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

kyun darein zindagi men kya hogaa kuchh na hogaa to tajurba hogaa hansati aankhoñ men jhaank kar dekho koi aañsu kahii chhupa hogaa in dinon na-umeed sa hooñ main shaayad usne bhi ye suna hogaa dekhkar tumko sochta hooñ main kya kisi ne tumhein chhua hogaa

ye gham kya dil ki aadat hai nahin to kisi se kuchh shikaayat hai nahin to hai vo ik khwaab-e-be taabeer isko bhula dene ki niyat hai nahin to kisi ke bin kisi ki yaad ke bin ji.e jaane ki himmat hai nahin to kisi soorat bhi dil lagta nahin haan to kuchh din se ye haalaat hai nahin to tujhe jisne kahi ka bhi nahin rakha vo ek jaati si vehshat hai nahin to tere is haal par hai sab ko hairat tujhe bhi is pe hairat hai nahin to ham-aahangi nahin duniya se teri tujhe is par nadaamat hai nahin to vo darveshi jo taj kar aa gaya...tu yah daulat us ki qeemat hai nahin to hua jo kuchh yahii maqsoom tha kya yahii saari hikaayat hai nahin to aziyat-naak ummeedon se tujhko aman paane ki hasrat hai nahin to tu rehta hai khayaal-o-khvaab men gam to is wajah se fursat hai nahin to wahaan waalon se hai itni mohabbat yahaan waalon se nafrat hai nahin to sabab jo is judaai ka banaa hai vo mujhse khubsoorat hai nahin to

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

aankhoñ ke saath use mira hansna nahin pasand dariyaa ho ya ho ghaav use gahra nahin pasand taarikh aa chuki hai udhar card chap ga.e ab kab kahegi tujh ko vo ladka nahin pasand tum ko to mujh se guftugoo karna pasand tha ab kyuuñ mirii mazaar pe rukna nahin pasand kapdon se itr tak ya kitaabon se haar tak vo bole to sahi ki use kya nahin pasand ik din pada mila tha mujhe raaston pe aur ik din suna use mira choona nahin pasand

mustoojib-e-zulm-o-sitam-o-jaur-o-jafa hooñ har-chand ki jalta hooñ pe sargarm-e-wafa hooñ aate hain mujhe khoob se dono hunar-e-ishq rone ke tai aandhi hooñ kudhne ko bala hooñ is gulshan-e-duniya men shagufta na hua main hooñ ghuncha-e-afsurdah ki mardood-e-saba hooñ ham-chashm hai har aabla-e-paa ka mira ashk az-bas ki tiri raah men aankhoñ se chala hooñ aaya koi bhi tarah mire cheen ki hogii aazurda hooñ jeene se main marne se KHafaa hooñ daaman na jhatak haath se mire ki sitamgar hooñ khaak-e-sar-e-raah koi dam men hua hooñ dil khwaah jala ab to mujhe ai shab-e-hijraan main sokhta bhi muntazir-e-roz-e-jaza hooñ go taqat-o-aaraam-o-khor-o-khwaab ga.e sab baare ye ghaneemat hai ki jeeta to raha hooñ itnaa hi mujhe ilm hai kuchh main hooñ bahr-cheez ma'aloom nahin khoob mujhe bhi ki main kya hooñ behtar hai garz KHaamushi hi kehne se yaaraan mat poochho kuchh ahvaal ki mar mar ke jiya hooñ tab garm-e-sukhan kehne laga hooñ main ki ik umr jun shama' sar-e-shaam se ta-subh jala hooñ seena to kiya fazl-e-ilaahi se sabhi chaak hai waqt-e-dua meer ki ab dil ko laga hooñ

ab meer'-ji to achchhe zindeeq hi ban baithe peshaani pe de qashka zunnar pahan baithe aazurda dil-e-ulfat ham chupke hi behtar hain sab ro uthegi majlis jo kar ke sukhun baithe uryaan phiren kab tak ai kaash kahii aa kar ta gard biyaabaan ki baala-e-badan baithe paikaan-e-khadang us ka yuñ seene ke udhar hai jon maar-e-siyah koi kaadhe hue fan baithe juz khat ke khayal us ke kuchh kaam nahin ham ko sabzi pi.e ham akshar rahte hain magan baithe shamsher-e-sitam us ki ab go ka chale har-dam shoreeda-sar apne se ham baandh kafan baithe bas ho to idhar-udhar yuñ firne na den tujh ko naachaar tire ham ye dekhen hain chalan baithe

nahin waswaas jee ganwaane ke haaye re zauq dil lagaane ke mere taghaeer-e-haal par mat ja ittifaqaat hain zamaane ke dam-e-aakhir hi kya na aanaa tha aur bhi vaqt the bahaane ke is kudoorat ko ham samjhte hain dhab hain ye KHaak men milaane ke bas hain do burg-e-gul qafas men saba nahin bhooke ham aab-o-daane ke marne par baithe hain suno sahab bande hain apne jee chalaane ke ab garebaan kahaan ki ai naaseh chadh gaya haath us deewane ke chashm-e-najm sipahr jhapke hai sadqe us ankhdhiyaan ladaane ke dil-o-deen hosh-o-sabr sab hi ga.e aage aage tumhaare aane ke kab tu sota tha ghar mare aa kar jaage taalaa ghareeb-khaane ke miza-e-abroo-nigah se is ki meer kushta hain apne dil lagaane ke teer-o-talwaar-o-sail yakjaa hain saare asbaab maar jaane ke

jab rone baithta hooñ tab kya kasar rahe hai roomaal do do din tak jun abr tar rahe hai aah-e-sehr ki meri barchi ke vasvase se khurshid ke munh u uupar akshar sipar rahe hai aagah to rahiye us ki tarz-e-rah-o-ravish se aane men us ke lekin kis ko khabar rahe hai un rozon itni ghaflat achchhii nahin idhar se ab iztiraab ham ko do do pahar rahe hai aab-e-hayaat ki si saari ravish hai us ki par jab vo uth chale hai ek aadh mar rahe hai talwaar ab laga hai be-dol paas rakhne KHoon aaj kal kisoo ka vo shokh kar rahe hai dar se kabhu jo aate dekha hai main ne us ko tab se udhar hi akshar meri nazar rahe hai aaKHir kahaan talak ham ik roz ho chukenge barson se waada-e-shab har subh par rahe hai meer ab bahaar aayi sehra men chal junoon kar koi bhi fasl-e-gul men naadaan ghar rahe hai

kharaabi kuchh na poochho mulakat-e-dil ki imarat ki ghamon ne aaj-kal suniyo vo aabaa dii hi gharaat ki nigah-e-mast se jab chashm ne is ki ishaarat ki halaavat may ki aur buniyaad maykhaane ki gharaat ki sahar-gah main ne poocha gul se haal-e-zaar bulbul ka pade the baagh men yak-musht par udhar ishaarat ki jalaya jis tajallii-e-jalwa-gar ne toor ko ham-dam usii aatish ke par kaale ne ham se bhi sharaarat ki nazaakat kya kahooñ khursheed-roo ki kal shab-e-mah men gaya tha saa.e saa.e baagh tak tis par hararat ki nazar se jis ki yusuf sa gaya phir us ko kya sujhe haqeeqat kuchh na poochho peer-e-kan'aan ki basaarat ki tire kooche ke shauq-e-tauf men jaise bagoola tha biyaabaan main ghubaar meer ki ham ne ziyaarat ki