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

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

teri mushkil na badaaunga chala jaaunga ashk aankhoñ men chhupaaunga chala jaaunga apni dahleez pe kuchh der pada rahne de jaise hi hosh men aaunga chala jaaunga KHvaab lene koi aa.e ki na aa.e koi main to awaaz lagaauñga chala jaaunga chand yaaden mujhe bacchon ki tarah pyaari hain unko seene se lagaauñga chala jaaunga muddaton baad main aaya hooñ purane ghar men KHud ko jee bhar ke rulaaunga chala jaaunga is jazeera men ziyaada nahin rahna ab to aajkal naav banaoonga chala jaaunga mausam-e-gul ki tarah laut ke aaunga hasan har taraf phool khilaaoonga chala jaaunga

jis tarah waqt guzarne ke li.e hota hai aadmi shakl pe marne ke li.e hota hai teri aankhoñ se mulaqaat hui tab ye khula doobne vaala ubharne ke li.e hota hai ishq kyun peeche hata baat nibhaane se miyaan husn to khair mukarne ke li.e hota hai aankh hoti hai kisi raah ko takne ke li.e dil kisi paanv pe dharne ke li.e hota hai dil ki dilli ka chunaav hi alag hai sahab jab bhi hota hai ye harne ke li.e hota hai koi bastii ho ujhadne ke li.e bastii hai koi mazma ho bikharna ke li.e hota hai

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

ham jaise teg-e-zulm se dar bhi ga.e to kya kuchh vo bhi hain jo kahte hain sar bhi ga.e to kya uthatii raheingi dard ki teesen tamaam umr hain zakham tere haath ke bhar bhi ga.e to kya hain kaun se bahaar ke din apne muntazir ye din kisi tarah se guzar bhi ga.e to kya ik makr hi tha aap ka ifa-e-ahd bhi apne kahe se aaj mukar bhi ga.e to kya ham to isee tarah se firenge kharaab-haal ye she'r tere dil men utar bhi ga.e to kya baasir tumhein yahaañ ka abhii tajurba nahin beemaar ho pade raho mar bhi ga.e to kya

zakham tumhaare bhar jaayenge thodii der lagegi be-sabri se kaam liya to aur bhi der lagegi sahab aaj to apna kaam kara ke jaayenge ham saari shartein poori hain phir kaisi der lagegi yuñ behaal na ho ai dil bas aate hi honge vo kal bhi der lagii thii un ko aaj bhi der lagegi seekh liya hai main ne apne aap se baatein karna fikr nahin un ko aane men kitnii der lagegi kaun ruke ab us ke dar par shaam hui ghar jaayen itnaa zaroori kaam nahin hai jitni der lagegi itni der men kuchh ke kuchh ho jaayenge haalaat khat likhne se khat milne tak jitni der lagegi maar-gazeeda kaun bacha hai baasir shukr karo tum theek bhi ho jaaoge lekin khaasi der lagegi

ye nahin hai ki tujhe main ne pukaara kam hai mire naalon ko hawaon ka sahaara kam hai is qadar hijr men ki nazm-shumaari ham ne jaan lete hain kahaan koi sitaara kam hai dosti men to koi shak nahin us ki par vo dost dushman ka ziyaada hai hamaara kam hai saaf izhaar ho aur vo bhi kam-az-kam do baar ham vo aaqil hain jinhen ek ishaara kam hai ek rukhsaar pe dekha hai vo til ham ne bhi ho samarkand muqaabil ki bukhara kam hai itni jal dii na banaa raay mire baare men ham ne hamraah abhii vaqt guzaara kam hai baagh ik ham ko mila tha magar us ko afsos ham ne jee bhar ke bigaara hai sanwaara kam hai aaj tak apni samajh men nahin aaya baasir kaun sa kaam hai vo jis men khasaara kam hai

kar liya din men kaam aath se paanch ab chale daur-e-jaam aath se paanch chaand hai aur aasmaan hai saaf rahiye bala-e-baam aath se paanch ab to ham ban ga.e hain ek masheen ab hamaara hai naam aath se paanch she'r kya shaay'ri ke baare men sochna bhi haraam aath se paanch kuchh khareed to bhaav paanch ke aath aur bechein to daam aath se paanch vo mile bhi to bas ye poochhenge kuchh mila kaam-waam aath se paanch sohbat-e-ahl-e-zauq hai baasir ab sunaao kalaam aath se paanch

hote hain jo sab ke vo kisi ke nahin hote auron ke to kya honge vo apne nahin hote mil un se kabhi jaagte hain jin ke muqaddar teri tarah har vaqt vo soye nahin hote din men jo fira karte hain hushiyaar o khabar-daar vo meri tarah raat ko jaage nahin hote ham un ki taraf se kabhi hote nahin ghaafil rishte vahii pakke hain jo pakke nahin hote aghyaar ne muddat se jo roke hue the kaam ab ham bhi ye dekhenge vo kaise nahin hote naakaami ki soorat men mile taana-e-na-yaft ab kaam mire itne bhi kacche nahin hote shab ahl-e-hawas aise pareshaan the baasir jaise meh-o-anjum kabhi dekhe nahin hote