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

tamasha-e-deir-o-haram dekhte hain tujhe har bahaane se ham dekhte hain hamaari taraf ab vo kam dekhte hain vo nazrein nahin jin ko ham dekhte hain zamaane ke kya kya sitam dekhte hain humeen jaante hain jo ham dekhte hain

paagal kaise ho jaate hain dekho aise ho jaate hain KHvaabon ka dhanda karti ho kitne paise ho jaate hain duniya sa hona mushkil hai tere jaise ho jaate hain mere kaam KHuda karta hai tere vaise ho jaate hain

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

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

aisa lagta hai ki kar dega ab azaad mujhe mirii marzi se udaane laga sayyaad mujhe main hooñ sarhad pe bane ek makaan ki soorat kab talak dekhiye rakhta hai vo aabaad mujhe ek qisse ki tarah vo to mujhe bhool gaya ik kahaanii ki tarah vo hai magar yaad mujhe kam se kam ye to bataa de ki kidhar jaayegi kar ke ai khana-kharaabi mirii barbaad mujhe main samajh jaata hooñ is men koi kamzori hai mere jis she'r pe milti hai bahut daad mujhe

chaanv mil jaa.e to kam daam men bik jaati hai ab thakan thode se aaraam men bik jaati hai aap kya mujh ko nawaazeṅge janaab-e-aali saltanat tak mire ina'am men bik jaati hai she'r jaisa bhi ho is shahar men padh sakte ho chaai jaisi bhi ho aasaam men bik jaati hai vo siyaasat ka ilaqa hai udhar mat jaana aabroo koocha-e-bad-naam men bik jaati hai

ye darveshon ki bastii hai yahaañ aisa nahin hogaa libaas-e-zindagi phat jaayega maila nahin hogaa share-bazaar men qeemat uchhalti girti rahtii hai magar ye khoon-e-muflis hai kabhi mehnga nahin hogaa tire ehsaas ki eenten lagii hain is imarat men hamaara ghar tire ghar se kabhi ooncha nahin hogaa hamaari dosti ke beech khud-gharzi bhi shaamil hai ye be-mausam ka phal hai ye bahut meetha nahin hogaa purane shahar ke logon men ik rasm-e-murawwat hai hamaare paas aa jaao kabhi dhoka nahin hogaa ye aisi chot hai jis ko hamesha dukhte rahna hai ye aisa zakham hai jo umr bhar achha nahin hogaa

mukhtasar hote hue bhi zindagi badh jaayegi maa ki aañkhen choom lijye raushni badh jaayegi maut ka aanaa to tay hai maut aayegi magar aap ke aane se thodii zindagi badh jaayegi itni chaahat se na dekha keejie mehfil men aap shahar waalon se hamaari dushmani badh jaayegi aap ke hansne se khatra aur bhi badh jaayega is tarah to aur aankhoñ ki nami badh jaayegi be-vafaaii khel ka hissa hai jaane de ise tazkira us se na kar sharmindagi badh jaayegi

kisi gareeb ki barson ki aarzoo ho jaaun main is surang se nikloon tu aab-joo ho jaaun badaa haseen taqaddus hai us ke chehre par main us ki aankhoñ men jhaankoon to ba-wazoo ho jaaun mujhe pata to chale mujh men aib hain kya kya vo aaina hai to main us ke roo-b-roo ho jaaun kisi tarah bhi ye veeraaniyaan hon khatm mirii sharaab-khaane ke andar ki haav-hoo jaaun mirii hatheli pe honton se aisi mohr laga ki umr-bhar ke li.e main bhi surkh-roo ho jaaun kamii zaraa si bhi mujh men na koi rah jaa.e agar main zakham ki soorat hooñ to rafu ho jaaun naye mizaaj ke shehron men jee nahin lagta purane waqton ka phir se main lucknow ho jaaun