tumhein bas yah bat aanaa chahta hooñ main tumse kya chhup aanaa chahta hooñ kabhi mujhse bhi koi jhooth bolo main haan men haan mil aanaa chahta hooñ adaakaari bada dukh de rahi hai main sachmuch muskurana chahta hooñ ameeri ishq ki tumko mubarak main bas kh aanaa kam aanaa chahta hooñ main saare shahar ki baisakhiyon ko tere dar par nachana chahta hooñ mujhe tumse bichadna hi padega main tumko yaad aanaa chahta hooñ

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

zabaan to khol nazar to mila javaab to de main kitnii baar luta hooñ mujhe hisaab to de tere badan ki likhaavat men hai utaar chadhaav main tujhe kaise padhoonga mujhe kitaab to de teraa sawaal hai saaqi ki zindagi kya hai javaab deta hooñ pahle mujhe sharaab to de

baithe hain chain se kahii j aanaa to hai nahin ham be-gharon ka koi thik aanaa to hai nahin tum bhi ho beete vaqt ke maanind hoo-b-hoo tum ne bhi yaad aanaa hai aanaa to hai nahin ahad-e-wafaa se kis li.e khaif ho meri jaan kar lo ki tum ne ahd nibh aanaa to hai nahin vo jo ha men aziz hai kaisa hai kaun hai kyun poochte ho ham ne bat aanaa to hai nahin duniya ham ahl-e-ishq pe kyun fenkti hai jaal ham ne tire fareb men aanaa to hai nahin vo ishq to karega magar dekh bhaal ke faris vo tere jaisa deewana to hai nahin

KHaamosh lab hain jhuki hain palken dilon men ulfat nayi nayi hai abhii taqalluf hai guftagoo men abhii mohabbat nayi nayi hai abhii na aayengi neend tumko abhii na hamko sukoon milega abhii to dhadakega dil ziyaada abhii muhabbat nayi nayi hai bahaar ka aaj pehla din hai chalo chaman men tahal ke aayen fazaa men KHushboo nayi nayi hai gulon men rangat nayi nayi hai jo khandaani raeis hain vo mizaaj rakhte hain narm apna tumhaara lahjaa bataa raha hai tumhaari daulat nayi nayi hai zaraa sa qudrat ne kya nawaaza ke aake baithe ho pahli saf men abhii kyuuñ udne lage hawa men abhii to shohrat nayi nayi hai bamon ki barsaat ho rahi hai purane jaanbaaz so rahe hain ghulaam duniya ko kar raha hai vo jiski taqat nayi nayi hai

la pila saaqi sharaab-e-arghwaani phir kahaan zindagaani phir kahaan naadaan jawaani phir kahaan do ghadi mil baithne ko bhi ghaneemat jaaniye umr faani hi sahi ye umr-e-faani phir kahaan aa ki ham bhi ik taraana jhoom kar gaate chalen is chaman ke taaeron ki hum-zabaani phir kahaan hai zamaana ishq-e-salma men ganwa de zindagi ye zamaana phir kahaan ye zindagaani phir kahaan ek hi bastii men hain aasaan hai milnaa aa milo kya khabar le jaa.e daur-e-aasmaani phir kahaan fasl-e-gul jaane ko hai daur-e-khizaan aane ko hai ye chaman ye bulbulein ye naghma-khwaani phir kahaan phool chun jee khol kar aish-o-tarab ke phool chun mausam-e-gul phir kahaan fasl-e-jawaani phir kahaan aakhiri raat aa gaii jee bhar ke mil len aaj to tum se milne dega daur-e-aasmaani phir kahaan aaj aa.e ho to sunte jaao ye taaza ghazal warna akhtar phir kahaan ye sher-khwaani phir kahaan

gham-e-zamaana nahin ik azaab hai saaqi sharaab la mirii haalat KHaraab hai saaqi shabaab ke li.e tauba azaab hai saaqi sharaab la mujhe paas-e-shabaab hai saaqi utha piyaala ki gulshan pe phir barsne lagii vo may ki jis ka qadah mahtaab hai saaqi nikaal parda-e-meena se dukhtar-e-raz ko ghatta men kis li.e ye mahtaab hai saaqi tu waizoon ki na sun may-kashon ki khidmat kar gunah savaab ki khaatir savaab hai saaqi zamaane-bhar ke ghamon ko hai daawat-e-gharraa ki ek jaam men sab ka javaab hai saaqi kalaam jis ka hai me'raaj haafiz-o-khayyaam yahii vo akhtar-e-khaana-kharaab hai saaqi

zamaan-e-hijr mite daur-e-wasl-e-yaar aa.e ilaahi ab to khizaan jaa.e aur bahaar aa.e sitam-zareefi-e-fitrat ye kya mu'ammaa hai ki jis kali ko bhi soonghoon main boo-e-yaar aa.e chaman ki har kali aamaada-e-tabassum hai bahaar ban ke mirii jaan-e-nau-bahaar aa.e hain tishna-kaam ham un baadlon se pooche koi kahaan bahaar ki pariyon ke takht utaar aa.e tire khayal ki be-taabiyaan ma'az-allah ki ek baar bhulaayen to laakh baar aa.e vo aayen yuñ mire aagosh-e-ishq men akhtar ki jaise aankhoñ men ik khwaab-e-be-qaraar aa.e

vo kahte hain ranjish ki baatein bhula den mohabbat karen KHush rahen muskuraa den ghuroor aur hamaara ghuroor-e-mohabbat mah o mehr ko un ke dar par jhuka den jawaani ho gar jaavedaani to ya rab tiri saada duniya ko jannat banaa den shab-e-wasl ki be-khu dii chha rahi hai kaho to sitaaron ki shamaein bujha den bahaarein simat aayen khil jaayen kaliyaan jo ham tum chaman men kabhi muskuraa den ibadat hai ik be-khu dii se ibaarat haram ko may-e-mushk-boo se basa den vo aayenge aaj ai bahaar-e-mohabbat sitaaron ke bistar pe kaliyaan bichha den banata hai munh talkhi-e-may se zaahid tujhe baagh-e-rizwaan se kausar manga den jinhen umr bhar yaad aanaa sikhaaya vo dil se tiri yaad kyunkar bhula den tum afsaana-e-qais kya poochte ho idhar aao ham tum ko leila banaa den ye be-dardiyaan kab tak ai dard-e-ghurbat buton ko phir arz-e-haram men basa den vo sarmastiyaan bakhsh ai rashk-e-sheereen ki khusro ko khwaab-e-adam se jaga den tire vasl ki be-khu dii kah rahi hai KHudaai to kya ham KHuda ko bhula den unhen apni soorat pe yuñ naaz kab tha mire ishq-e-ruswa ko akhtar dua den

kis ko dekha hai ye hua kya hai dil dhadakta hai maajra kya hai ik mohabbat thii mit chuki ya rab teri duniya men ab dhara kya hai dil men leta hai chutkiyaan koi h aa.e is dard ki davaa kya hai hooren nekon men bat chuki hongi baagh-e-rizwaan men ab rakha kya hai us ke ahad-e-shabaab men jeena jeene waalo tumhein hua kya hai ab davaa kaisi hai dua ka vaqt tere beemaar men raha kya hai yaad aata hai lucknow akhtar khuld ho aayen to bura kya hai