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

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

maine jo kuchh bhi socha hua hai main vo vaqt aane pe kar jaaunga tum mujhe zahar lagte ho aur main kisi din tumhein pee ke mar jaaunga tu to beenaai hai meri tere alaava mujhe kuchh bhi dikhta nahin maine tujhko agar tere ghar pe utaara to main kaise ghar jaaunga chahta hooñ tumhein aur bahut chahta hooñ tumhein KHud bhi maaloom hai haan agar mujhse poocha kisi ne to main seedha munh par mukar jaaunga tere dil se tere shahar se tere ghar se teri aankh se tere dar se teri galiyon se tere watan se nikala hua hooñ kidhar jaaunga

chala hai silsila kaisa ye raaton ko manaane ka tumhein haq de diya kisne diyon ke dil dukhaane ka iraada chhodiye apni hadon se door jaane ka zamaana hai zamaane ki nigaahon men na aane ka kahaan ki dosti kin doston ki baat karte ho miyaan dushman nahin milta koi ab to thikaane ka nigaahon men koi bhi doosra chehra nahin aaya bharosa hi kuchh aisa tha tumhaare laut aane ka ye main hi tha bacha ke KHud ko le aaya kinaare tak samandar ne bahut mauqa' diya tha doob jaane ka

is qadar bhi to na jazbaat pe qaabu rakho thak ga.e ho to mire kaandhe pe baazu rakho bhoolne paa.e na is dasht ki vehshat dil se shahar ke beech raho baagh men aahu rakho khushk ho jaayegi rote hue sehra ki tarah kuchh bacha kar bhi to is aankh men aañsu rakho raushni hogii to aa jaayega rah-rav dil kaus ki yaadon ke diye taq men har-soo rakho yaad aayegi tumhaari hi safar men us kous ke roomaal men ik achchhii si khushboo rakho ab vo mahboob nahin apna magar dost to haius se ye ek ta'alluq hi bahr-soo rakho

KHud ko hujoom-e-dahr men khona pada mujhe jaise the log waisa hi hona pada mujhe dushman ko marte dekh ke logon ke saamne dil hañs raha tha aankh se rona pada mujhe kuchh is qadar the phool zameen par khile hue taaron ko aasmaan men bona pada mujhe aisi shikast thii ki kati ungliyon ke saath kaanton ka ek haar pirona pada mujhe kaari nahin tha vaar magar ek umr tak aab-e-namak se zakham ko dhona pada mujhe aasaan nahin hai likhna gham-e-dil ki waardaat apna qalam lahu men dubona pada mujhe itni taveel o sard shab-e-hijr thii naseem kitnii hi baar jaagna sona pada mujhe

us ke chehre ki chamak ke saamne saada laga aasmaañ pe chaand poora tha magar aadha laga jis ghadi aaya palat kar ik mira bichhda hua aam se kapdon men tha vo phir bhi shehzaada laga har ghadi taiyyaar hai dil jaan dene ke liyeus ne poocha bhi nahin ye phir bhi aamada laga kaarwaan hai ya saraab-e-zindagi hai kya hai ye ek manzil ka nishaan ik aur hi jaada laga raushni aisi ajab thii rang-bhoomi ki naseem ho ga.e kirdaar mudgham krishna bhi radha laga

apna saara bojh zameen par fenk diya tujh ko khat likkha aur likh kar fenk diya KHud ko saakin dekha thehre paani men jaane kya kuchh soch ke patthar fenk diya deewarein kyun khaali khaali lagti hain kis ne sab kuchh ghar se baahar fenk diya main to apna jism sukhaane niklaa tha baarish ne phir mujh pe samundar fenk diya vo kaisa tha us ko kahaan par dekha tha apni aankhoñ ne har manzar fenk diya

lagega ajnabi ab kyuuñ na shahar bhar mujh ko bacha gaya hai nazar tu bhi dekh kar mujh ko main ghoom phir ke usii samt aa nikalta hoonjakad rahi hai tire ghar ki raahguzaar mujh ko jhuls raha hai badan zer-e-saaya-e-deewaar bula raha hai koi dasht-e-be-shajar mujh ko main sang-dil hooñ tujhe bhoolta hi jaata hooñ main hañs raha hooñ to mil ke udaas kar mujh ko main dekhta hi rahoonga tujhe kinaare se tu dhoondhta hi rahega bhanwar bhanwar mujh ko banii hain tund hawaon ki zard deewarein uda raha hai magar shola-e-safar mujh ko banaa diya hai nidar zid dii khwahishon ne naseem KHud e'timaad na tha apne aap par mujh ko