aaiine aankh men chubhte the bistar se badan katraata tha ek yaad basar karti thii mujhe main saans nahin le paata tha ek shakhs ke haath men tha sab kuchh meraa khilna bhi murjhaana bhi rota tha to raat ujad jaati hansata tha to din ban jaata tha main rab se raabte men rehta mumkin hai ki us se raabta ho mujhe haath uthaana padte the tab jaakar vo phone uthaata tha mujhe aaj bhi yaad hai bachpan men kabhi us par nazar agar padti mere baste se phool barsate the meri takhti pe dil ban jaata tha ham ek zindaan men jinda the ham ek janjeer men badhe hue ek doosre ko dekh kar ham kabhi hansate the to rona aata tha vo jism nazarandaaz nahin ho paata tha in aankhoñ se mujrim thehrata tha apna kehne ko to ghar thehrata tha

jaam cigarette kash aur bas kuchh dhuaan aakhirsh aur bas maut tak zindagi ka safar raat-din kashmakash aur bas pee gaya ped aandhi magar gir pada kha ke ghash aur bas zindagi jaltee cigarette hai sirf do-chaar kash aur bas sookhte ped ki lakdiyaan aakhiri peshkash aur bas

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

yuñ apni pyaas ki KHud hi kahaanii likh rahe the ham sulagti ret pe ungli se paani likh rahe the ham miyaan bas maut hi sach hai vahaañ ye likh gaya koi jahaan par zindagaani zindagaani likh rahe the ham mile tujh se to duniya ko suhaani likh diya ham ne vagarna kab se us ko be-maa'ni likh rahe the ham humeen pe gir padi kal raat vo deewaar ro ro kar ki jis pe apne maazi ki kahaanii likh rahe the ham

suna hai log use aankh bhar ke dekhte hain so us ke shahar men kuchh din thehar ke dekhte hain suna hai rabt hai us ko kharaab-haalon se so apne aap ko barbaad kar ke dekhte hain suna hai dard ki gaahak hai chashm-e-naaz us ki so ham bhi us ki gali se guzar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ko bhi hai she'r o shaayri se shagaf so ham bhi mo'jize apne hunar ke dekhte hain suna hai bole to baaton se phool jhadte hain ye baat hai to chalo baat kar ke dekhte hain suna hai raat use chaand takta rehta hai sitaare baam-e-falak se utar ke dekhte hain suna hai din ko use titliyan sataati hain suna hai raat ko jugnoo thehar ke dekhte hain suna hai hashr hain us ki ghazaal si aañkhen suna hai us ko hiran dasht bhar ke dekhte hain suna hai raat se badh kar hain kaakulen us ki suna hai shaam ko saa.e guzar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ki siyah-chashmagi qayamat hai so us ko surma-farosh aah bhar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ke labon se gulaab jalte hain so ham bahaar pe ilzaam dhar ke dekhte hain suna hai aaina timsaal hai jabeen us ki jo saada dil hain use ban-sanwar ke dekhte hain suna hai jab se hamaail hain us ki gardan men mizaaj aur hi laal o guhar ke dekhte hain suna hai chashm-e-tasavvur se dasht-e-imkaan men palang zaaviye us ki kamar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ke badan ki taraash aisi hai ki phool apni qabaayein katar ke dekhte hain vo sarv-qad hai magar be-gul-e-muraad nahin ki us shajar pe shagoofe samar ke dekhte hain bas ik nigaah se lutta hai qaafila dil ka so rah-ravaan-e-tamanna bhi dar ke dekhte hain suna hai us ke shabistaan se muttasil hai behisht makeen udhar ke bhi jalwe idhar ke dekhte hain ruke to gardishein us ka tawaaf karti hain chale to us ko zamaane thehar ke dekhte hain kise naseeb ki be-pairhan use dekhe kabhi kabhi dar o deewaar ghar ke dekhte hain kahaaniyaan hi sahi sab mubaalga hi sahi agar vo KHvaab hai taabeer kar ke dekhte hain ab us ke shahar men thehre ki kooch kar jaayen faraaz aao sitaare safar ke dekhte hain

titliyon ka rang ho ya jhoomte baadal ka rang ham ne har ik rang ko jaana tire aanchal ka rang teri aankhoñ ki chamak hai ya sitaaron ki ziya raat ka hai ghup andhera ya tire kaajal ka rang dhadkano ke taal par vo haal apne dil ka hai jaise gori ke thirakte paanv men paayal ka rang fenkna tum soch kar lafzon ka ye karwa gulaal phail jaata hai kabhi sadiyon pe bhi ik pal ka rang aah ye rangeen mausam KHoon ki barsaat ka chha raha hai aql par jazbaat ki halchal ka rang ab to shabnam ka har ik moti hai kankar ki tarah haan usii gulshan pe chaaya tha kabhi makhmal ka rang phir rahe hain log haathon men li.e khanjar khule kooche kooche men ab aata hai nazar maqtal ka rang chaar jaanib jis ki raa'naai ke charche hain qatil jaane kab dekhenge ham us aane waali kal ka rang

apne honton par saj aanaa chahta hooñ aa tujhe main gungun aanaa chahta hooñ koi aañsu tere daaman par giraa kar boond ko moti ban aanaa chahta hooñ thak gaya main karte karte yaad tujh ko ab tujhe main yaad aanaa chahta hooñ chha raha hai saari bastii men andhera raushni ko ghar jalana chahta hooñ aakhri hichki tire zaanoo pe aa.e maut bhi main shaairana chahta hooñ

khula hai jhooth ka bazaar aao sach boleinna ho bala se khareedaar aao sach bolein sukoot chaaya hai insaaniyat ki qadron par yahii hai mauqa-e-izhaar aao sach bolein ha men gawaah banaya hai vaqt ne apna b-naam-e-azmat-e-kirdaar aao sach bolein suna hai vaqt ka haakim badaa hi munsif hai pukaar kar sar-e-darbaar aao sach bolein tamaam shahar men kya ek bhi nahin mansoor kaheinge kya rasn-o-daar aao sach bolein baja ki khoo-e-wafa ek bhi haseen men nahin kahaan ke ham bhi wafadar aao sach bolein jo wasf ham men nahin kyun karen kisi men talash agar zameer hai bedaar aao sach bolein chhu paa.e se kahii chhupte hain daagh chehre ke nazar hai aaina-bardaar aao sach bolein qatil jin pe sadaa pattharon ko pyaar aaya kidhar ga.e vo gunahgaar aao sach bolein

raabta laakh sahi qaafila-salaar ke saath ham ko chalna hai magar vaqt ki raftaar ke saath gham lage rahte hain har aan khushi ke peeche dushmani dhoop ki hai saaya-e-deewar ke saath kis tarah apni mohabbat ki main takmeel karoon gham-e-hasti bhi to shaamil hai gham-e-yaar ke saath lafz chunta hooñ to mafhoom badal jaata hai ik na ik khauf bhi hai jurat-e-izhaar ke saath dushmani mujh se ki.e ja magar apna ban kar jaan le le mirii sayyaad magar pyaar ke saath do ghadi aao mil aayen kisi ghalib se qatil hazrat zauq to waabasta hain darbaar ke saath

vo shaKHs ki main jis se mohabbat nahin karta hansta hai mujhe dekh ke nafrat nahin karta pakda hi gaya hooñ to mujhe daar pe kheencho saccha hooñ magar apni vakaalat nahin karta kyun bakhsh diya mujh se gunahgaar ko maula munsif to kisi se bhi ri'ayat nahin karta ghar waalon ko ghaflat pe sabhi kos rahe hain choron ko magar koi malaamat nahin karta kis qaum ke dil men nahin jazbaat-e-ibrahim kis mulk pe namrood hukoomat nahin karta dete hain ujaale mire sajdon ki gawaahi main chhup ke andhere men ibadat nahin karta bhoola nahin main aaj bhi aadaab-e-jawaani main aaj bhi auron ko naseehat nahin karta insaan ye samjhen ki yahaañ dafn KHuda hai main aise mazaaron ki ziyaarat nahin karta duniya men qatil us sa munaafiq nahin koi jo zulm to sahta hai baghaavat nahin karta