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

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

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

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

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

aisa lagta hai ki kar dega ab azaad mujhe mirii marzi se udaane laga sayyaad mujhe main hooñ sarhad pe bane ek makaan ki soorat kab talak dekhiye rakhta hai vo aabaad mujhe ek qisse ki tarah vo to mujhe bhool gaya ik kahaanii ki tarah vo hai magar yaad mujhe kam se kam ye to bataa de ki kidhar jaayegi kar ke ai khana-kharaabi mirii barbaad mujhe main samajh jaata hooñ is men koi kamzori hai mere jis she'r pe milti hai bahut daad mujhe

ye but jo ham ne dobara banaa ke rakha hai isee ne ham ko tamasha banaa ke rakha hai vo kis tarah ha men ina'am se nawaazega vo jis ne haathon ko kaasa banaa ke rakha hai yahaañ pe koi bachaane tumhein na aayega samundron ne jazeera banaa ke rakha hai tamaam umr ka haasil hai ye hunar meraa ki main ne sheeshe ko heera banaa ke rakha hai kise kise abhii sajda-guzaar hona hai ameer-e-shahr ne khaata banaa ke rakha hai main bach gaya to yaqeenan ye mo'jiza hogaa s abhii ne mujh ko nishaana banaa ke rakha hai koi bataa de ye suraj ko ja ke ham ne bhi shajar ko dhoop men chaata banaa ke rakha hai

juda rehta hooñ main tujh se to dil be-taab rehta hai chaman se door rah ke phool kab shaadaab rehta hai andhere aur ujaale ki kahaanii sirf itni hai jahaan mahboob rehta hai wahin mahtaab rehta hai muqaddar men likha kar l aa.e hain ham boriya lekin tasavvur men hamesha resham-o-kam-khwaab rehta hai hazaaron bastiyaan aa jaayeñgi toofaan ki zad men mirii aankhoñ men ab aañsu nahin sailaab rehta hai bhale lagte hain schoolon ki uniform men bacche kanwal ke phool se jaise bhara taalaab rehta hai ye bazaar-e-hawas hai tum yahaañ kaise chale aa.e ye sone ki dukanein hain yahaañ tezaab rehta hai hamaari har pareshaani inhi logon ke dam se hai hamaare saath ye jo halka-e-ahbaab rehta hai badi mushkil se aate hain samajh men lucknow waale dilon men faasle lab par magar aadaab rehta hai

chaanv mil jaa.e to kam daam men bik jaati hai ab thakan thode se aaraam men bik jaati hai aap kya mujh ko nawaazeṅge janaab-e-aali saltanat tak mire ina'am men bik jaati hai she'r jaisa bhi ho is shahar men padh sakte ho chaai jaisi bhi ho aasaam men bik jaati hai vo siyaasat ka ilaqa hai udhar mat jaana aabroo koocha-e-bad-naam men bik jaati hai

duniya tiri raunaq se main ab oob raha hooñ tu chaand mujhe kahti thii main doob raha hooñ ab koi shanaasa bhi dikhaai nahin deta barson main isee shahar ka mahboob raha hooñ main KHvaab nahin aap ki aankhoñ ki tarah tha main aap ka lahjaa nahin usloob raha hooñ ruswaai mire naam se mansoob rahi hai main KHud kahaan ruswaai se mansoob raha hooñ sachchaai to ye hai ki tire qarya-e-dil men ik vo bhi zamaana tha ki main khoob raha hooñ us shahar ke patthar bhi gawaahi mirii denge sehra bhi bataa dega ki majzoob raha hooñ duniya mujhe saahil se khadi dekh rahi hai main ek jazeera ki tarah doob raha hooñ shohrat mujhe milti hai to chup-chaap khadi rah ruswaai main tujh se bhi to mansoob raha hooñ fenk aa.e the mujh ko bhi mire bhaai kuein men main sabr men bhi hazrat-e-ayyoob raha hooñ