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

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

haath khaali hain tire shahar se jaate jaate jaan hoti to mirii jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar ha men pahchaanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahar men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaaron ko ruksat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakham lagaate jaate renagne ki bhi ijaazat nahin ham ko warna ham jidhar jaate naye phool khilaate jaate main to jalte hue seharaaon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariyaa the mirii pyaas bujhaate jaate mujh ko rone ka saleeqa bhi nahin hai shaayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musaafir kaii guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hataate jaate

har ek baat pe kahte ho tum ki tu kya hai tumheen kaho ki ye andaaz-e-guftugu kya hai na shole men ye karishma na barq men ye ada koi batao ki vo shokh-e-tund-khoo kya hai ye rashk hai ki vo hota hai hum-sukhan tum se vagarna khauf-e-bad-aamoozi-e-adu kya hai chipak raha hai badan par lahu se pairaahan hamaare jaib ko ab haajat-e-rafu kya hai jala hai jism jahaan dil bhi jal gaya hogaa kuredte ho jo ab raakh justuju kya hai ragon men daudte firne ke ham nahin qaail jab aankh hi se na tapka to phir lahu kya hai vo cheez jis ke li.e ham ko ho behisht aziz sivaae baada-e-gulfaam-e-mushk-boo kya hai piyuun sharaab agar khum bhi dekh luun do-chaar ye sheesha o qadah o kuzaa o suboo kya hai rahi na taqat-e-guftaar aur agar ho bhi to kis umeed pe kahiye ki aarzoo kya hai hua hai shah ka musahib phire hai itraata vagarna shahar men ghalib ki aabroo kya hai

zindagi ik film hai milnaa bichadna seen hain aankh ke aañsu tire kirdaar ki tauheen hain ek hi mausam vahii manzar khatkane lagta hai sach ye hai ham aadatan badlaav ke shauqeen hain neend men palkon se mirii rang chalke raat bhar aankh men hain titliyan to KHvaab bhi rangeen hain raah takti raat ka ye rang hai tere bina chaand bhi mayus hai taare bhi sab ghamgeen hain ungliyon pe gin mirii tanhaaiyon ke hamsafar ik udaasi jaam dooja yaad teri teen hain qaayede se kab jiya hai zindagi maine tujhe main tira mujrim hooñ mere jurm to sangeen hain khushnuma maahol tha kal tak thirakte the sabhi aaj aaKHir kya hua hai log kyuuñ ghamgeen hain

na tu zameen ke li.e hai na aasmaañ ke li.e jahaan hai tere li.e tu nahin jahaan ke li.e ye aql o dil hain sharar shola-e-mohabbat ke vo khaar-o-khas ke li.e hai ye neestaan ke li.e maqaam-e-parvarish-e-aah-o-laala hai ye chamanna sair-e-gul ke li.e hai na aashiyaan ke li.e rahega raavi o neel o furaat men kab tak tira safeena ki hai bahr-e-be-karan ke li.e nishaan-e-raah dikhaate the jo sitaaron ko taras ga.e hain kisi mard-e-raah-daan ke li.e nigah buland sukhun dil-nawaz jaañ pur-soz yahii hai rakht-e-safar meer-e-kaarwaan ke li.e zaraa si baat thii andesha-e-ajm ne use badha diya hai faqat zeb-e-daastaan ke li.e mire guloo men hai ik naghma jibraail-aashob sambhaal kar jise rakha hai la-makaan ke li.e

sakhtiyan karta hooñ dil par gair se ghaafil hooñ main haaye kya achchhii kahii zalim hooñ main jaahil hooñ main main jabhi tak tha ki teri jalwa-pairaai na thii jo numood-e-haq se mit jaata hai vo baatil hooñ main ilm ke dariyaa se nikle ghota-zan gauhar-b-dast waaye mehroomi khazaf chain lab saahil hooñ main hai mirii zillat hi kuchh mirii sharaafat ki daleel jis ki ghaflat ko malak rote hain vo ghaafil hooñ main bazm-e-hasti apni aaraish pe tu naazaan na ho tu to ik tasveer hai mehfil ki aur mehfil hooñ main dhoondhta firta hooñ main iqbaal apne-aap ko aap hi goya musaafir aap hi manzil hooñ main

na aate ha men is men takraar kya thii magar vaa'da karte hue aar kya thii tumhaare payaami ne sab raaz khola KHataa is men bande ki sarkaar kya thii bharii bazm men apne 'aashiq ko taada tiri aankh masti men hushyaar kya thii taammul to tha un ko aane men qaasid magar ye bataa tarz-e-inkaar kya thii khinche khud-bakhud jaanib-e-toor moosa kashish teri ai shauq-e-deedaar. kya thii kahii zikr rehta hai iqbaal teraa fusoon tha koi teri guftaar kya thii

dil soz se khaali hai nigah paak nahin hai phir is men ajab kya ki tu bebaak nahin hai hai zauq-e-tajalli bhi isee KHaak men pinhaan ghaafil tu nira sahib-e-idraak nahin hai vo aankh ki hai surma-e-afrang se raushan purkaar o suhkan-saaz hai namnaak nahin hai kya sufi o mulla ko khabar mere junoon ki un ka sar-e-daaman bhi abhii chaak nahin hai kab tak rahe mahkoomi-e-anjum men mirii KHaak ya main nahin ya gardish-e-aflaak nahin hai bijli hooñ nazar koh o biyaabaan pe hai mirii mere li.e shaayaan khas-o-khaashaak nahin hai aalam hai faqat momin-e-jaanbaaz ki meeraas mumin nahin jo sahib-e-laulaak nahin hai

anokhi waz'a hai saare zamaane se niraale hain ye 'aashiq kaun si bastii ke ya-rab rahne waale hain ilaaj-e-dard men bhi dard ki lazzat pe marta hooñ jo the chhaalon men kaañte nok-e-sozan se nikale hain fala-foola rahe ya-rab chaman meri umeedon ka jigar ka KHoon de de kar ye boote main ne pale hain rulaati hai mujhe raaton ko khaamoshi sitaaron ki niraala ishq hai meraa niraale mire naale hain na poochho mujh se lazzat khaanmaan-barbaad rahne ki nasheeman saikron main ne banaa kar phoonk dale hain nahin begaangi achchhii rafeeq-e-raah-e-manzil se thehar ja ai sharar ham bhi to aaKHir mitne waale hain umeed-e-hoor ne sab kuchh sikha rakha hai waiz ko ye hazrat dekhne men seedhe-saadhe bhole bhaale hain mire ashaar ai iqbaal kyun pyaare na hon mujh ko mire toote hue dil ke ye dard-angez naale hain