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

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

kiya baadlon men safar zindagi bhar zameen par banaya na ghar zindagi bhar sabhi zindagi ke maze lootte hainna aaya ha men ye hunar zindagi bhar mohabbat rahi chaar din zindagi men raha chaar din ka asar zindagi bhar

zane haseen thii aur phool chun kar laati thii main she'r kahtaa tha vo dastaan sunaati thii arab lahu tha ragon men badan sunhara tha vo muskuraati nahin thii dii.e jalaati thii ali se door raho log usse kahte the vo meraa sach hai bahut cheekh kar bataati thii ali ye log tumhein jaante nahin hain abhii gale lagaakar meraa hausla badhaati thii ye phool dekh rahe ho ye uskaa lahjaa tha ye jheel dekh rahe ho yahaañ vo aati thii main uske baad k abhii theek se nahin jaaga vo mujh...ko khwaab nahin neend se jagati thii use kisi se mohabbat thii aur vo main nahin tha ye baat mujhse zyaada use roolaati thii main kuchh bataa nahin saka vo meri kya thii ali ki us..ko dekhkar bas apni yaad aati thii

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

aaj unhen kuchh is tarah jee khol kar dekha ki.e ek hi lamhe men jaise umr-bhar dekha ki.e dil agar betaab hai dil ka muqaddar hai yahii jis qadar thii ham ko taufeeq-e-nazar dekha ki.e khud-faroshaana ada thii meri soorat dekhna apne hi jalwe b-andaaz-e-digar dekha ki.e naa-shanaas-e-gham faqat daad-e-hunar dete rahe ham mata-e-gham ko ruswa-e-hunar dekha ki.e dekhne ka ab ye aalam hai koi ho ya na ho ham jidhar dekha ki.e paharon udhar dekha ki.e husn ko dekha hai main ne husn ki khaatir hafiz warna sab apna hi meyaar-e-nazar dekha ki.e

nargis pe to ilzaam laga be-basri ka arbab-e-gulistaan pe nahin kam-nazri ka taufiq-e-rifaqat nahin un ko sar-e-manzil raaste men jinhen paas raha ham-safari ka ab khaanka o madrasa o may-kada hain ek ik silsila hai qaafila-e-be-khabari ka har naqsh hai aaina-e-nairang-e-tamaasha duniya hai ki haasil mirii hairaan-nazri ka ab farsh se ta-arsh zaboon-haal hai fitrat ik m'arka dar-pesh hai azm-e-bashri ka kab milti hai ye daulat-e-bedaar kisi ko aur main hooñ ki rona hai isee deeda-wari ka be-vaasta-e-ishq bhi rang-e-rukh-e-parwez unwaan hai farhaad ki khooni-jigari ka aaKHir tire dar pe mujhe le aayi mohabbat dekha na gaya haal mirii dar-badri ka dil men ho faqat tum hi tum aankhoñ pe na jaao aankhoñ ko to hai rog pareshaan-nazri ka be-pairavi-e-'meer hafiz apni ravish hai ham par koi ilzaam nahin kam-hunri ka

kuchh is tarah se nazar se guzar gaya koi ki dil ko gham ka saza-waar kar gaya koi dil-e-sitm-zada ko jaise kuchh hua hi nahin KHud apne husn se yuñ be-KHabar gaya koi vo ek jalwa-e-sad-rang ik hujoom-e-bahaarna jaane kaun tha jaane kidhar gaya koi nazar ki tishna-e-deedaar thii rahi mahroom nazar uthaai to dil men utar gaya koi nigaah-e-shauq ki mahroomiyon se na-waaqif nigaah-e-shauq pe ilzaam dhar gaya koi ab un ke husn men husn-e-nazar bhi shaamil hai kuchh aur meri nazar se sanwar gaya koi kisi ke paanv ki aahat ki dil ki dhadkan thii hazaar baar utha soo-e-dar gaya koi naseeb-e-ahl-e-wafa ye sukoon-e-dil to na tha zaroor naala-e-dil be-asar gaya koi utha phir aaj mire dil men rashk ka toofaan phir un ki raah se baa-chashm-e-tar gaya koi ye kah ke yaad karenge hafiz dost mujhe vafaa ki rasm ko paainda kar gaya koi

tamaam umr tira intizaar ham ne kiya is intizaar men kis kis se pyaar ham ne kiya talash-e-dost ko ik umr chahiye ai dost ki ek umr tira intizaar ham ne kiya tere khayal men dil shaadmaan raha barson tire huzoor use sogwaar ham ne kiya ye tishnagi hai ke un se qareeb rah kar bhi hafiz yaad unhen baar baar ham ne kiya

lafz abhii ijaad honge har zaroorat ke li.e sharh-e-raahat ke li.e gham ki saraahat ke li.e ab mira chup-chaap rahna amr-e-majboori sahi main ne khuli hi zabaan kab thii shikaayat ke li.e mire chashm-o-gosh-o-lab se pooch lo sab kuchh yahiin mujh ko mire saamne laao shahaadat ke li.e sakht-koshi sakht-jaani ki taraf laai mujhe mujh ko ye furqat ghaneemat hai alaalat ke li.e oxygen se shabistaan-e-anaasir tabaanaak muztarib har zee-nafs us ki rifaqat ke li.e mar ga.e kuchh log jeene ka mudaava soch kar aur kuchh jeete rahe jeene ki aadat ke li.e aah marg-e-aadmi par aadmi roye bahut koi bhi roya na marg-e-aadmiyat ke li.e koi mauqa zindagi ka aakhiri mauqa nahin is qadar taajeel kyuuñ raf-e-qudrat ke li.e istiqaamat ai mire dair-aashnaa-e-gham-gusaar ek aañsu hai bahut husn-e-nadaamat ke li.e koi naasir ki ghazal koi zafar ki may-tarang chahiye kuchh to mirii shaam-e-ayaadat ke li.e gulshan-aabaad-e-jahaan men soorat-e-shabnam hafiz ham agar roye bhi to rone ki furqat ke li.e