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

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

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

tum haqeeqat nahin ho hasrat ho jo mile KHvaab men vo daulat ho tum ho KHushboo ke KHvaab ki KHushboo aur itne hi bemuravvat ho kis tarah chhod doon tumhein jaanaan tum meri zindagi ki aadat ho kislie dekhte ho aaina tum to KHud se bhi khoobsurat ho dastaan khatm hone waali hai tum meri aakhiri muhabbat ho

chalti saanson ko jaam karne laga vo nazar se kalaam karne laga raat farhaad KHvaab men aaya aur farsi salaam karne laga phir main zahreeli kaar-khaano men zinda rahne ka kaam karne laga saaf inkaar kar nahin paaya vo mira ehtiraam karne laga leila ghar men silaai karne lagii qais dilli men kaam karne laga hijr ke maal se dil-e-naadaañ vasl ka intizaam karne laga

jab reetile ho jaate hain parvat teele ho jaate hain tode jaate hain jo sheeshe vo nokiile ho jaate hain baagh dhuen men rehta hai to phal zahreeli ho jaate hain naadaari men aaghoshon ke bandhan dhīle ho jaate hain phoolon ko surkhi dene men patte peele ho jaate hain

nahin ho tum to aisa lag raha hai ki jaise shahar men karf yuñ laga hai mire saa.e men us ka naqsh-e-paa hai badaa ehsaan mujh par dhoop ka hai koi barbaad ho kar ja chuka hai koi barbaad hona chahta hai lahu aankhoñ men aa kar chhup gaya haina jaane shehr-e-dil men kya hua hai kati hai umr bas ye sochne men mire baare men vo kya sochta hai baraae naam hain un se maraasim baraae naam jeena pad raha hai sitaare jagmagate ja rahe hain KHuda apna qaseeda likh raha hai gulon ki baatein chhup kar sun raha hooñ tumhaara zikr achha lag raha hai

seharaaon ne maanga paani daryaon par barsa paani buni yaaden kamzor nahin theen deewaron se aaya paani aaKHir kis kis neem ki jad men kab tak daalen meetha paani chat ka haal bataa deta hai parnaale se girta paani fikr-o-masaail yaad-e-jaanaan garm hawaaein thanda paani pyaase bacche khel rahe hain machhlii machhlii kitna paani

maut ki samt jaan chalti rahi zindagi ki dukaan chalti rahi saare kirdaar so ga.e thak kar bas tiri daastaan chalti rahi main larzata raha hadf ban kar mask-e-teer-o-kamaan chalti rahi ulti seedhi charaaghh sunte rahe aur hawa ki zabaan chalti rahi do hi mausam the dhoop ya baarish chhatriyon ki dukaan chalti rahi jism lambe the chadaren chhoti raat bhar kheench-taan chalti rahi par nikalte rahe bikharte rahe unchi neechi udaan chalti rahi