usii jagah par jahaan kaii raaste milenge palat ke aa.e to sabse pahle tujhe milenge agar kabhi tere naam par jang ho gaii to ham aise buzdil bhi pahli saf men khade milenge tujhe ye sadken mere tavassut se jaanti hain tujhe hamesha ye sab ishaare khule milenge

itnaa majboor na kar baat banaane lag jaayen ham tere sar kii qasam jhooth hi khaane lag jaayen itne sannaate pi.e meri sama'at ne ki ab sirf aavaaz pe chaahoon to nishaane lag jaayen chaliye kuchh aur nahin aah-shumaarii hi sahi ham kisi kaam to is dil ke bahaane lag jaayen ham vo gum-gasht-e-mohabbat hain ki tum to kya ho khud ko ham dhoondhne niklen to zamaane lag jaayen khvaab kuchh aise dikhaaye hain faqiri ne mujhe jin kii ta'beer men shahon ke khazaane lag jaayen main agar apni jawaani ke suna doon qisse ye jo launde hain mire paanv dabane lag jaayen

jaam cigarette kash aur bas kuchh dhuaan aakhirsh aur bas maut tak zindagi ka safar raat-din kashmakash aur bas pee gaya ped aandhi magar gir pada kha ke ghash aur bas zindagi jaltee cigarette hai sirf do-chaar kash aur bas sookhte ped ki lakdiyaan aakhiri peshkash aur bas

maine chaaha to nahin tha ki kabhi aisa ho lekin ab thaan chuke ho to chalo achha ho tum se naaraz to main aur kisi baat pe hooñ tum magar aur kisi wajah se sharminda ho ab kahii ja ke ye maaloom hua hai mujh...ko theek rah jaata hai jo shaKHs tere jaisa ho aise haalaat men ho bhi koi hassaas to kya aur be-his bhi agar ho to koi kitna ho taaki tu samjhe ki mardon ke bhi dukh hote hain maine chaaha bhi yahii tha ki teraa beta ho

sar jhukaoge to patthar devta ho jaayega itnaa mat chaaho use vo be-vafa ho jaayega ham bhi dariyaa hain ha men apna hunar maaloom hai jis taraf bhi chal padenge raasta ho jaayega kitnii sachchaai se mujh se zindagi ne kah diya tu nahin meraa to koi doosra ho jaayega main KHuda ka naam le kar pee raha hooñ dosto zahar bhi is men agar hogaa davaa ho jaayega sab usii ke hain hawa KHushboo zameen o aasmaañ main jahaan bhi jaaunga us ko pata ho jaayega

yuñ sadaa dete hue tere khayal aate hain jaise ka'be ki khulii chat pe bilaal aate hain roz ham ashkon se dho aate hain deewar-e-haram pagadiyaan roz farishton ki uchaal aate hain haath abhii peeche bandhe rahte hain chup rahte hain dekhna ye hai tujhe kitne kamaal aate hain chaand suraj mirii chaukhat pe kaii sadiyon se roz likkhe hue chehre pe sawaal aate hain be-hisi murda-dili raqs sharaaben nag men bas isee raah se qaumon pe zawaal aate hain

shajar hain ab samar-aasaar mere chale aate hain daavedaar mere muhaajir hain na ab ansaar mere mukhalif hain bahut is baar mere yahaañ ik boond ka muhtaaj hooñ main samundar hain samundar paar mere abhii murdon men roohen phoonk daalen agar chahein to ye beemaar mere hawaaein odh kar soya tha dushman ga.e bekar saare vaar mere main aa kar dushmanon men bas gaya hooñ yahaañ hamdard hain do-chaar mere hañsi men taal dena tha mujhe bhi KHataa kyun ho ga.e sarkaar mere tasavvur men na jaane kaun aaya mahak utthe dar-o-deewar mere tumhaara naam duniya jaanti hai bahut rusva hain ab ashaar mere bhanwar men ruk gaii hai naav meri kinaare rah ga.e is paar mere main KHud apni hifazat kar raha hooñ abhii soye hain pahre-daar mere

chehron ki dhoop aankhoñ ki gehraai le gaya aaina saare shahar ki beenaai le gaya doobe hue jahaaz pe kya tabsira karen ye haadisa to soch ki gehraai le gaya haalaanki be-zabaan tha lekin ajeeb tha jo shaKHs mujh se cheen ke goyaai le gaya main aaj apne ghar se nikalne na paaooñga bas ik qamees thii jo mira bhaai le gaya ghalib tumhaare vaaste ab kuchh nahin raha galiyon ke saare sang to saudaai le gaya

ise saamaan-e-safar jaan ye jugnoo rakh le raah men teergii hogii mire aañsu rakh le tu jo chahe to tira jhooth bhi bik saka hai shart itni hai ki sone ki taraazu rakh le vo koi jism nahin hai ki use choo bhi saken haan agar naam hi rakhna hai to khushboo rakh le tujh ko an-dekhi bulan dii men safar karna hai ehtiyaatan mirii himmat mire baazu rakh le mirii KHvaahish hai ki aangan men na deewaar uthe mire bhaai mire hisse ki zameen tu rakh le

ye khaak-zaade jo rahte hain be-zabaan pade ishaara kar den to suraj zameen pe aan pade sukoot-e-zeest ko aamaada-e-baghaavat kar lahu uchaal ki kuchh zindagi men jaan pade hamaare shahar ki beenaaiyon pe rote hain tamaam shahar ke manzar lahu-luhaan pade uthe hain haath mire hurmat-e-zameen ke li.e mazaa jab aa.e ki ab paanv aasmaan pade kisi makin ki aamad ke intizaar men hain mire mohalle men khaali kaii makaan pade