pooch lete vo bas mizaaj mira kitna aasaan tha ilaaj mira chaara-gar ki nazar bataati hai haal achha nahin hai aaj mira main to rehta hooñ dasht men masroof qais karta hai kaam-kaaj mira koi kaasa madad ko bhej allah mere bas men nahin hai taaj mira main mohabbat ki baadshaahat hooñ mujh pe chaltaa nahin hai raaj mira

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

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

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

ye gham kya dil ki aadat hai nahin to kisi se kuchh shikaayat hai nahin to hai vo ik khwaab-e-be taabeer isko bhula dene ki niyat hai nahin to kisi ke bin kisi ki yaad ke bin ji.e jaane ki himmat hai nahin to kisi soorat bhi dil lagta nahin haan to kuchh din se ye haalaat hai nahin to tujhe jisne kahi ka bhi nahin rakha vo ek jaati si vehshat hai nahin to tere is haal par hai sab ko hairat tujhe bhi is pe hairat hai nahin to ham-aahangi nahin duniya se teri tujhe is par nadaamat hai nahin to vo darveshi jo taj kar aa gaya...tu yah daulat us ki qeemat hai nahin to hua jo kuchh yahii maqsoom tha kya yahii saari hikaayat hai nahin to aziyat-naak ummeedon se tujhko aman paane ki hasrat hai nahin to tu rehta hai khayaal-o-khvaab men gam to is wajah se fursat hai nahin to wahaan waalon se hai itni mohabbat yahaan waalon se nafrat hai nahin to sabab jo is judaai ka banaa hai vo mujhse khubsoorat hai nahin to

yaad ke sehra men kuchh to zindagi aa.e nazar sochta hooñ ab banaa luun ret se hi koi ghar kis qadar yaaden ubhar aayi hain tere naam se ek patthar feknne se pad ga.e kitne bhanwar vaqt ke andhe kuein men pal rahi hai zindagi ai mire husn-e-takhayyul baam se neeche utar tu aseer-e-aabroo-e-sheva-e-pindaar-e-husn main giraftaar-e-nigaah-e-zindagi-e-mukhtasar zabt ke qarye men amjad dekhiye kaise kate soch ki sooni sadak par yaad ka lamba safar

parde men laakh phir bhi numoodaar kaun hai hai jis ke dam se garmi-e-baazaar kaun hai vo saamne hai phir bhi dikhaai na de sake mere aur us ke beech ye deewaar kaun hai baagh-e-wafaa men ho nahin saka ye faisla sayyaad yaa pe kaun girftaar kaun hai maana nazar ke saamne hai be-shumaar dhund hai dekhna ki dhund ke is paar kaun hai kuchh bhi nahin hai paas pe rehta hai phir bhi KHush sab kuchh hai jis ke paas vo bezaar kaun hai yuñ to dikhaai dete hain asraar har taraf khulta nahin ki saahib-e-asraar kaun hai amjad alag si aap ne khuli hai jo dukaaan jins-e-hunar ka yaa ye khareedaar kaun hai

aainon men aks na hon to hairat rahtii hai jaise khaali aankhoñ men bhi vehshat rahtii hai har dam duniya ke hangaa men ghere rakhte the jab se tere dhyaan lage hain furqat rahtii hai karne hai to khul ke karo inkaar-e-wafa ki baat baat adhuri rah jaa.e to hasrat rahtii hai shehar-e-sukhan men aisa kuchh kar izzat ban jaa.e sab kuchh miTTi ho jaata hai izzat rahtii hai bante bante dhah jaati hai dil ki har taameer KHvaahish ke bharoop men shaayad qismat rahtii hai saa.e larzate rahte hain shehron ki galiyon men rahte the insaan jahaan ab dahshat rahtii hai mausam koi KHushboo le kar aate jaate hain kya kya ham ko raat ga.e tak vehshat rahtii hai dhyaan men mela sa lagta hai beetii yaadon ka akshar us ke gham se dil ki sohbat rahtii hai phoolon ki takhti par jaise rangon ki tahreer lauh-e-sukhan par aise amjad shohrat rahtii hai

bheed men ik ajnabi ka saamna achha laga sab se chhup kar vo kisi ka dekhna achha laga sur main aankhoñ ke neeche phool se khilne lage kahte kahte kuchh kisi ka sochna achha laga baat to kuchh bhi nahin theen lekin us ka ek dam haath ko honton pe rakh kar rokna achha laga chaai men cheeni milaana us ghadi bhaaya bahut zer-e-lab vo muskurata shukriya achha laga dil men kitne ahd baandhe the bhulaane ke use vo mila to sab iraade todna achha laga be-iraada lams ki vo sansanee pyaari lagii kam tavajjoh aankh ka vo dekhna achha laga neem-shab ki khaamoshi men bheegti sadkon pe kal teri yaadon ke jilau men ghoomna achha laga is adoo-e-jaan ko amjad main bura kaise kahooñ jab bhi aaya saamne vo be-vafa achha laga

auron ka tha bayaan to mauj sadaa rahe KHud umr bhar aseer-e-lab-e-muddaa rahe misl-e-habaab behr-e-gham-e-haadsaat men ham zer-e-baar-e-minnat-e-aab-o-hawaa rahe ham us se apni baat ka maange agar javaab lehron ka pech-o-kham vo khada dekhta rahe aaya to apni aankh bhi apni na ban saki ham sochte the us se kabhi saamna rahe gulshan men the to rounaq-e-rang-e-chaman bane jungle men ham amanat-e-baad-e-saba rahe surkhi bane to khun-e-shaheedaan ka rang the raushan hue to mash'al-e-raah-e-baqa rahe amjad dar-e-nigaar pe dastak hi deejie is be-karaan sukoot men kuchh ghalghala rahe