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

vo be-vafa hai to kya mat kaho bura us ko ki jo hua so hua khush rakhe khudaa us ko nazar na aa.e to us kii talash men rahna kahiiñ mile to palat kar na dekhna us ko vo saada-khuu tha zamaane ke kham samajhta kya hawa ke saath chala le udii hawa us ko vo apne baare men kitna hai khush-gumaañ dekho jab us ko main bhi na dekhooñ to dekhna us ko abhii se jaana bhi kya us kii kam-khayaalii par abhii to aur bahut hogaa sochna us ko use ye dhun ki mujhe kam se kam udaas rakhe mirii du'aa ki khudaa de ye hausla us ko panaah dhoondh rahi hai shab-e-giraftaa-dil koii batao mire ghar ka raasta us ko ghazal men tazkira us ka na kar naseer ki ab bhula chuka vo tujhe tu bhi bhool ja us ko

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

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

KHaamosh lab hain jhuki hain palken dilon men ulfat nayi nayi hai abhii taqalluf hai guftagoo men abhii mohabbat nayi nayi hai abhii na aayengi neend tumko abhii na hamko sukoon milega abhii to dhadakega dil ziyaada abhii muhabbat nayi nayi hai bahaar ka aaj pehla din hai chalo chaman men tahal ke aayen fazaa men KHushboo nayi nayi hai gulon men rangat nayi nayi hai jo khandaani raeis hain vo mizaaj rakhte hain narm apna tumhaara lahjaa bataa raha hai tumhaari daulat nayi nayi hai zaraa sa qudrat ne kya nawaaza ke aake baithe ho pahli saf men abhii kyuuñ udne lage hawa men abhii to shohrat nayi nayi hai bamon ki barsaat ho rahi hai purane jaanbaaz so rahe hain ghulaam duniya ko kar raha hai vo jiski taqat nayi nayi hai

us ne jab hañs ke namaskaar kiya mujh ko insaan se avtaar kiya dasht-e-ghurbat men dil-e-veeraan ne yaad jamuna ko kaii baar kiya pyaar ki baat na poochho yaaro ham ne kis kis se nahin pyaar kiya kitnii khwaabida tamannaon kous ki awaaz ne bedaar kiya ham pu jaarii hain buton ke jaalib ham ne ka'be men bhi iqaar kiya

aag hai phaili hui kaali ghataon ki jagah bad-duaaein hain labon par ab duaon ki jagah intikhaab-e-ahl-e-gulshan par bahut rota hai dil dekh kar zaagh-o-zagn ko khush-navaaon ki jagah kuchh bhi hota par na hote paara-paara jism-o-jaan raahzan hote agar un rahnumaaon ki jagah loot gaii is daur men ahl-e-qalam ki aabroo bik rahe hain ab sahafi besavaaon ki jagah kuchh to aata ham ko bhi jaañ se guzarne ka mazaa gair hote kaash jaalib aashnaon ki jagah

meer'-o-'ghalib bane yagaana bane aadmi ai KHuda KHuda na bane maut ki dastaras men kab se hain zindagi ka koi bahaana bane apna shaayad yahii tha jurm ai dost ba-wafa ban ke be-wafa na bane ham pe ik e'itraaz ye bhi hai be-nava ho ke be-nava na bane ye bhi apna qusoor kya kam hai kisi qaateel ke ham-nava na bane kya gilaa sang-dil zamaane ka aashna hi jab aashna na bane chhod kar us gali ko ai jaalib ik haqeeqat se ham fasana bane

kaun bataaye kaun sujhaaye kaun se des sidhaar ga.e un ka rastaa takte takte nain hamaare haar ga.e kaanton ke dukh sahne men taskin bhi thii aaraam bhi tha hansne waale bhole-bhaale phool chaman ke maar ga.e ek lagan ki baat hai jeevan ek lagan hi jeevan hai pooch na kya khoya kya paaya kya jeete kya haar ga.e aane waali barkha dekhen kya dikhlaaye aankhoñ ko ye barkha barsaate din to bin preetam be-kaar ga.e jab bhi laute pyaar se laute phool na pa kar gulshan men bhanware amrit ras ki dhun men pal pal sau sau baar ga.e ham se poochho saahil waalo kya beetii dukhiyaaron par khevan-haare beech bhanwar men chhod ke jab us paar ga.e

ham ne dil se tujhe sadaa maana tu badaa tha tujhe badaa maana meer'-o-'ghalib ke baa'd anees ke baa'd tujh ko maana badaa baja maana tu ki deewana-e-sadaqat tha tu ne bande ko kab KHuda maana tujh ko parwa na thii zamaane ki tu ne dil hi ka har kaha maana tujh ko KHud pe tha e'timaad itnaa KHud hi ko to na rehnuma maana ki na shab ki kabhi paziraai subh ko laaiq-e-sana maana hañs diya sath-e-zehn-e-aalam par jab kisi baat ka bura maana yuñ to sha'ir the aur bhi ai josh ham ne tujh sa na doosra maana