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

uske haathon men jo khanjar hai zyaada tez hai aur phir bachpan se hi uskaa nishaana tez hai jab kabhi us paar jaane ka khyaal aata mujhe koi aahista se kahtaa tha ki dariyaa tez hai aaj milnaa tha bichhad jaane ki niyat se ha men aaj bhi vo der se pahuncha hai kitna tez hai apna sab kuchh haar ke laut aaye ho na mere paas main tumhe kahtaa bhi rehta ki duniya tez hai aaj uske gaal choo men hain to andaaza hua chaai achchhii hai magar thoda sa meetha tez hai

vo zamaana guzar gaya kab ka tha jo deewaana mar gaya kab ka dhoondhta tha jo ik nayi duniya laut ke apne ghar gaya kab ka vo jo laaya tha ham ko dariyaa tak paar akelaa utar gaya kab ka us ka jo haal hai vahii jaane apna to zakham bhar gaya kab ka khwaab-dar-khwaab tha jo sheeraza ab kahaan hai bikhar gaya kab ka

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

jo vo mire na rahe main bhi kab kisi ka raha bichhad ke un se saleeqa na zindagi ka raha labon se ud gaya jugnoo ki tarah naam us ka sahaara ab mire ghar men na raushni ka raha guzarne ko to hazaaron hi qafile guzre zameen pe naqsh-e-qadam bas kisi kisi ka raha

laai phir ik lagzish-e-mastaana tere shahar men phir banengi masjidein may-khaana tere shahar men aaj phir tootengi tere ghar ki naazuk khidkiyaan aaj phir dekha gaya deewaana tere shahar men jurm hai teri gali se sar jhuka kar lautna kufr hai pathraav se ghabraana tere shahar men shaah-naa men likkhe hain khandaraat ki har iint par har jagah hai dafn ik afsaana tere shahar men kuchh kaneezen jo hareem-e-naaz men hain baaryaab maangti hain jaan o dil nazraana tere shahar men nangi sadkon par bhatk kar dekh jab marti hai raat rengta hai har taraf veeraana tere shahar men

khaar-o-khas to uthe raasta to chale main agar thak gaya qaafila to chale chaand suraj buzurgon ke naqsh-e-qadam KHair bujhne do un ko hawa to chale haakim-e-shahr ye bhi koi shahar hai masjidein band hain may-kada to chale us ko mazhab kaho ya siyaasat kaho KHud-kushi ka hunar tum sikha to chale itni laashen main kaise utha paaooñga aap eenton ki hurmat bacha to chale belche laao kholo zameen ki taheen main kahaan dafn hooñ kuchh pata to chale

tum itnaa jo muskuraa rahe ho kya gham hai jis ko chhupa rahe ho aankhoñ men nami hañsi labon par kya haal hai kya dikha rahe ho ban jaayenge zahar peete peete ye ashk jo peete ja rahe ho jin zaKHmon ko vaqt bhar chala hai tum kyun unhen chhede ja rahe ho rekhaon ka khel hai muqaddar rekhaon se maat kha rahe ho

haath aa kar laga gaya koi meraa chappar utha gaya koi lag gaya ik masheen men main bhi shahar men le ke aa gaya koi main khada tha ki peeth par meri ishtehaar ik laga gaya koi ye sadi dhoop ko tarasti hai jaise suraj ko kha gaya koi aisi mehngaai hai ki chehra bhi bech ke apna kha gaya koi ab vo armaan hain na vo sapne sab kabootar uda gaya koi vo ga.e jab se aisa lagta hai chhota mota KHuda gaya koi meraa bachpan bhi saath le aaya gaav se jab bhi aa gaya koi