tum meri aakhiri muhabbat ho

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

girja men mandiron men azaanon men bat gaya hote hi subh aadmi khaanon men bat gaya ik ishq naam ka jo parinda khala men tha utara jo shahar men to dukano men bat gaya pahle talaasha khet phir dariyaa ki khoj ki baaki ka vaqt gehuun ke daano men bat gaya jab tak tha aasmaan men suraj sabhi ka tha phir yuñ hua vo chand makaanon men bat gaya hain taak men shikaari nishaana hain bastiyaan aalam tamaam chand machaanon men bat gaya khabron ne ki musavvari khabren ghazal banii zinda lahu to teer kamaanon men bat gaya

chahten mausami parinde hain rut badalte hi laut jaate hain ghonsle ban ke toot jaate hain daagh shaakhon pe chahchahaate hain aane waale bayaaz men apni jaane waalon ke naam likhte hain sab hi auron ke khaali kamron ko apni apni tarah sajaate hain maut ik waahima hai nazaron ka saath chhutta kahaan hai apnon ka jo zameen par nazar nahin aate chaand taaron men jagmagate hain ye musavvir ajeeb hote hain aap apne habeeb hote hain doosron ki shabahtein le kar apni tasveer hi banaate hain yuñ hi chaltaa hai kaarobaar-e-jahaan hai zaroori har ek cheez yahaañ jin darakhton men phal nahin aate vo jalane ke kaam aate hain

jise dekhte hi khumaari lage use umr saari hamaari lage ujaala sa hai us ke chaaron taraf vo naazuk badan paanv bhari lage vo sasuraal se aayi hai maike use jitna dekho vo pyaari lage haseen sooraten aur bhi hain magar vo sab saikron men hazaari lage chalo is tarah se sajaayein use ye duniya hamaari tumhaari lage use dekhna sher-goi ka fan use sochna deen-daari lage

har ek ghar men diya bhi jale anaaj bhi ho agar na ho kahii aisa to ehtijaaj bhi ho rahegi va'don men kab tak aseer khush-haali har ek baar hi kal kyun kabhi to aaj bhi ho na karte shor-sharaaba to aur kya karte tumhaare shahar men kuchh aur kaam-kaaj bhi ho hukoomaton ko badalna to kuchh muhaal nahin hukoomatein jo badalta hai vo samaaj bhi ho badal rahe hain kaii aadmi darindon men marz puraana hai is ka naya ilaaj bhi ho akelaa gham se nayi shaayri nahin hoti zabaan-e-'meer men ghalib ka imtizaaj bhi ho

kuchh dinon to shahar saara ajnabi sa ho gaya phir hua yuñ vo kisi ki main kisi ka ho gaya ishq kar ke dekhiye apna to ye hai tajurba ghar mohalla shahar sab pahle se achha ho gaya qabr men haq-goi baahar manqabat qawwaliyaan aadmi ka aadmi hona tamasha ho gaya vo hi moorat vo hi soorat vo hi qudrat ki tarahus ko jis ne jaisa socha vo bhi waisa ho gaya