usii jagah par jahaan kaii raaste milenge palat ke aa.e to sabse pahle tujhe milenge agar kabhi tere naam par jang ho gaii to ham aise buzdil bhi pahli saf men khade milenge tujhe ye sadken mere tavassut se jaanti hain tujhe hamesha ye sab ishaare khule milenge

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

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

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

teraa chup rahna mere zehan men kya baith gaya itni aawaazen tujhe deen ki gala baith gaya yuñ nahin hai ki faqat main hi use chahta hooñ jo bhi us ped ki chaanv men gaya baith gaya itnaa meetha tha vo ghusse bhara lahjaa mat poochus ne jis ko bhi jaane ka kaha baith gaya apna ladna bhi mohabbat hai tumhein ilm nahin cheeKHtii tum rahi aur meraa gala baith gaya us ki marzi vo jise paas bitha le apne is pe kya ladna fulan meri jagah baith gaya baat daryaon ki suraj ki na teri hai yahaañ do qadam jo bhi mere saath chala baith gaya bazm-e-jaanan men nashisten nahin hoti makhsoos jo bhi ik baar jahaan baith gaya baith gaya

apni ruswaai tire naam ka charcha dekhooñ ik zaraa she'r kahooñ aur main kya kya dekhooñ neend aa jaa.e to kya mahfilein barpa dekhooñ aankh khul jaa.e to tanhaaii ka sehra dekhooñ shaam bhi ho gaii dhundla gaiin aañkhen bhi mirii bhoolne waale main kab tak tira rastaa dekhooñ ek ik kar ke mujhe chhod gaiin sab sakhiyaan aaj main KHud ko tiri yaad men tanhaa dekhooñ kaash sandal se mirii maang ujaale aa kar itne ghairoon men vahii haath jo apna dekhooñ tu mira kuchh nahin lagta hai magar jaan-e-hayaat jaane kyun tere li.e dil ko dhadakna dekhooñ band kar ke mirii aañkhen vo sharaarat se hanse bujhe jaane ka main har roz tamasha dekhooñ sab ziden us ki main poori karoon har baat sunoon ek bacche ki tarah se use hansta dekhooñ mujh pe chha jaa.e vo barsaat ki khushboo ki tarah ang ang apna isee rut men mahakta dekhooñ phool ki tarah mire jism ka har lab khul jaa.e pankhudi pankhudi un honton ka saaya dekhooñ main ne jis lamhe ko pooja hai use bas ik baar KHvaab ban kar tiri aankhoñ men utarta dekhooñ tu mirii tarah se yaktaa hai magar mire habeeb jee men aata hai koi aur bhi tujh sa dekhooñ toot jaayen ki pighal jaayen mire kacche ghade tujh ko main dekhooñ ki ye aag ka dariyaa dekhooñ

ab itni saadgi laayein kahaan se zameen ki KHair maange aasmaañ se agar chahein to vo deewaar kar den ha men ab kuchh nahin kehna zabaan se sitaara hi nahin jab saath deta to kashtii kaam le kya baadbaan se bhatkne se mile furqat to poochen pata manzil ka meer-e-kaarwaan se tavajjoh barq ki haasil rahi hai so hai azaad fikr-e-aashiyaan se hawa ko raaz-daan ham ne banaya aur ab naaraz KHushboo ke bayaañ se zaroori ho gaii hai dil ki zeenat makeen pahchaane jaate hain makaan se fana-fil-ishq hona chahte the magar furqat na thii kaar-e-jahaan se vagarna fasl-e-gul ki qadr kya thii badi hikmat hai waabasta khizaan se kisi ne baat ki thii hañs ke shaayad zamaane bhar se hain ham KHud gumaan se main ik ik teer pe KHud dhaal banti agar hota vo dushman ki kamaan se jo sabza dekh kar khe men lagaayein unhen takleef kyun pahunchen khizaan se jo apne ped jalte chhod jaayen unhen kya haq ki roothein baagbaan se

qadmon men bhi takaan thii ghar bhi qareeb tha par kya karen ki ab ke safar hi ajeeb tha nikle agar to chaand dariche men ruk bhi jaa.e is shehar-e-be-charaagh men kis ka naseeb tha aandhi ne un rutoon ko bhi be-kaar kar diya jin ka kabhi huma sa parinda naseeb tha kuchh apne-aap se hi use kashmakash na thii mujh men bhi koi shaKHs usii ka raqeeb tha poocha kisi ne mol to hairaan rah gaya apni nigaah men koi kitna gareeb tha maqtal se aane waali hawa ko bhi kab mila aisa koi dareecha ki jo be-saleeb tha

bichhda hai jo ik baar to milte nahin dekha is zakham ko ham ne kabhi silte nahin dekha ik baar jise chaat gaii dhoop ki KHvaahish phir shaakh pe us phool ko khilte nahin dekha yak-lakht giraa hai to jaden tak nikal aayein jis ped ko aandhi men bhi hilte nahin dekha kaanton men ghire phool ko choom aayegi lekin titli ke paron ko kabhi chhilte nahin dekha kis tarah mirii rooh hari kar gaya aaKHir vo zahar jise jism men khilte nahin dekha

dua ka toota hua harf sard aah men hai tiri judaai ka manzar abhii nigaah men hai tire badlne ke baa-wasf tujh ko chaaha hai ye e'tiraaf bhi shaamil mire gunaah men hai azaab dega to phir mujh ko KHvaab bhi dega main mutmain hooñ mira dil tiri panaah men hai bikhar chuka hai magar muskuraa ke milta hai vo rakh rakhaav abhii mire kaj-kulaah men hai jise bahaar ke mehmaan khaali chhod ga.e vo ik makaan abhii tak makeen ki chaah men hai yahii vo din the jab ik doosre ko paaya tha hamaari saal-girah theek ab ke maah men hai main bach bhi jaaun to tanhaaii maar daalegi mire qabeele ka har fard qatl-gaah men hai