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

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

pooch lete vo bas mizaaj mira kitna aasaan tha ilaaj mira chaara-gar ki nazar bataati hai haal achha nahin hai aaj mira main to rehta hooñ dasht men masroof qais karta hai kaam-kaaj mira koi kaasa madad ko bhej allah mere bas men nahin hai taaj mira main mohabbat ki baadshaahat hooñ mujh pe chaltaa nahin hai raaj mira

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

vo be-vafa hai to kya mat kaho bura us ko ki jo hua so hua khush rakhe khudaa us ko nazar na aa.e to us kii talash men rahna kahiiñ mile to palat kar na dekhna us ko vo saada-khuu tha zamaane ke kham samajhta kya hawa ke saath chala le udii hawa us ko vo apne baare men kitna hai khush-gumaañ dekho jab us ko main bhi na dekhooñ to dekhna us ko abhii se jaana bhi kya us kii kam-khayaalii par abhii to aur bahut hogaa sochna us ko use ye dhun ki mujhe kam se kam udaas rakhe mirii du'aa ki khudaa de ye hausla us ko panaah dhoondh rahi hai shab-e-giraftaa-dil koii batao mire ghar ka raasta us ko ghazal men tazkira us ka na kar naseer ki ab bhula chuka vo tujhe tu bhi bhool ja us ko

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

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

jo gair the vo isee baat par hamaare hue ki ham se dost bahut be-KHabar hamaare hue kise khabar vo mohabbat thii ya raqabat thii bahut se log tujhe dekh kar hamaare hue ab ik hujoom-e-shikasta-dilaan hai saath apne jinhen koi na mila hum-safar hamaare hue kisi ne gham to kisi ne mizaaj-e-gham bakhsha sab apni apni jagah chaaragar hamaare hue bujha ke taq ki shamein na dekh taaron ko isee junoon men to barbaad ghar hamaare hue vo e'timaad kahaan se faraaz laayenge kisi ko chhod ke vo ab agar hamaare hue

KHaamosh ho kyun daad-e-jafa kyun nahin dete bismil ho to qaateel ko dua kyun nahin dete vehshat ka sabab rauzan-e-zindaan to nahin hai mehr o mah o anjum ko bujha kyun nahin dete ik ye bhi to andaaz-e-ilaaj-e-gham-e-jaan hai ai chaaragaro dard badha kyun nahin dete munsif ho agar tum to kab insaaf karoge mujrim hain agar ham to saza kyun nahin dete rehzan ho to haazir hai mata-e-dil-o-jaan bhi rahbar ho to manzil ka pata kyun nahin dete kya beet gaii ab ke faraaz ahl-e-chaman par yaaraan-e-qafas mujh ko sadaa kyun nahin dete