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

tamasha-e-deir-o-haram dekhte hain tujhe har bahaane se ham dekhte hain hamaari taraf ab vo kam dekhte hain vo nazrein nahin jin ko ham dekhte hain zamaane ke kya kya sitam dekhte hain humeen jaante hain jo ham dekhte hain

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

zabaan to khol nazar to mila javaab to de main kitnii baar luta hooñ mujhe hisaab to de tere badan ki likhaavat men hai utaar chadhaav main tujhe kaise padhoonga mujhe kitaab to de teraa sawaal hai saaqi ki zindagi kya hai javaab deta hooñ pahle mujhe sharaab to de

chala hai silsila kaisa ye raaton ko manaane ka tumhein haq de diya kisne diyon ke dil dukhaane ka iraada chhodiye apni hadon se door jaane ka zamaana hai zamaane ki nigaahon men na aane ka kahaan ki dosti kin doston ki baat karte ho miyaan dushman nahin milta koi ab to thikaane ka nigaahon men koi bhi doosra chehra nahin aaya bharosa hi kuchh aisa tha tumhaare laut aane ka ye main hi tha bacha ke KHud ko le aaya kinaare tak samandar ne bahut mauqa' diya tha doob jaane ka

din saleeqe se ugaa raat thikaane se rahi dosti apni bhi kuchh roz zamaane se rahi chand lamhon ko hi banti hain musavvir aañkhen zindagi roz to tasveer banaane se rahi is andhere men to thokar hi ujaala degi raat jungle men koi shama' jalane se rahi fasla chaand banaa deta hai har patthar ko door ki raushni nazdeek to aane se rahi shahar men sab ko kahaan milti hai rone ki jagah apni izzat bhi yahaañ hansne hansaane se rahi

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

koi kisi ki taraf hai koi kisi ki taraf kahaan hai shahar men ab koi zindagi ki taraf sabhi ki nazaron men ghaaeb tha jo vo haazir tha kisi ne ruk ke nahin dekha aadmi ki taraf tamaam shahar ki shamaein usii se raushan theen kabhi ujaala bahut tha kisi gali ki taraf kahii ki bhook ho har khet us ka apna hai kahii ki pyaas ho jaayegi vo na dii ki taraf na nikle KHair se allaama qaul se baahar yagaana toot ga.e jab chale khu dii ki taraf