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

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

kaise usne ye sab kuchh mujhse chhupkar badla chehra badla rastaa badla baad men ghar badla main uske baare men ye kahtaa tha logon se meraa naam badal dena vo shaKHs agar badla vo bhi KHush tha usne dil dekar dil maanga hai main bhi KHush hooñ maine patthar se patthar badla maine kaha kya meri khaatir KHud ko badloge aur phir usne nazren badlein aur number badla

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

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

haath aa kar laga gaya koi meraa chappar utha gaya koi lag gaya ik masheen men main bhi shahar men le ke aa gaya koi main khada tha ki peeth par meri ishtehaar ik laga gaya koi ye sadi dhoop ko tarasti hai jaise suraj ko kha gaya koi aisi mehngaai hai ki chehra bhi bech ke apna kha gaya koi ab vo armaan hain na vo sapne sab kabootar uda gaya koi vo ga.e jab se aisa lagta hai chhota mota KHuda gaya koi meraa bachpan bhi saath le aaya gaav se jab bhi aa gaya koi

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