usii jagah par jahaan kaii raaste milenge palat ke aa.e to sabse pahle tujhe milenge agar kabhi tere naam par jang ho gaii to ham aise buzdil bhi pahli saf men khade milenge tujhe ye sadken mere tavassut se jaanti hain tujhe hamesha ye sab ishaare khule milenge

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

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

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

vafaa ki KHair manaata hooñ be-vafaaii men bhi main us ki qaid men hooñ qaid se rihaai men bhi lahu ki aag men jal-bujh ga.e badan to khula rasai men bhi khasaara hai na-rasaai men bhi badalte rahte hain mausam guzarta rehta hai vaqt magar ye dil ki wahin ka wahin judaai men bhi lihaaz-e-hurmat-e-paema'n na paas-e-hum-khwaabi ajab tarah ke tasaadum the aashnaai men bhi main das baras se kisi KHvaab ke azaab men hooñ wahin azaab dar aaya hai is dahaai men bhi tasaadum-e-dil-o-duniya men dil ki haar ke baa'd hijaab aane laga hai ghazal-saraai men bhi main ja raha hooñ ab us ki taraf usii ki taraf jo mere saath tha meri shikasta-paai men bhi

koi to phool khilaaye dua ke lehje men ajab tarah ki ghutan hai hawa ke lehje men ye vaqt kis ki ra'unat pe KHaak daal gaya ye kaun bol raha tha KHuda ke lehje men na jaane khalk-e-khuda kaun se azaab men hai hawaaein cheekh padeen iltijaa ke lehje men khula fareb-e-mohabbat dikhaai deta hai ajab kamaal hai us be-vafa ke lehje men yahii hai maslahat-e-jabr-e-ehtiyaat to phir ham apna haal kaheinge chhupa ke lehje men

ye bastii jaani-pahchaani bahut hai yahaañ va'don ki arzaani bahut hai shagufta lafz likkhe ja rahe hain magar lahjon men veeraani bahut hai subuk-zarfon ke qaabu men nahin lafz magar shauq-e-gul-afshaani bahut hai hai bazaaron men paani sar se ooncha mire ghar men bhi tugh yaanii bahut hai na jaane kab mire sehra men aa.e vo ik dariyaa ki toofaani bahut hai na jaane kab mire aangan men barase vo ik baadal ki nuqsaani bahut hai

bastii bhi samundar bhi biyaabaan bhi mira hai aañkhen bhi mirii khwaab-e-pareshaan bhi mira hai jo doobti jaati hai vo kashtii bhi hai mirii jo tootaa jaata hai vo paimaan bhi mira hai jo haath uthe the vo sabhi haath the mere jo chaak hua hai vo girebaan bhi mira hai jis ki koi awaaz na pahchaan na manzil vo qaafila-e-be-sar-o-saamaan bhi mira hai veeraana-e-maqtal pe hijaab aaya to is baar KHud cheekh pada main ki ye unwaan bhi mira hai waarftagi-e-subh-e-bashaarat ko khabar kya andesha-e-sad-shaam-e-ghareeba'n bhi mira hai main waaris-e-gul hooñ ki nahin hooñ magar ai jaan khamyaaza-e-tauheen-e-bahaara'n bhi mira hai miTTi ki gawaahi se badi dil ki gawaahi yuñ ho to ye zanjeer ye zindaan bhi mira hai

diyaar-e-noor men teera-shabon ka saa thii ho koi to ho jo mirii vahshaton ka saa thii ho main us se jhooth bhi boluun to mujh se sach bole mire mizaaj ke sab mausamon ka saa thii ho main us ke haath na aaun vo meraa ho ke rahe main gir padhoon to mirii pastiyon ka saa thii ho vo mire naam ki nisbat se mo'tabar thehre gali gali mirii rusvaaiyon ka saa thii ho kare kalaam jo mujh se to mire lehje men main chup rahoon to mire tevaron ka saa thii ho main apne aap ko dekhooñ vo mujh ko dekhe jaa.e vo mire nafs ki gumraahiyo ka saa thii ho vo KHvaab dekhe to dekhe mire hawaale se mire khayal ke sab manzaron ka saa thii ho