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

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

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

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

ab vo toofan hai na vo shor hawaon jaisa dil ka aalam hai tere baa'd khalaao jaisa kaash duniya mere ehsaas ko waapas kar de KHaamushi ka vahii andaaz sadaaon jaisa paas rah kar bhi hamesha vo bahut door milaus ka andaaz-e-taghaful tha khudaon jaisa kitnii shiddat se bahaaron ko tha ehsaas-e-ma'aal phool khil kar bhi raha zard khizaaon jaisa kya qayaamat hai ki duniya use sardaar kahe jis ka andaaz-e-sukhan bhi ho gadaaon jaisa phir teri yaad ke mausam ne jagaae mahshar phir mere dil men utha shor hawaon jaisa baarha KHvaab men pa kar mujhe pyaasa mohsinus kii zulfon ne kiya rak's ghataon jaisa

jab se us ne shahar ko chhodaa har rastaa sunsaan hua apna kya hai saare shahar ka ik jaisa nuksaan hua ye dil ye aaseb ki nagri maskan sochun vahmon ka soch raha hooñ is nagri men tu kab se mehmaan hua sehra ki munh-zor hawaaein auron se mansoob hui muft men ham aawaara thehre muft men ghar veeraan hua mere haal pe hairat kaisi dard ke tanhaa mausam men patthar bhi ro padte hain insaan to phir insaan hua itni der men ujde dil par kitne mahshar beet ga.e jitni der men tujh ko pa kar khone ka imkaan hua kal tak jis ke gird tha raksaan ik amboh sitaaron ka aaj usii ko tanhaa pa kar main to bahut hairaan hua us ke zakham chhupa kar rakhiye KHud us shaKHs ki nazaron seus se kaisa shikwa kijeye vo to abhii naadaan hua jin ashkon ki feeki lau ko ham be-kaar samjhte the un ashkon se kitna raushan ik tareek makaan hua yuñ bhi kam-aamez tha mohsin vo is shahar ke logon men lekin mere saamne aa kar aur bhi kuchh anjaan hua

ab ye sochun to bhanwar zehan men pad jaate hain kaise chehre hain jo milte hi bichhad jaate hain kyun tire dard ko den tohmat-e-veeraani-e-dil zalzalon men to bhare shahar ujad jaate hain mausam-e-zard men ik dil ko bachaaun kaise aisi rut men to ghane ped bhi jhad jaate hain ab koi kya mire qadmon ke nishaan dhundega tez aandhi men to khe men bhi ukhad jaate hain shagl-e-arbaab-e-hunar poochte kya ho ki ye log pattharon men bhi kabhi aaine jad jaati hain soch ka aaina dhundla ho to phir vaqt ke saath chaand chehron ke khud-o-khaal bigad jaate hain shiddat-e-gham men bhi zinda hooñ to hairat kaisi kuchh diye tund hawaon se bhi lad jaate hain vo bhi kya log hain mohsin jo vafaa ki khaatir khud-taraashida usoolon pe bhi ad jaate hain

main dil pe jabr karunga tujhe bhula dooñga maroonga KHud bhi tujhe bhi kaddi saza dooñga ye teergii mire ghar ka hi kyun muqaddar ho main tere shahar ke saare diye bujha dooñga hawa ka haath bataaunga har tabaahi men hare shajar se parinde main KHud uda dooñga vafaa karunga kisi sogwaar chehre se puraani qabr pe kitaba naya saja dooñga isee khayal men guzri hai shaam-e-dard akshar ki dard had se badhega to muskuraa dooñga tu aasmaan ki soorat hai gar padega kabhi zameen hooñ main bhi magar tujh ko aasraa dooñga badha rahi hain mire dukh nishaaniyaan teri main tere khat tiri tasveer tak jala dooñga bahut dinon se mira dil udaas hai mohsin is aaine ko koi aks ab naya dooñga

azaab-e-deed men aañkhen lahu lahu kar ke main sharmasaar hua teri justuju kar ke khandar ki tah se buriida-badan saroon ke siva mila na kuchh bhi khazaano ki aarzoo kar ke suna hai shahar men zakhmi dilon ka mela hai chalenge ham bhi magar pairhan rafu kar ke masafat-e-shab-e-hijraan ke baa'd bhed khula hawa dukhi hai charaaghon ki aabroo kar ke zameen ki pyaas usii ke lahu ko chaat gaii vo KHush hua tha samundar ko aabjoo kar ke ye kis ne ham se lahu ka khiraaj phir maanga abhii to soye the maqtal ko surkh-roo kar ke juloos-e-ahl-e-wafa kis ke dar pe pahuncha hai nishaan-e-tauq-e-wafa zeenat-e-guloo kar ke ujaad rut ko gulaabi banaaye rakhti hai hamaari aankh tiri deed se wuzoo kar ke koi to habs-e-hawaa se ye poochta mohsin mila hai kya use kaliyon ko be-numoo kar ke