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

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

itnaa majboor na kar baat banaane lag jaayen ham tere sar kii qasam jhooth hi khaane lag jaayen itne sannaate pi.e meri sama'at ne ki ab sirf aavaaz pe chaahoon to nishaane lag jaayen chaliye kuchh aur nahin aah-shumaarii hi sahi ham kisi kaam to is dil ke bahaane lag jaayen ham vo gum-gasht-e-mohabbat hain ki tum to kya ho khud ko ham dhoondhne niklen to zamaane lag jaayen khvaab kuchh aise dikhaaye hain faqiri ne mujhe jin kii ta'beer men shahon ke khazaane lag jaayen main agar apni jawaani ke suna doon qisse ye jo launde hain mire paanv dabane lag jaayen

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

vo mere haal pe roya bhi muskuraya bhi ajeeb shaKHs hai apna bhi hai paraaya bhi ye intizaar sehar ka tha ya tumhaara tha diya jalaya bhi main ne diya bujhaaya bhi main chahta hooñ thehar jaa.e chashm-e-dariya men larzata aks tumhaara bhi meraa saaya bhi bahut maheen tha parda larzatee aankhoñ ka mujhe dikhaaya bhi tu ne mujhe chhupaaya bhi bayaaz bhar bhi gaii aur phir bhi saada hai tumhaare naam ko likkha bhi aur mitaaya bhi

baahar bhi ab andar jaisa sannaata hai dariyaa ke us paar bhi gahra sannaata hai shor tha men to shaayad sadiyaan beet chuki hain ab tak lekin sehama sehama sannaata hai kis se boluun ye to ik sehra hai jahaan par main hooñ ya phir goonga bahra sannaata hai jaise ik toofaan se pahle ki khaamoshi aaj mirii bastii men aisa sannaata hai nayi sehar ki chaap na jaane kab ubharegi chaaron jaanib raat ka gahra sannaata hai soch rahe ho socho lekin bol na padna dekh rahe ho shahar men kitna sannaata hai mahv-e-khwaab hain saari dekhne waali aañkhen jaagne vaala bas ik andha sannaata hai darna hai to an-jaani awaaz se darna ye to aanis dekha-bhala sannaata hai

vo kuchh gahri soch men aise doob gaya hai baithe baithe nadi kinaare doob gaya hai aaj ki raat na jaane kitnii lambi hogii aaj ka suraj shaam se pahle doob gaya hai vo jo pyaasa lagta tha sailaab-zada tha paani paani kahte kahte doob gaya hai mere apne andar ek bhanwar tha jis men meraa sab kuchh saath hi mere doob gaya hai shor to yuñ utha tha jaise ik toofaan ho sannaate men jaane kaise doob gaya hai aakhiri KHvaahish poori kar ke jeena kaisa aanas bhi saahil tak aa ke doob gaya hai