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

itnaa majboor na kar baat banaane lag jaayen ham tere sar kii qasam jhooth hi khaane lag jaayen itne sannaate pi.e meri sama'at ne ki ab sirf aavaaz pe chaahoon to nishaane lag jaayen chaliye kuchh aur nahin aah-shumaarii hi sahi ham kisi kaam to is dil ke bahaane lag jaayen ham vo gum-gasht-e-mohabbat hain ki tum to kya ho khud ko ham dhoondhne niklen to zamaane lag jaayen khvaab kuchh aise dikhaaye hain faqiri ne mujhe jin kii ta'beer men shahon ke khazaane lag jaayen main agar apni jawaani ke suna doon qisse ye jo launde hain mire paanv dabane lag jaayen

tumhein bas yah bat aanaa chahta hooñ main tumse kya chhup aanaa chahta hooñ kabhi mujhse bhi koi jhooth bolo main haan men haan mil aanaa chahta hooñ adaakaari bada dukh de rahi hai main sachmuch muskurana chahta hooñ ameeri ishq ki tumko mubarak main bas kh aanaa kam aanaa chahta hooñ main saare shahar ki baisakhiyon ko tere dar par nachana chahta hooñ mujhe tumse bichadna hi padega main tumko yaad aanaa chahta hooñ

baithe hain chain se kahii j aanaa to hai nahin ham be-gharon ka koi thik aanaa to hai nahin tum bhi ho beete vaqt ke maanind hoo-b-hoo tum ne bhi yaad aanaa hai aanaa to hai nahin ahad-e-wafaa se kis li.e khaif ho meri jaan kar lo ki tum ne ahd nibh aanaa to hai nahin vo jo ha men aziz hai kaisa hai kaun hai kyun poochte ho ham ne bat aanaa to hai nahin duniya ham ahl-e-ishq pe kyun fenkti hai jaal ham ne tire fareb men aanaa to hai nahin vo ishq to karega magar dekh bhaal ke faris vo tere jaisa deewana to hai nahin

zabaan to khol nazar to mila javaab to de main kitnii baar luta hooñ mujhe hisaab to de tere badan ki likhaavat men hai utaar chadhaav main tujhe kaise padhoonga mujhe kitaab to de teraa sawaal hai saaqi ki zindagi kya hai javaab deta hooñ pahle mujhe sharaab to de

mohabbat mustaqil kaif-aafareen maaloom hoti hai khalish dil men jahaan par thii wahin maaloom hoti hai tire jalvo se takra kar nahin maaloom hoti hai nazar bhi ek mauj-e-tah-nasheen maaloom hoti hai nukush-e-paa ke sadqe bandagi-ishq ke qurbaan mujhe har samt apni hi jabeen maaloom hoti hai mirii rag rag men yuñ to daudti hai ishq ki bijli kahii zaahir nahin hoti kahii maaloom hoti hai ye ejaz-e-nazar kab hai ye kab hai husn ki kaavish haseen jo cheez hoti hai haseen maaloom hoti hai umeedein tod de mire dil-e-muztar khuda-haafiz zabaan-e-husn par ab tak nahin maaloom hoti hai use kyun may-kada kahtaa hai batla de mire saaqi yahaañ ki sar-zameen khuld-e-bareen maaloom hoti hai are ai chaara-gar haan haan khalish tu jis ko kahtaa hai ye shay dil men nahin dil ke qareen maaloom hoti hai kisi ke paa-e-naazuk par jhuki hai aur nahin uthatii mujhe bahzaad ye apni jabeen maaloom hoti hai

hai khird-man dii yahii ba-hosh deewaana rahe hai vahii apna ki jo apne se begaana rahe kufr se ye iltijaaein kar raha hooñ baar baar jaaun to kaa'ba magar rukh soo-e-may-khaana rahe sham-e-sozaan kuchh khabar bhi hai tujhe o mast-e-gham husn-e-mahfil hai jabhi jab tak ki parwaana rahe zakhm-e-dil ai zakhm-e-dil naasoor kyun banta nahin lutf to jab hai ki afsaane men afsaana rahe ham ko waiz ka bhi dil rakhna hai saaqi ka bhi dil ham to tauba kar ke bhi paaband-e-may-khaana rahe aakhirsh kab tak raheingi husn ki naadaaniyaañ husn se poochho ki kab tak ishq deewaana rahe faiz-e-raah-e-ishq hai ya faiz-e-jazb-e-ishq hai ham to manzil pa ke bhi manzil se begaana rahe may-kade men ham duaaein kar rahe hain baar baar is taraf bhi chashm-e-mast-e-peer-e-may-khaana rahe aaj to saaqi se ye bahzaad ne baandha hai ahd lab pe tauba ho magar haathon men paimaana rahe

ik be-vafa ko dard ka darmaan banaa liya ham ne to aah kufr ko eemaan banaa liya dil ki khalish-pasandiyaan hain ki allah ki panaah teer-e-nazar ko jaan-e-rag-e-jaan banaa liya mujh ko khabar nahin mire dil ko khabar nahin kis ki nazar ne banda-e-ehsaan banaa liya mehsoos kar ke ham ne mohabbat ka har alam khwaab-e-subuk ko khwaab-e-pareshaan banaa liya dast-e-junoon ki uqda-kushaai to dekhiye daaman ko be-niyaaz garebaan banaa liya taskin-e-dil ki ham ne bhi parwaah chhod dii har mauj-e-gham ko haasil-e-toofan banaa liya jab un ka naam aa gaya ham muztarib hue aahon ko apni zeest ka unwaan banaa liya ham ne to apne dil men vo gham ho ki ho alam jo koi aa gaya use mehmaan banaa liya aaina dekhne ki zaroorat na thii koi apne ko KHud hi aap ne hairaan banaa liya ik be-wafa pe kar ke tasadduq dil-o-jigar bahzaad ham ne KHud ko pareshaan banaa liya

dil miraa teraa taab-e-farmaan hai kya karoon ab teraa kufr hi miraa eemaan hai kya karoon ba-hosh hooñ magar miraa daaman hai chaak chaak aalam ye dekh dekh ke hairaan hai kya karoon har tarah ka sukoon hai har tarah ka hai kaif phir bhi ye miraa qalb pareshaan hai kya karoon kahtaa nahin hooñ aur zamaana hai ba-khabar chehre se dil ka haal numayaan hai kya karoon daaman karoon na chaak ye mumkin to hai magar muztar har ek taar-e-garebaan hai kya karoon saada sa ik varq hooñ kitaab-e-hayaat ka hasrat se ab na ab koi armaan hai kya karoon har samt pa raha hooñ vahii rang-e-dil-fareb haathon men kufr ke miraa eemaan hai kya karoon daaghoon ka qalb-e-zaar se mumkin to hai ilaaj un ke hi dam se dil men charaaghaan hai kya karoon ik be-wafa ke vaaste se sab kuchh luta diya bahzaad ab na deen na eemaan hai kya karoon

deewaana banaana hai to deewaana banaa de warna kahii taqdeer tamasha na banaa de ai dekhne waalo mujhe hañs hañs ke na dekho tum ko bhi mohabbat kahii mujh sa na banaa de