barson puraana dost mila jaise gair ho dekha ruka jhijhak ke kaha tum umair ho milte hain mushkilon se yahaañ ham-khayaal log tere tamaam chaahne waalon ki KHair ho kamre men cigaretteon ka dhuaan aur teri mahak jaise shadeed dhundh men baagon ki sair ho ham mutmain bahut hain agar KHush nahin bhi hain tum KHush ho kya hua jo hamaare baghair ho pairo'n men uske sar ko dharen iltijaa karen ik iltijaa ki jiska na sar ho na pair ho

maine jo kuchh bhi socha hua hai main vo vaqt aane pe kar jaaunga tum mujhe zahar lagte ho aur main kisi din tumhein pee ke mar jaaunga tu to beenaai hai meri tere alaava mujhe kuchh bhi dikhta nahin maine tujhko agar tere ghar pe utaara to main kaise ghar jaaunga chahta hooñ tumhein aur bahut chahta hooñ tumhein KHud bhi maaloom hai haan agar mujhse poocha kisi ne to main seedha munh par mukar jaaunga tere dil se tere shahar se tere ghar se teri aankh se tere dar se teri galiyon se tere watan se nikala hua hooñ kidhar jaaunga

tere jaisa koi mila hi nahin kaise milta kahii pe tha hi nahin ghar ke malbe se ghar banaa hi nahin zalzale ka asar gaya hi nahin mujh pe ho kar guzar gaii duniya main tiri raah se hata hi nahin kal se masroof-e-khairiyat main hooñ she'r taaza koi hua hi nahin raat bhi ham ne hi sadaarat ki bazm men aur koi tha hi nahin yaar tum ko kahaan kahaan dhoonda jaao tum se main bolta hi nahin yaad hai jo usii ko yaad karo hijr ki doosri davaa hi nahin

vo ek pakshi jo gunjan kar raha hai vo mujh men prem srijan kar raha hai bahut din ho gaye hai tumse bichhde tumhein milne ko ab man kar raha hai nadi ke shaant tat par baithkar man teri yaaden visarjan kar raha hai

ab mere saath nahin hai samjhe naasamjhaane kii baat nahin hai samjhe naa tum maangoge aur tumhein mil jaayega pyaar hai ye khairaat nahin hai samjhe naa main baadal hooñ jis par chaahoon barsoonga meri koii zaat nahin hai samjhe naa apna khaali haath mujhe mat dikhlaao is men meraa haath nahin hai samjhe naa

haalaat is kadar na the dushwaar theek the charagari se qabl ye beemaar theek the bekar ho ga.e hue hain jab se kaargar isse to meri jaan ham bekar theek the us paar lag raha tha ki is paar mauj hai is paar sochte hain ki us paar theek the the yuñ bhi apne chaahne waale bahut ki ham insaan to jaise bhi the fankaar theek the

ham ko mushkil men rahne de chaaragar aasaani se mar jaaenge samjha kar awwal awwal ham bhi tere jaise the ham bhi KHush hote the dekh ke KHush manzar naql-makaani shauq nahin majboori thii main ghar se na chaltaa kaise chaltaa ghar un ko bas tanqeed hi karne hoti hai un ko kya maaloom ghazal ke pas manzar

umr bhar yuñ hi jalte rahe raushni bhi nahin kar sake gaav karna tha raushan ha men ik gali bhi nahin kar sake ham ko itnaa daraaya gaya mere maula tere naam se tere bande kabhi theek se bandagi bhi nahin kar sake bekhu dii men uthe the qadam aa phnse aise raaste pe ham manzilen bhi nahin mil saki waapsi bhi nahin kar sake chhote ghar ke bade the so ham zimmedaari nibhaate rahe aashiqi to ba dii baat thii khudkushi bhi nahin kar sake kaam do hi the karne ha men aashiqi ya to phir shayari aashiqi bhi nahin kar sake shayari bhi nahin kar sake

yuñ bhi katne laga hooñ ab main ghair-munaasib yaaron se baarish vafaa nahin kar sakti miTTi ki deewaron se dukhe hue logon ki dukhti rag ko choona theek nahin vaqt nahin poocha karte hain yaaron vaqt ke maaron se aashiq hain to 'aashiq waale jalwe bhi dikhlaayen aap kapde faadein khaaq udaayein sar maarein deewaron se aur chaman gar apna hai to iska sabkuchh apna hai beshak phool pe phool lutaaein khaar na khaayein khaaron se

vo dar bane ya raah ki deewaar KHush rahe main bas ye chahta hooñ meraa yaar KHush rahe aisa koi nahin ki jise koi gham nahin aisa koi nahin jo lagaataar KHush rahe mehmaan rah gaya hai ye bas chand roz ka koshish ye keejiega ki beemaar KHush rahe