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

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

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

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

sitam dhhaate hue socha karoge hamaare saath tum aisa karoge angoothi to mujhe lautaa rahe ho angoothi ke nishaan ka kya karoge main tumse ab jhagdta bhi nahin hooñ to kya is baat par jhagda karoge meraa daaman tumheen thaa men hue ho meraa daaman tumheen maila karoge batao vaa'da kar ke aaoge nake pichhli baar ke jaisa karoge vo dulhan ban ke ruksat ho gaii hai kahaan tak car ka peecha karoge mujhe bas yuñ hi tumse poochna tha agar main mar gaya to kya karoge

laai phir ik lagzish-e-mastaana tere shahar men phir banengi masjidein may-khaana tere shahar men aaj phir tootengi tere ghar ki naazuk khidkiyaan aaj phir dekha gaya deewaana tere shahar men jurm hai teri gali se sar jhuka kar lautna kufr hai pathraav se ghabraana tere shahar men shaah-naa men likkhe hain khandaraat ki har iint par har jagah hai dafn ik afsaana tere shahar men kuchh kaneezen jo hareem-e-naaz men hain baaryaab maangti hain jaan o dil nazraana tere shahar men nangi sadkon par bhatk kar dekh jab marti hai raat rengta hai har taraf veeraana tere shahar men

jo vo mire na rahe main bhi kab kisi ka raha bichhad ke un se saleeqa na zindagi ka raha labon se ud gaya jugnoo ki tarah naam us ka sahaara ab mire ghar men na raushni ka raha guzarne ko to hazaaron hi qafile guzre zameen pe naqsh-e-qadam bas kisi kisi ka raha

khaar-o-khas to uthe raasta to chale main agar thak gaya qaafila to chale chaand suraj buzurgon ke naqsh-e-qadam KHair bujhne do un ko hawa to chale haakim-e-shahr ye bhi koi shahar hai masjidein band hain may-kada to chale us ko mazhab kaho ya siyaasat kaho KHud-kushi ka hunar tum sikha to chale itni laashen main kaise utha paaooñga aap eenton ki hurmat bacha to chale belche laao kholo zameen ki taheen main kahaan dafn hooñ kuchh pata to chale

patthar ke KHuda vahaañ bhi paa.e ham chaand se aaj laut aa.e deewarein to har taraf khadi hain kya ho ga.e mehrbaan s aa.e jungle ki hawaaein aa rahi hain kaaghaz ka ye shahar ud na jaa.e leila ne naya janam liya hai hai qais koi jo dil lag aa.e hai aaj zameen ka ghusl-e-sehhat jis dil men ho jitna KHoon l aa.e sehra sehra lahu ke khe men phir pyaase lab-e-furaat aa.e

tum itnaa jo muskuraa rahe ho kya gham hai jis ko chhupa rahe ho aankhoñ men nami hañsi labon par kya haal hai kya dikha rahe ho ban jaayenge zahar peete peete ye ashk jo peete ja rahe ho jin zaKHmon ko vaqt bhar chala hai tum kyun unhen chhede ja rahe ho rekhaon ka khel hai muqaddar rekhaon se maat kha rahe ho