ab ke ham bichhde to shaayad kabhi KHvaabon men milen jis tarah sukhe hue phool kitaabon men milen Dhoondh ujde hue logon men vafaa ke motiye khazaane tujhe mumkin hai kharaabon men milen gham-e-duniya bhi gham-e-yaar men shaamil kar lo nasha badhta hai sharaaben jo sharaabon men milen tu KHuda hai na mira ishq farishton jaisa dono insaan hain to kyun itne hijaabo men milen aaj ham daar pe kheeche ga.e jin baaton par kya ajab kal vo zamaane ko nisaabon men milen ab na vo main na vo tu hai na vo maazi hai faraaz jaise do shaKHs tamannaa ke saraabo men milen

mere bas men nahin varna qudrat ka likha hua kaatta tere hisse men aa.e bure din koi doosra kaatta laariyon se zyaada bahaav tha tere har ik lafz men main ishaara nahin kaat saka teri baat kya kaatta maine bhi zindagi aur shab e hijr kaatee hai sabki tarah vaise behtar to ye tha ke main kam se kam kuchh naya kaatta tere hote hue mombatti bujhaai kisi aur ne kya khushi rah gayi thii janmdin ki main cake kya kaatta koi bhi to nahin jo mere bhookhe rahne pe naaraz ho jail men teri tasveer hoti to hanskar saza kaatta

safar men dhoop to hogii jo chal sako to chalo sabhi hain bheed men tum bhi nikal sako to chalo kisi ke vaaste raahen kahaan badalti hain tum apne aap ko KHud hi badal sako to chalo yahaañ kisi ko koi raasta nahin deta mujhe giraa ke agar tum sambhal sako to chalo kahii nahin koi suraj dhuaan dhuaan hai fazaa KHud apne aap se baahar nikal sako to chalo yahii hai zindagi kuchh KHvaab chand ummeedein inheen khilauno se tum bhi bahl sako to chalo

baat karne hai baat kaun kare dard se do do haath kaun kare ham sitaare tumhein bulaate hain chaand na ho to raat kaun kare ab tujhe rab kahein ya but samjhen ishq men zaat-paat kaun kare zindagi bhar ki the kamaai tum is se zyaada zakaat kaun kare

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

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

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

mujh ko gehraai men miTTi ki utar jaana hai zindagi baandh le saamaan-e-safar jaana hai ghar ki dahleez pe raushan hain vo bujhti aañkhen mujh ko mat rok mujhe laut ke ghar jaana hai main vo mele men bhatkata hua ik bachcha hooñ jis ke maa baap ko rote hue mar jaana hai zindagi taash ke patton ki tarah hai meri aur patton ko bahr-haal bikhar jaana hai ek be-naam se rishte ki tamannaa le kar is kabootar ko kisi chat pe utar jaana hai

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