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

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

sitam dhhaate hue socha karoge hamaare saath tum aisa karoge angoothi to mujhe lautaa rahe ho angoothi ke nishaan ka kya karoge main tumse ab jhagdta bhi nahin hooñ to kya is baat par jhagda karoge meraa daaman tumheen thaa men hue ho meraa daaman tumheen maila karoge batao vaa'da kar ke aaoge nake pichhli baar ke jaisa karoge vo dulhan ban ke ruksat ho gaii hai kahaan tak car ka peecha karoge mujhe bas yuñ hi tumse poochna tha agar main mar gaya to kya karoge

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

tumhaare naam par main ne har aafat sar pe rakkhi thii nazar sholoon pe rakkhi thii zabaan patthar pe rakkhi thii hamaare KHvaab to shehron ki sadkon par bhatkte the tumhaari yaad thii jo raat bhar bistar pe rakkhi thii main apna azm le kar manzilon ki samt niklaa tha mashqat haath pe rakkhi thii qismat ghar pe rakkhi thii inheen saanson ke chakkar ne ha men vo din dikhaaye the hamaare paanv ki miTTi hamaare sar pe rakkhi thii sehar tak tum jo aa jaate to manzar dekh sakte the diye palkon pe rakhe the shikan bistar pe rakkhi thii

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

sar par saath aakaash zameen par saath samundar bikhre hain aañkhen chhoti pad jaati hain itne manzar bikhre hain zinda rahna khel nahin hai is aabaad kharaabe men vo bhi akshar toot gaya hai ham bhi akshar bikhre hain us bastii ke logon se jab baatein keen to ye jaana duniya bhar ko jodne waale andar andar bikhre hain in raaton se apna rishta jaane kaisa rishta hai neenden kamron men jaagi hain KHvaab chhato par bikhre hain aangan ke ma'soom shajar ne ek kahaanii likkhi hai itne phal shaakhon pe nahin the jitne patthar bikhre hain saari dharti saare mausam ek hi jaise lagte hain aankhoñ aankhoñ qaid hue the manzar manzar bikhre hain

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