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

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

agar tu be-vafa hai dhyaan rakhna mujhe sab kuchh pata hai dhyaan rakhna bichhadte waqt hamne kah diya tha hamaara dil dukha hai dhyaan rakhna KHuda jiski mohabbat men banii ho vo kaiyon ka KHuda hai dhyaan rakhna jise tum dost keval jaanti ho vo tumko chahta hai dhyaan rakhna

chala hai silsila kaisa ye raaton ko manaane ka tumhein haq de diya kisne diyon ke dil dukhaane ka iraada chhodiye apni hadon se door jaane ka zamaana hai zamaane ki nigaahon men na aane ka kahaan ki dosti kin doston ki baat karte ho miyaan dushman nahin milta koi ab to thikaane ka nigaahon men koi bhi doosra chehra nahin aaya bharosa hi kuchh aisa tha tumhaare laut aane ka ye main hi tha bacha ke KHud ko le aaya kinaare tak samandar ne bahut mauqa' diya tha doob jaane ka

sitam dhhaate hue socha karoge hamaare saath tum aisa karoge angoothi to mujhe lautaa rahe ho angoothi ke nishaan ka kya karoge main tumse ab jhagdta bhi nahin hooñ to kya is baat par jhagda karoge meraa daaman tumheen thaa men hue ho meraa daaman tumheen maila karoge batao vaa'da kar ke aaoge nake pichhli baar ke jaisa karoge vo dulhan ban ke ruksat ho gaii hai kahaan tak car ka peecha karoge mujhe bas yuñ hi tumse poochna tha agar main mar gaya to kya karoge

karoon na yaad magar kis tarah bhulaaun use ghazal bahaana karoon aur gungunaun use vo khaar khaar hai shaakh-e-gulaab ki maanind main zakham zakham hooñ phir bhi gale lagaaun use ye log tazkire karte hain apne logon ke main kaise baat karoon ab kahaan se laaun use magar vo zood-faramosh zood-ranj bhi hai ki rooth jaa.e agar yaad kuchh dilaaun use vahii jo daulat-e-dil hai vahii jo raahat-e-jaan tumhaari baat pe ai naaseho ganwaun use jo hum-safar sar-e-manzil bichhad raha hai faraaz ajab nahin hai agar yaad bhi na aaun use

kyun tabeeyat kahii thaharti nahin dosti to udaas karti nahin ham hamesha ke sair-chashm sahi tujh ko dekhen to aankh bharti nahin shab-e-hijraan bhi roz-e-bad ki tarah kat to jaati hai par guzarti nahin ye mohabbat hai sun zamaane sun itni aasaaniyon se marti nahin jis tarah tum guzaarte ho faraaz zindagi us tarah guzarti nahin

jis se ye tabeeyat badi mushkil se lagii thii dekha to vo tasveer har ik dil se lagii thii tanhaaii men rote hain ki yuñ dil ko sukoon ho ye chot kisi sahib-e-mehfil se lagii thii ai dil tire aashob ne phir hashr jagaaya bedard abhii aankh bhi mushkil se lagii thii khilqat ka ajab haal tha us koo-e-sitam men saa.e ki tarah daaman-e-qaatil se lagii thii utara bhi to kab dard ka chadhta hua dariyaa jab kashti-e-jaan maut ke saahil se lagii thii

kya aise kam-sukhan se koi guftugoo kare jo mustaqil sukoot se dil ko lahu kare ab to ha men bhi tark-e-maraasim ka dukh nahin par dil ye chahta hai ki aaghaaz tu kare tere baghair bhi to ghaneemat hai zindagi KHud ko ganwa ke kaun tiri justuju kare ab to ye aarzoo hai ki vo zakham khaaiye ta-zindagi ye dil na koi aarzoo kare tujh ko bhula ke dil hai vo sharminda-e-nazar ab koi haadsa hi tire roo-b-roo kare chup-chaap apni aag men jalte raho faraaz duniya to arz-e-haal se be-aabroo kare

dil badan ka shareek-e-haal kahaan hijr phir hijr hai visaal kahaan ishq hai naam intihaaon ka is samundar men etidaal kahaan aisa nashaato zahar men bhi na tha ai gham-e-dil tiri misaal kahaan ham ko bhi apni paayemaali ka hai magar is qadar malaal kaha main nayi dosti ke mod pe tha aa gaya hai tira khayal kaha dil ki khush-fahm tha so hai warna tere milne ka ehtimaal kahaan vasl o hijraanhain aur duniyaayein in zamaanon men maah-o-saal kahaan tujh ko dekha to log hairaanhain aa gaya shahar men ghazaal kahaan tujh pe likkhi to saj gaii hai ghazal aa mila KHvaab se khayal kahaan ab to shah maat ho rahi hai faraaz ab bachaav ki koi chaal kahaan