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

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

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

chadar ki izzat karta hoon aur parde ko maanta hoon har parda parda nahin hota itnaa main bhi jaanta hoon saare mard ek jaise hain tumne kaise kah daala main bhi to ek mard hoon tumko KHud se behtar maanta hoon maine usse pyaar kiya hai milkiiyat ka daava nahin vo jiske bhi saath hai main us..ko bhi apna maanta hoon chadar ki izzat karta hoon aur parde ko maanta hoon har parda parda nahin hota itnaa main bhi jaanta hoon

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

zameen chhod kar main kidhar jaaunga andheron ke andar utar jaaunga mirii pattiyaan saari sookhi hui naye mausamon men bikhar jaaunga agar aa gaya aaina saamne to apne hi chehre se dar jaaunga vo ik aankh jo mirii apni bhi haina aayi nazar to kidhar jaaunga vo ik shaKHs awaaz dega agar main khaali sadak par thehar jaaunga palat kar na paaya kisi ko agar to apni hi aahat se dar jaaunga tiri zaat men saans li hai sadaa tujhe chhod kar main kidhar jaaunga

chehre pe chamchamaati hui dhoop mar gaii suraj ko dhalta dekh ke phir shaam dar gaii mabahoot se khade rahe sab bas ki line men koolhe uchaalti hui bijli guzar gaii suraj vahii tha dhoop vahii shahar bhi vahii kya cheez thii jo jism ke andar tithir gaii KHvaahish sukhaane rakkhi thii kothe pe dopahar ab shaam ho chali miyaan dekho kidhar gaii tahleel ho gaii hai hawa men udaasiyaan khaali jagah jo rah gaii tanhaaii bhar gaii chehre baghair niklaa tha us ke makaan se rusvaaiyon ki had se bhi aage khabar gaii rangon ki surkh naaf daakhilya gul-aftaab andhi hawaaein khaar khatk kaan bhar gaii

chaaron taraf se maut ne ghera hai zeest ko aur us ke saath hukm ki ab zindagi karo baahar gali men shor hai barsaat ka suno kun dii laga ke aaj to ghar men pade raho chhod aa.e kis ki chat pe jawaan-saal chaand ko KHaamosh kis li.e ho sitaaro javaab do kyun chalte chalte ruk ga.e veeraan raasto tanhaa hooñ aaj main zaraa ghar tak to saath do jis ne bhi mud ke dekha vo patthar ka ho gaya nazrein jhuk aa.e dosto chup chup chale chalo allah rakhe teri sehar jaisi kam-sini dil kaanpata hai jab bhi tu aati hai shaam ko veeraan chaman pe roee hai shabnam tamaam raat aise men koi nanhi kali muskur aa.e to aadil hawaaein kab se bhi deti hain dastaken jal dii se uth ke kamre ka darwaaza khol do

darwaaza band dekh ke mire makaan ka jhonka hawa ka khidki ke parde hila gaya vo jaan-e-nau-bahaar jidhar se guzar gaya pedon ne phool patton se rastaa chhupa liya us ke qareeb jaane ka anjaam ye hua main apne-aap se bhi bahut door ja pada angadaai le rahi thii gulistaan men jab bahaar har phool apne rang ki aatish men jal gaya kaañte se tootte hain mire ang ang men rag rag men chaand jalta hua zahar bhar gaya aankhoñ ne us ko dekha nahin is ke baawajood dil us ki yaad se kabhi ghaafil nahin raha darwaaza khatkhataa ke sitaare chale ga.e KHvaabon ki shaal odh ke main unghta raha shab chaandni ki aanch men tap kar nikhar gaii suraj ki jaltee aag men din KHaak ho gaya sadken tamaam dhoop se angaara ho gaiin andhi hawaaein chalti hain in par barhana-pa vo aa.e thodii der ruke aur chale ga.e aadil main sar jhuk aa.e hue chup khada raha

bismil ke tadapne ki adaaon men nasha tha main haath men talwaar li.e jhoom raha tha ghoonghat men mire KHvaab ki taabeer chhupi thii mehn dii se hatheli men mira naam likha tha lab the ki kisi pyaali ke honton pe jhuke the aur haath kahii gardan-e-meena men pada tha hammam ke aaiine men shab doob rahi thii cigarette se naye din ka dhuaan phail raha tha dariyaa ke kinaare pe mirii laash pa dii thii aur paani ki tah men vo mujhe Dhoondh raha tha maaloom nahin phir vo kahaan chhup gaya aadil saaya sa koi lams ki sarhad pe mila tha