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

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

jo tere saath rahte hue sogwaar ho laanat ho aise shaKHs pe aur beshumaar ho ab itni der bhi na laga ye ho na kahii tu aa chuka ho aur teraa intezar ho main phool hooñ to phir tere baalo men kyuuñ nahin hooñ tu teer hai to mere kaleje ke paar ho ek aasteen chadhaane ki aadat ko chhod kar haafi tum aadmi to bahut shaandaar ho

ye gham kya dil ki aadat hai nahin to kisi se kuchh shikaayat hai nahin to hai vo ik khwaab-e-be taabeer isko bhula dene ki niyat hai nahin to kisi ke bin kisi ki yaad ke bin ji.e jaane ki himmat hai nahin to kisi soorat bhi dil lagta nahin haan to kuchh din se ye haalaat hai nahin to tujhe jisne kahi ka bhi nahin rakha vo ek jaati si vehshat hai nahin to tere is haal par hai sab ko hairat tujhe bhi is pe hairat hai nahin to ham-aahangi nahin duniya se teri tujhe is par nadaamat hai nahin to vo darveshi jo taj kar aa gaya...tu yah daulat us ki qeemat hai nahin to hua jo kuchh yahii maqsoom tha kya yahii saari hikaayat hai nahin to aziyat-naak ummeedon se tujhko aman paane ki hasrat hai nahin to tu rehta hai khayaal-o-khvaab men gam to is wajah se fursat hai nahin to wahaan waalon se hai itni mohabbat yahaan waalon se nafrat hai nahin to sabab jo is judaai ka banaa hai vo mujhse khubsoorat hai nahin to

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

raun dii hui hai kaukaba-e-shahriyaar ki itr aa.e kyun na KHaak sar-e-rahguzaar ki jab us ke dekhne ke li.e aayen baadshaah logon men kyun numood na ho laala-zaar ki bhooke nahin hain sair-e-gulistaan ke ham wale kyunkar na khaaiye ki hawa hai bahaar ki

mehram nahin hai tu hi navaa-ha-e-raaz ka yaa warna jo hijaab hai parda hai saaz ka rang-e-shikasta subh-e-bahaar-e-nazaara hai ye vaqt hai shaguftan-e-gul-ha-e-naaz ka tu aur soo-e-ghair nazar-ha-e-tez tez main aur dukh tiri miza-ha-e-daraaz ka sarfa hai zabt-e-aah men meraa vagarna men tooma hooñ ek hi nafs-e-jaan-gudaaz ka hain bas-ki josh-e-baada se sheeshe uchhal rahe har gosha-e-bisaat hai sar sheesha-baaz ka kaavish ka dil kare hai taqaza ki hai hunooz nakhun pe qarz is girh-e-neem-baaz ka taaraaj-e-kaavish-e-gham-e-hijraan hua asad seena ki tha dafeena guhar-ha-e-raaz ka

kahte to ho tum sab ki but-e-ghaaliya-moo aa.e yak martaba ghabra ke kaho koi ki vo aa.e hooñ kashmakash-e-naz'a men haan jazb-e-mohabbat kuchh kah na sakoon par vo mire poochne ko aa.e hai saika o shola o seemaab ka aalam aanaa hi samajh men mirii aata nahin go aa.e zaahir hai ki ghabra ke na bhagenge nakeerain haan munh se magar baadaa-e-dosheena ki boo aa.e jallaad se darte hain na wa'iz se jhagdate ham samjhe hue hain use jis bhes men jo aa.e haan ahl-e-talab kaun sune taana-e-na-yaft dekha ki vo milta nahin apne hi ko kho aa.e apna nahin ye sheva ki aaraam se baitheenus dar pe nahin baar to ka'be hi ko ho aa.e ki hum-nafson ne asar-e-giryaa men taqreer achchhe rahe aap is se magar mujh ko dubo aa.e us anjuman-e-naaz ki kya baat hai ghalib ham bhi ga.e waan aur tiri taqdeer ko ro aa.e

dil laga kar lag gaya un ko bhi tanhaa baithna baare apni bekasi ki ham ne paai daad yaa hain zavaal-aamada ajzaa aafreenash ke tamaam mehr-e-gardoon hai charaagh-e-rahguzar-e-baad yaa hai tarhuhum-aafreen aaraish-e-be-daad yaa ashk-e-chashm-e-daam hai har daana-e-sayyaad yaa hai gudaaz-e-mom andaaz-e-chakeedan-ha-e-khoon neesh-e-zamboor-e-asl hai nashtar-e-fassaad yaa naa-gawaara hai ha men ehsaan-e-saahib-daulataan hai zar-e-gul bhi nazar men jauhar-e-faulaad yaa jumbish-e-dil se hue hain uqda-ha-e-kaar vaa kam-tareen mazdoor-e-sangeen-dast hai farhaad yaa qatra-ha-e-khoon-e-bismil zeb-e-daamaan hain asad hai tamasha kardani gul-cheeni-e-jallaad yaa

ham se khul jaao b-waqt-e-may-parasti ek din warna ham chhedenge rakh kar uzr-e-masti ek din gharr-a-e-auj-e-bina-e-aalam-e-imkaan na ho is bulan dii ke naseebon men hai pasti ek din qarz ki peete the may lekin samjhte the ki haan rang laavegi hamaari faqa-masti ek din naghma-ha-e-gham ko bhi ai dil ghaneemat jaaniye be-sada ho jaayega ye saaz-e-hasti ek din dhaul-dhappa us saraapa-naaz ka sheva nahin ham hi kar baithe the ghalib pesh-dasti ek din