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

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

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

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

ham ne kab chaaha ki vo shaKHs hamaara ho jaa.e itnaa dik jaa.e ki aankhoñ ka guzaara ho jaa.e ham jise paas bitha len vo bichhad jaata hai tum jise haath laga do vo tumhaara ho jaa.e tum ko lagta hai ki tum jeet ga.e ho mujh se hai yahii baat to phir khel dubara ho jaa.e hai mohabbat bhi ajab tarz-e-tijaarat ki yahaañ har dukaan-daar ye chahe ki khasaara ho jaa.e

ajeeb KHvaab tha us ke badan men kaai thii vo ik pari jo mujhe sabz karne aayi thii vo ik charagh-kada jis men kuchh nahin tha meraa vo jal rahi thii vo qindeel bhi paraai thii na jaane kitne parindon ne is men shirkat ki kal ek ped ki taraqeeb-e-ro-numaai thii hawaon aao mire gaav ki taraf dekho jahaan ye ret hai pahle yahaañ taraai thii kisi sipaah ne khe men laga diye hain vahaañ jahaan ye main ne nishaani tiri dabaai thii gale mila tha kabhi dukh bhare december se mire vujood ke andar bhi dhund chhaai thii

ashk ज़ाया' ho rahe the dekh kar rota na tha jis jagah banta tha rona main udhar rota na tha sirf teri chup ne mere gaal geelay kar diye main to vo hooñ jo kisi ki maut par rota na tha mujhpe kitne saanihe guzre par un aankhoñ ko kya meraa dukh ye hain ki meraa hamsafar rota na tha maine uske vasl men bhi hijr kaata hai kahii vo mere kaandhe pe rakh leta tha sar rota na tha pyaar to pahle bhi usse tha magar itnaa nahin tab main us..ko choo to leta tha magar rota na tha giryaa-o-zaari ko bhi ik khaas mausam chahiye meri aañkhen dekh lo main vaqt par rota na tha

cheekhte hain dar-o-deewar nahin hota main aankh khulne pe bhi bedaar nahin hota main KHvaab karna ho safar karna ho ya rona ho mujh men khoobi hai bezaar nahin hota men ab bhala apne li.e banna sanwarna kaisa KHud se milnaa ho to taiyyaar nahin hota main kaun aayega bhala meri ayaadat ke li.e bas isee khauf se beemaar nahin hota main manzil-e-ishq pe niklaa to kaha raaste ne har kisi ke li.e hamvaar nahin hota main teri tasveer se taskin nahin hoti mujhe teri awaaz se sarshaar nahin hota main log kahte hain main baarish ki tarah hooñ haafi akshar auqaat lagaataar nahin hota main

ik haveli hooñ us ka dar bhi hooñ KHud hi aangan KHud hi shajar bhi hooñ apni masti men bahta dariyaa hooñ main kinaara bhi hooñ bhanwar bhi hooñ aasmaañ aur zameen ki wus'at dekh main idhar bhi hooñ aur udhar bhi hooñ KHud hi main KHud ko likh raha hooñ khat aur main apna nama-bar bhi hooñ dastaan hooñ main ik taveel magar tu jo sun le to mukhtasar bhi hooñ ek faldar ped hooñ lekin vaqt aane pe be-samar bhi hooñ

kitnii raatein kaat chuka hooñ par vo vasl ka din is dariyaa se pahle kitne jungle aate hain ha men to neend bhi aati hai to aadhi aati hai vo kaise hain jinko KHvaab mukammal aate hain is raaste par ped bhi aate hain usne poocha jal kar KHushboo dene waale sandal aate hain kaun hai jo is dil men khaamoshi se utarega dekho is awaaz pe kitne paagal aate hain ik se bharr kar ek sawaari asp-o-feel bhi hai jaane kyuuñ ham teri zaanib paidal aate hain