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

paagal kaise ho jaate hain dekho aise ho jaate hain KHvaabon ka dhanda karti ho kitne paise ho jaate hain duniya sa hona mushkil hai tere jaise ho jaate hain mere kaam KHuda karta hai tere vaise ho jaate hain

haath khaali hain tire shahar se jaate jaate jaan hoti to mirii jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar ha men pahchaanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahar men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaaron ko ruksat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakham lagaate jaate renagne ki bhi ijaazat nahin ham ko warna ham jidhar jaate naye phool khilaate jaate main to jalte hue seharaaon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariyaa the mirii pyaas bujhaate jaate mujh ko rone ka saleeqa bhi nahin hai shaayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musaafir kaii guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hataate jaate

ik pal men ik sadi ka mazaa ham se poochiye do din ki zindagi ka mazaa ham se poochiye bhule hain rafta rafta unhen muddaton men ham qiston men khudkushi ka mazaa ham se poochiye aagaz-e-aashiqi ka mazaa aap jaaniye anjaam-e-aashiqi ka mazaa ham se poochiye jalte diyon men jalte gharo jaisi zau kahaan sarkaar raushni ka mazaa ham se poochiye vo jaan hi ga.e ki ha men unse pyaar hai aankhoñ ki mukhbirii ka mazaa hamse poochiye hansne ka shauq hamko bhi tha aap ki tarah hansiye magar hañsi ka mazaa ham se poochiye ham tauba kar ke mar ga.e be-maut ai khumaar tauheen-e-may-kashi ka mazaa ham se poochiye

tumhaare naam par main ne har aafat sar pe rakkhi thii nazar sholoon pe rakkhi thii zabaan patthar pe rakkhi thii hamaare KHvaab to shehron ki sadkon par bhatkte the tumhaari yaad thii jo raat bhar bistar pe rakkhi thii main apna azm le kar manzilon ki samt niklaa tha mashqat haath pe rakkhi thii qismat ghar pe rakkhi thii inheen saanson ke chakkar ne ha men vo din dikhaaye the hamaare paanv ki miTTi hamaare sar pe rakkhi thii sehar tak tum jo aa jaate to manzar dekh sakte the diye palkon pe rakhe the shikan bistar pe rakkhi thii

shajar hain ab samar-aasaar mere chale aate hain daavedaar mere muhaajir hain na ab ansaar mere mukhalif hain bahut is baar mere yahaañ ik boond ka muhtaaj hooñ main samundar hain samundar paar mere abhii murdon men roohen phoonk daalen agar chahein to ye beemaar mere hawaaein odh kar soya tha dushman ga.e bekar saare vaar mere main aa kar dushmanon men bas gaya hooñ yahaañ hamdard hain do-chaar mere hañsi men taal dena tha mujhe bhi KHataa kyun ho ga.e sarkaar mere tasavvur men na jaane kaun aaya mahak utthe dar-o-deewar mere tumhaara naam duniya jaanti hai bahut rusva hain ab ashaar mere bhanwar men ruk gaii hai naav meri kinaare rah ga.e is paar mere main KHud apni hifazat kar raha hooñ abhii soye hain pahre-daar mere

faisley lamhaat ke naslon pe bhari ho ga.e baap haakim tha magar bete bhikaari ho ga.e deviyaan puhunchiin theen apne baal bikhraaye hue devta mandir se nikle aur pu jaarii ho ga.e raushni ki jang men taariqiyaan paida hui chaand paagal ho gaya taare bhikaari ho ga.e rakh diye jaayenge neze lafz aur honton ke beech zill-e-subhaani ke ahkaamaat jaarii ho ga.e narm-o-naazuk halke-phulke rooi jaise KHvaab the aañsuon men bheegne ke baa'd bhari ho ga.e

sawaal ghar nahin buniyaad par uthaya hai hamaare paanv ki miTTi ne sar uthaya hai hamesha sar pe rahi ik chataan rishton ki ye bojh vo hai jise umr-bhar uthaya hai mirii ghulail ke patthar ka kaar-naama tha magar ye kaun hai jis ne samar uthaya hai yahii zameen men dabaayega ek din ham ko ye aasmaan jise dosh par uthaya hai bulandiyon ko pata chal gaya ki phir main ne hawa ka toota hua ek par uthaya hai maha-bali se baghaavat bahut zaroori hai qadam ye ham ne samajh soch kar uthaya hai

mere kaarobaar men sab ne badi imdaad ki daad logon ki gala apna ghazal ustaad ki apni saansen bech kar main ne jise aabaad ki vo gali jannat to ab bhi hai magar shaddaad ki umr bhar chalte rahe aankhoñ pe patti baandh kar zindagi ko dhoondhne men zindagi barbaad ki dastaanon ke sabhi kirdaar kam hone lage aaj kaaghaz chuntee phirti hai pari baghdaad ki ik sulagta cheekhta maahol hai aur kuchh nahin baat karte ho yagaana kis ameenabad ki