vo zamaana guzar gaya kab ka tha jo deewaana mar gaya kab ka dhoondhta tha jo ik nayi duniya laut ke apne ghar gaya kab ka vo jo laaya tha ham ko dariyaa tak paar akelaa utar gaya kab ka us ka jo haal hai vahii jaane apna to zakham bhar gaya kab ka khwaab-dar-khwaab tha jo sheeraza ab kahaan hai bikhar gaya kab ka

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

khaali baithe ho to ik kaam meraa kar do naa mujh ko achha sa koii zaKHm ada kar do naa dhyaan se panchiyo ko dete ho daana paani itne achchhe ho to pinjare se rihaa kar do naa jab qareeb aa hi ga.e ho to udaasi kaisi jab diya de hi rahe ho to jala kar do naa

baad men mujh se na kehna ghar palatna theek hai vaise sunne men yahii aaya hai rastaa theek hai shaakh se patta gire baarish ruke baadal chatte main hi to sab kuchh galat karta hooñ achha theek hai jehan tak tasleem kar leta hai uski bartree aankh tak tasdeeq kar deti hai banda theek hai ek teri awaaz sunne ke li.e zinda hai ham tu hi jab KHaamosh ho jaa.e to phir kya theek hai

ham ne kab chaaha ki vo shaKHs hamaara ho jaa.e itnaa dik jaa.e ki aankhoñ ka guzaara ho jaa.e ham jise paas bitha len vo bichhad jaata hai tum jise haath laga do vo tumhaara ho jaa.e tum ko lagta hai ki tum jeet ga.e ho mujh se hai yahii baat to phir khel dubara ho jaa.e hai mohabbat bhi ajab tarz-e-tijaarat ki yahaañ har dukaan-daar ye chahe ki khasaara ho jaa.e

tamaam umr azaabon ka silsila to raha ye kam nahin ha men jeene ka hausla to raha guzar hi aa.e kisi tarah tere deewane qadam qadam pe koi sakht marhala to raha chalo na ishq hi jeeta na aql haar saki tamaam vaqt maze ka muqaabla to raha main teri zaat men gum ho sakaa na tu mujh men bahut qareeb the ham phir bhi fasla to raha ye aur baat ki har chhed la-ubaali thii tiri nazar ka dilon se moamala to raha

zindagi tujh ko bhulaaya hai bahut din ham ne vaqt KHvaabon men ganwaaya hai bahut din ham ne ab ye neki bhi ha men jurm nazar aati hai sab ke aibon ko chhupaaya hai bahut din ham ne tum bhi is dil ko dukha lo to koi baat nahin apna dil aap dukhaaya hai bahut din ham ne muddaton tark-e-tamanna pe lahu roya hai ishq ka qarz chukaaya hai bahut din ham ne kya pata ho bhi sake is ki talaafi ki nahin shayari tujh ko ganwaaya hai bahut din ham ne

zameen hogii kisi qaateel ka daamaan ham na kahte the akaarat jaayega khun-e-shaheedaan ham na kahte the ilaaj-e-chaak-e-pairaahan hua to is tarah hogaa siya jaayega kaanton se garebaan ham na kahte the taraane kuchh diye lafzon men KHud ko qaid kar lenge ajab andaaz se failega zindaan ham na kahte the koi itnaa na hogaa laash bhi le ja ke dafna de inheen sadkon pe mar jaayega insaan ham na kahte the nazar lipti hai sholon men lahu tapta hai aankhoñ men utha hi chahta hai koi toofaan ham na kahte the chhalakte jaam men bheegi hui aañkhen utar aayein sataayegi kisi din yaad-e-yaaraan ham na kahte the nayi tahzeeb kaise lucknow ko raas aayegi ujad jaayega ye sheher-e-ghazaalaan ham na kahte the

har ek shaKHs pareshaan-o-dar-badar sa lage ye shahar mujh ko to yaaro koi bhanwar sa lage ab us ke tarz-e-tajaahul ko kya kahe koi vo be-KHabar to nahin phir bhi be-KHabar sa lage har ek gham ko khushi ki tarah bartana hai ye daur vo hai ki jeena bhi ik hunar sa lage nashaat-e-sohbat-e-rindaan bahut ghaneemat hai ki lamha lamha pur-aashob-o-pur-khatr sa lage kise khabar hai ki duniya ka hashr kya hogaa kabhi kabhi to mujhe aadmi se dar sa lage vo tund vaqt ki rau hai ki paanv tik na saken har aadmi koi ukhadta hua shajar sa lage jahaan-e-nau ke mukammal singaar ki khaatir sadi sadi ka zamaana bhi mukhtasar sa lage

hausla kho na diya teri nahin se ham ne kitnii shiknon ko chuna teri jabeen se ham ne vo bhi kya din the ki deewaana bane firte the sun liya tha tire baare men kahii se ham ne jis jagah pahle-pahl naam tira aata hai dastaan apni sunaai hai wahin se ham ne yuñ to ehsaan haseenon ke uthaaye hain bahut pyaar lekin jo kiya hai to tumheen se ham ne kuchh samajh kar hi KHuda tujh ko kaha hai warna kaun si baat kahii itne yaqeen se ham ne