seena dahak raha ho to kya chup rahe koi kyun cheekh cheekh kar na gala chheel le koi saabit hua sukoon-e-dil-o-jaan kahii nahin rishton men dhoondhta hai to dhoonda kare koi tark-e-taalluqaat koi mas'ala nahin ye to vo raasta hai ki bas chal pade koi deewaar jaanta tha jise main vo dhool thii ab mujh ko e'timaad ki daawat na de koi main KHud ye chahta hooñ ki haalaat hooñ KHaraab mere KHilaaf zahar ugalta phire koi ai shaKHs ab to mujh ko s abhii kuchh qubool hai ye bhi qubool hai ki tujhe cheen le koi haan theek hai main apni ana ka mareez hooñ aaKHir mere mizaaj men kyun dakhl de koi ik shaKHs kar raha hai abhii tak vafaa ka zikr kaash us zabaan-daraaz ka munh noch le koi

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

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

khaali baithe ho to ik kaam meraa kar do naa mujh ko achha sa koii zaKHm ada kar do naa dhyaan se panchiyo ko dete ho daana paani itne achchhe ho to pinjare se rihaa kar do naa jab qareeb aa hi ga.e ho to udaasi kaisi jab diya de hi rahe ho to jala kar do naa

zane haseen thii aur phool chun kar laati thii main she'r kahtaa tha vo dastaan sunaati thii arab lahu tha ragon men badan sunhara tha vo muskuraati nahin thii dii.e jalaati thii ali se door raho log usse kahte the vo meraa sach hai bahut cheekh kar bataati thii ali ye log tumhein jaante nahin hain abhii gale lagaakar meraa hausla badhaati thii ye phool dekh rahe ho ye uskaa lahjaa tha ye jheel dekh rahe ho yahaañ vo aati thii main uske baad k abhii theek se nahin jaaga vo mujh...ko khwaab nahin neend se jagati thii use kisi se mohabbat thii aur vo main nahin tha ye baat mujhse zyaada use roolaati thii main kuchh bataa nahin saka vo meri kya thii ali ki us..ko dekhkar bas apni yaad aati thii

aziz itnaa hi rakho ki jee sambhal jaa.e ab is qadar bhi na chaaho ki dam nikal jaa.e mile hain yuñ to bahut aao ab milen yuñ bhi ki rooh garmi-e-anfaas se pighal jaa.e mohabbaton men ajab hai dilon ko dhadka sa ki jaane kaun kahaan raasta badal jaa.e zahe vo dil jo tamanna-e-taazaa-tar men rahe khosha vo umr jo KHvaabon hi men bahl jaa.e main vo charaaghh sar-e-rahguzar-e-duniya hooñ jo apni zaat ki tanhaaiyon men jal jaa.e har ek lahza yahii aarzoo yahii hasrat jo aag dil men hai vo she'r men bhi dhal jaa.e

koi dhun ho main tire geet hi g aa.e jaaun dard seene men uthe shor mach aa.e jaaun KHvaab ban kar tu barsta rahe shabnam shabnam aur bas main isee mausam men nah aa.e jaaun tere hi rang utarte chale jaayen mujh men KHud ko likkhoon tiri tasveer ban aa.e jaaun jis ko milnaa nahin phir us se mohabbat kaisi sochta jaaun magar dil men bas aa.e jaaun ab tu us ki hui jis pe mujhe pyaar aata hai zindagi aa tujhe seene se lag aa.e jaaun yahii chehre mire hone ki gawaahi denge har naye harf men jaañ apni sam aa.e jaaun jaañ to cheez hai kya rishta-e-jaan se aage koi awaaz diye jaa.e main aa.e jaaun shaayad is raah pe kuchh aur bhi raahi aayen dhoop men chaltaa rahoon s aa.e bichh aa.e jaaun ahl-e-dil honge to samjhenge sukhun ko mire bazm men aa hi gaya hooñ to sun aa.e jaaun

vo raat be-panaah thii aur main gareeb tha vo jis ne ye charaaghh jalaya ajeeb tha vo raushni ki aankh uthaai nahin gaii kal mujh se meraa chaand bahut hi qareeb tha dekha mujhe to taba ravaan ho gaii mirii vo muskuraa diya to main shayar adeeb tha rakhta na kyun main rooh o badan us ke saamne vo yuñ bhi tha tabeeb vo yuñ bhi tabeeb tha har silsila tha us ka KHuda se mila hua chup ho ki lab-kusha ho bala ka khateeb tha mauj-e-nashaat o sail-e-gham-e-jaan the ek saath gulshan men naghma-sanj ajab andaleeb tha main bhi raha hooñ khalvat-e-jaanan men ek shaam ye KHvaab hai ya Vaaqaii main khush-naseeb tha harf-e-dua o dast-e-sakhawat ke baab men KHud meraa tajurba hai vo be-had najeeb tha dekha hai us ko khilwat o jalvat men baar-ha vo aadmi bahut hi ajeeb-o-ghareeb tha likkho tamaam umr magar phir bhi tum aleemus ko dikha na paao vo aisa habeeb tha

guzaro na is tarah ki tamasha nahin hooñ main samjho ki ab hooñ aur dobara nahin hooñ main ik taba rang rang thii so nazr-e-gul hui ab ye ki apne saath bhi rehta nahin hooñ main tum ne bhi mere saath uthaaye hain dukh bahut KHush hooñ ki raah-e-shauq men tanhaa nahin hooñ main peeche na bhag vaqt ki ai na-shanaas dhoop saayo ke darmiyaan hooñ saaya nahin hooñ main jo kuchh bhi hooñ main apni hi soorat men hooñ aleem ghalib nahin hooñ meer-o-yagaana nahin hooñ main

banaa gulaab to kaañte chubha gaya ik shaKHs hua charaaghh to ghar hi jala gaya ik shaKHs tamaam rang mire aur saare KHvaab mire fasana the ki fasana banaa gaya ik shaKHs main kis hawa men udoon kis fazaa men lehraaoon dukhon ke jaal har ik soo bichha gaya ik shaKHs palat sakoon hi na aage hi badh sakoon jis par mujhe ye kaun se raaste laga gaya ik shaKHs mohabbatein bhi ajab us ki nafratein bhi kamaal mirii hi tarah ka mujh men samaa gaya ik shaKHs mohabbaton ne kisi ki bhula rakha tha use mile vo zakham ki phir yaad aa gaya ik shaKHs khula ye raaz ki aaina-khaana hai duniya aur us men mujh ko tamasha banaa gaya ik shaKHs