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

ab mere saath nahin hai samjhe naasamjhaane kii baat nahin hai samjhe naa tum maangoge aur tumhein mil jaayega pyaar hai ye khairaat nahin hai samjhe naa main baadal hooñ jis par chaahoon barsoonga meri koii zaat nahin hai samjhe naa apna khaali haath mujhe mat dikhlaao is men meraa haath nahin hai samjhe naa

kitne aish se rahte honge kitne itraate honge jaane kaise log vo honge jo us ko bhaate honge shaam hue khush-baash yahaañ ke mere paas aa jaate hain mere bujhne ka nazzara karne aa jaate honge vo jo na aane vaala hai na us se mujh ko matlab tha aane waalon se kya matlab aate hain aate honge us ki yaad ki baad-e-saba men aur to kya hota hogaa yoonhi mere baal hain bikhre aur bikhar jaate honge yaaro kuchh to zikr karo tum us ki qayamat baanhon ka vo jo simtate honge un men vo to mar jaate honge meraa saans ukhadte hi sab bein karenge roenge ya'ni mere baa'd bhi ya'ni saans li.e jaate honge

seena dahak raha ho to kya chup rahe koi kyun cheekh cheekh kar na gala chheel le koi saabit hua sukoon-e-dil-o-jaan kahii nahin rishton men dhoondhta hai to dhoonda kare koi tark-e-taalluqaat koi mas'ala nahin ye to vo raasta hai ki bas chal pade koi deewaar jaanta tha jise main vo dhool thii ab mujh ko e'timaad ki daawat na de koi main KHud ye chahta hooñ ki haalaat hooñ KHaraab mere KHilaaf zahar ugalta phire koi ai shaKHs ab to mujh ko s abhii kuchh qubool hai ye bhi qubool hai ki tujhe cheen le koi haan theek hai main apni ana ka mareez hooñ aaKHir mere mizaaj men kyun dakhl de koi ik shaKHs kar raha hai abhii tak vafaa ka zikr kaash us zabaan-daraaz ka munh noch le koi

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

tukde nahin hain aañsuon men dil ke chaar paanch surkhaab baithe paani men hain mil ke chaar paanch munh khole hain ye zakham jo bismil ke chaar paanch phir lenge bose khanjar-e-qaatil ke chaar paanch kehne hain matlab un se ha men dil ke chaar paanch kya kahiye ek munh hain vahaañ mil ke chaar paanch dariyaa men gir pada jo mira ashk ek garm but-khaane lab pe ho ga.e saahil ke chaar paanch do-chaar laashe ab bhi pade tere dar pe hain aur aage dab chuke hain tale gil ke chaar paanch raahen hain do majaaz o haqeeqat hai jin ka naam raaste nahin hain ishq ki manzil ke chaar paanch ranj o taab museebat o gham yaas o dard o daagh aah o fugaan rafeeq hain ye dil ke chaar paanch do teen jhatke doon jun hi vehshat ke zor men zindaan men tukde hovein silaasil ke chaar paanch farhaad o qais o waamik o azraa the chaar dost ab ham bhi aa mile to hue mil ke chaar paanch naaz o ada o ghamza nigah panja-e-miza maarein hain ek dil ko ye pil pil ke chaar paanch eemaa hai ye ki devenge nau din ke baad dil likh bheje khat men she'r jo be-dil ke chaar paanch heere ke nau-ratan nahin tere hue hain jama ye chaandni ke phool magar khil ke chaar paanch meena-e-nuh-falak hai kahaan baada-e-nashaat sheeshe hain ye to zahar-e-halaahal ke chaar paanch nakhun karen hain zaKHmon ko do do mila ke ek the aath das so ho ga.e ab chil ke chaar paanch gar anjum-e-falak se bhi taadaad keejie niklen ziyaada daagh mire dil ke chaar paanch maarein jo sar pe sil ko utha kar qalq se ham das paanch tukde sar ke hon aur sil ke chaar paanch maan ai zafar tu panj-tan o chaar-yaar ko hain sadr-e-deen ki yahii mehfil ke chaar paanch

kyunkar na khaaksaar rahen ahl-e-keen se door dekho zameen falak se falak hai zameen se door parwaana wasl-e-sham'a pe deta hai apni jaañ kyunkar rahe dil us ke rukh-e-aatishi se door majmoo-e-wasl-wa-hijr jo naa men men hai raqam hai harf bhi kahii se mile aur kahii se door go teer-e-be-gumaan hai mire paas par abhii jaa.e nikal ke seena-e-charkh-e-bareen se door vo kaun hai ki jaate nahin aap jis ke paas lekin hamesha bhaagte ho tum humeen se door hairaan hooñ ki us ke muqaabil ho aaina jo pur-ghuroor khinchta hai maah-e-mubeen se door yaa tak adoo ka paas hai un ko ki bazm men vo baithe bhi hain to mire hum-nasheen se door manzoor ho jo deed tujhe dil ki aankh se pahunchen tiri nazar nigah-e-door-been se door duniya-e-doo ki de na mohabbat KHuda zafar insaan ko fenk de hai ye eimaan o deen se door

jigar ke tukde hue jal ke dil kebab hua ye ishq jaan ko mere koi azaab hua kiya jo qatl mujhe tum ne khoob kaam kiya ki main azaab se chhoota tumhein savaab hua kabhi to shefta us ne kaha kabhi shaida garz ki roz naya ik mujhe khitaab hua piyuun na rashk se khun kyunki dam-b-dam apna ki saath gair ke vo aaj ham-sharaab hua tumhaare lab ke lab-e-jaam ne li.e bose lab apne kaata kiya main na kaamyaab hua gali gali tiri khaatir fira ba-chashm-e-pur-aab laga ke tujh se dil apna bahut KHaraab hua tiri gali men bahaaye phire hai sail-e-sarishk hamaara kaasa-e-sar kya hua habaab hua jawaab-e-khat ke na likhne se ye hua maaloom ki aaj se ha men ai nama-bar javaab hua mangaaee thii tiri tasveer dil ki taskin ko mujhe to dekhte hi aur iztiraab hua sitam tumhaare bahut aur din hisaab ka ek mujhe hai soch ye hi kis tarah hisaab hua zafar badal ke radif aur tu ghazal vo suna ki jis ka tujh se har ik she'r intikhaab hua

bharii hai dil men jo hasrat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ sune hai kaun museebat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ jo tu ho saaf to kuchh main bhi saaf tujh se kahooñ tere hai dil men kudoorat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ na kohkan hai na majnoon ki the mere hamdard main apna dard-e-mohabbat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ dil us ko aap diya aap hi pashemaan hooñ ki sach hai apni nadaamat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ kahooñ main jis se use hove sunte hi vehshat phir apna qissa-e-vahshat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ raha hai tu hi to gham-khwaar ai dil-e-ghamgeen tere siva gham-e-furqat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ jo dost ho to kahooñ tujh se dosti kii baat tujhe to mujh se adavat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ na mujh ko kehne kii taqat kahooñ to kya ahvaalna us ko sunne kii fursat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ kisi ko dekhta itnaa nahin haqeeqat men zafr main apni haqeeqat kahooñ to kis se kahooñ

shaane ki har zabaan se sune koi laaf-e-zulf cheere hai seena raat ko ye moo-shigaaf-e-zulf jis tarah se ki kaabe pe hai poshish-e-siyaah is tarah is sanam ke hai rukh par ghilaaf-e-zulf barham hai is qadar jo mire dil se zulf-e-yaar shaamat-zada ne kya kiya aisa khilaaf-e-zulf matlab na kufr o deen se na dair o haram se kaam karta hai dil tawaaf-e-izaar o tawaaf-e-zulf naaf-e-ghazaal-e-cheen hai ki hai naafa-e-tataar kyunkar kahooñ ki hai girh-e-zulf naaf-e-zulf aapas men aaj dast-o-garebaan hai roz o shab ai mehr-vash zari ka nahin moo-e-baaf-e-zulf kahtaa hai koi jeem koi laam zulf ko kahtaa hooñ main zafar ki mustatteh hai kaaf-e-zulf