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

zane haseen thii aur phool chun kar laati thii main she'r kahtaa tha vo dastaan sunaati thii arab lahu tha ragon men badan sunhara tha vo muskuraati nahin thii dii.e jalaati thii ali se door raho log usse kahte the vo meraa sach hai bahut cheekh kar bataati thii ali ye log tumhein jaante nahin hain abhii gale lagaakar meraa hausla badhaati thii ye phool dekh rahe ho ye uskaa lahjaa tha ye jheel dekh rahe ho yahaañ vo aati thii main uske baad k abhii theek se nahin jaaga vo mujh...ko khwaab nahin neend se jagati thii use kisi se mohabbat thii aur vo main nahin tha ye baat mujhse zyaada use roolaati thii main kuchh bataa nahin saka vo meri kya thii ali ki us..ko dekhkar bas apni yaad aati thii

kisi libaas ki khushboo jab ud ke aati hai tere badan ki judaai bahut sataati hai tere gulaab tarsate hain teri khushboo ko teri safed chameli tujhe bulaati hai tere baghair mujhe chain kaise padta hain mere bagair tujhe neend kaise aati hai

yahaañ tum dekhna rutba hamaara hamaari ret hai dariyaa hamaara kisi se kal pitaaji kah rahe the muhabbat kha gaii ladka hamaara ta'alluq khatm karne ja rahi hai kahii girwa na de bachcha hamaara

jhoothon ne jhoothon se kaha hai sach bolo sarkaari elaan hua hai sach bolo ghar ke andar to jhoothon ki ek mandi hai darwaaze par likha hua hai sach bolo guldaste par yakjahti likh rakha hai guldaste ke andar kya hai sach bolo ganga maiya doobne waale apne the naav men kisne chhed kiya hai sach bolo

kabhi jo aankh pe gesoo-e-yaar hota hai sharaab-khaane pe abr-e-bahaar hota hai kisi ka gham ho mire dil pe baar hota hai usii ka naam gham-e-rozgaar hota hai ilaahi KHair ho un be-zabaan asiroon ki qafas ke saamne zikr-e-bahaar hota hai chaman men aise bhi do chaar hain chaman waale ki jin ko mausam-e-gul naagawaar hota hai sawaal-e-jaam tire may-kade men ai saaqi jawaab-e-gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar hota hai ha men vafaa pe vafaa aaj tak na raas aayi unhen sitam pe sitam saazgaar hota hai labon pe aa gaya dam band ho chuki aañkhen chale bhi aao ki khatm intizaar hota hai kahaan vo vasl ki raatein kahaan ye hijr ke din khayaal-e-gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar hota hai junoon to ek badi cheez hai mohabbat men zaraa se ashk se raaz aashkaar hota hai mire janaaze ko dekha to yaas se bole yahaañ pe aadmi be-ikhtiyaar hota hai KHuda rakhe tumhein kya koi jaur bhool ga.e jo ab talash hamaara mazaar hota hai hamaara zor hai kya baagbaan utha lenge ye aashiyaan jo tujhe naagawaar hota hai ajeeb kashmakash-e-bahr-e-gham men dil hai qamarna doobta hai ye beda na paar hota hai

surkhiyaan kyun Dhoondh kar laaun fasaane ke li.e bas tumhaara naam kaafi hai zamaane ke li.e maujen saahil se hataati hain habaabon ka hujoom vo chale aa.e hain saahil par nahaane ke li.e sochta hooñ ab kahii bijli giri to kyun giri tinke laaya tha kahaan se aashiyaane ke li.e chhod kar bastii ye deewane kahaan se aa ga.e dasht ki baithi-bithaai KHaak udaane ke li.e hañs ke kahte ho zamaana bhar mujhi par jaan de rah ga.e ho kya tumheen saare zamaane ke li.e shaam ko aaoge tum achha abhii hoti hai shaam gesuon ko khol do suraj chhupaane ke li.e kaayenaat-e-ishq ik dil ke siva kuchh bhi nahin vo hi aane ke li.e hai vo hi jaane ke li.e ai zamaane bhar ko khushiyaan dene waale ye bataa kya qamar hi rah gaya hai gham uthaane ke li.e

kisi soorat sehar nahin hoti raat idhar se udhar nahin hoti khauf sayyaad se na barq ka dar baat ye apne ghar nahin hoti ek vo hain ki roz aate hain ek ham hain khabar nahin hoti ab main samjha hooñ kaat kar shab-e-gham zindagi mukhtasar nahin hoti kitnii paaband-e-waz'a hai shab-e-gham kabhi ghairoon ke ghar nahin hoti kitnii seedhi hai raah-e-mulk-e-adam haajat-e-raahbar nahin hoti sun liya hogaa tum ne haal-e-mareez ab davaa kaargar nahin hoti arsh milta hai meri aahon se lekin un ko khabar nahin hoti

kisi ka naam lo be-naam afsaane bahut se hainna jaane kis ko tum kahte ho deewane bahut se hain jafaon ke gale tum se KHuda jaane bahut se hain magar mahshar ka din hai apne begaane bahut se hain banaaye de rahi hain ajnabi naadaariyaan mujh ko tiri mehfil men warna jaane-pahchaane bahut se hain dhari rah jaayegi paabandi-e-zindaan jo ab chheda ye darbaanon ko samjha do ki deewane bahut se hain bas ab so jaao neend aankhoñ men hai kal phir sunaayenge zaraa si rah gaii hai raat afsaane bahut se hain tumhein kis ne bulaayaa may-kashon se ye na kah saaqi tabi'at mil gaii hai warna maykhaane bahut se hain badi qurbaaniyon ke baa'd rahna baagh men hogaa abhii to aashiyaan bijli se jalwaane bahut se hain likhi hai KHaak udaani hi agar apne muqaddar men tire kooche pe kya mauqoof veeraane bahut se hain na ro ai shama' maujooda patangon ki museebat par abhii mehfil se baahar tere parwaane bahut se hain mire kehne se hogii tark-e-rasm-o-raah ghairoon se baja hai aap ne kehne mire maane bahut se hain qamar allah saath eimaan ke manzil pe pahuncha de haram ki raah men sunte hain but-khaane bahut se hain

baarish men ahd tod ke gar may-kashi hui tauba mari phiregi kahaan bheegti hui pesh aa.e laakh ranj agar ik khushi hui parwardigaar ye bhi koi zindagi hui achha to dono vaqt mile kosie huzoor phir bhi mareez-e-gham ki agar zindagi hui ai andaleeb apne nasheeman ki KHair maang bijli gaii hai soo-e-chaman dekhti hui dekho charaagh-e-qabr use kya javaab de aayegi shaam-e-hijr mujhe poochhti hui qaasid unhin ko ja ke diya tha hamaara khat vo mil ga.e the un se koi baat bhi hui jab tak ki teri bazm men chaltaa rahega jaam saaqi rahegi gardish-e-dauraan ruki hui maana ki un se raat ka vaa'da hai ai qamar kaise vo aa sakenge agar chaandni hui