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

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

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

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

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

yuñ sadaa dete hue tere khayal aate hain jaise ka'be ki khulii chat pe bilaal aate hain roz ham ashkon se dho aate hain deewar-e-haram pagadiyaan roz farishton ki uchaal aate hain haath abhii peeche bandhe rahte hain chup rahte hain dekhna ye hai tujhe kitne kamaal aate hain chaand suraj mirii chaukhat pe kaii sadiyon se roz likkhe hue chehre pe sawaal aate hain be-hisi murda-dili raqs sharaaben nag men bas isee raah se qaumon pe zawaal aate hain

chehron ki dhoop aankhoñ ki gehraai le gaya aaina saare shahar ki beenaai le gaya doobe hue jahaaz pe kya tabsira karen ye haadisa to soch ki gehraai le gaya haalaanki be-zabaan tha lekin ajeeb tha jo shaKHs mujh se cheen ke goyaai le gaya main aaj apne ghar se nikalne na paaooñga bas ik qamees thii jo mira bhaai le gaya ghalib tumhaare vaaste ab kuchh nahin raha galiyon ke saare sang to saudaai le gaya

ise saamaan-e-safar jaan ye jugnoo rakh le raah men teergii hogii mire aañsu rakh le tu jo chahe to tira jhooth bhi bik saka hai shart itni hai ki sone ki taraazu rakh le vo koi jism nahin hai ki use choo bhi saken haan agar naam hi rakhna hai to khushboo rakh le tujh ko an-dekhi bulan dii men safar karna hai ehtiyaatan mirii himmat mire baazu rakh le mirii KHvaahish hai ki aangan men na deewaar uthe mire bhaai mire hisse ki zameen tu rakh le

saath manzil thii magar khauf-o-khatr aisa tha umr-bhar chalte rahe log safar aisa tha jab vo aa.e to main KHush bhi hua sharminda bhi meri taqdeer thii aisi mira ghar aisa tha hifz theen mujh ko bhi chehron ki kitaaben kya kya dil shikasta tha magar tez nazar aisa tha aag odhe tha magar baant raha tha saaya dhoop ke shahar men ik tanhaa shajar aisa tha log KHud apne charaaghon ko bujha kar soye shahar men tez hawaon ka asar aisa tha

beemaar ko marz ki davaa deni chahiye main peena chahta hooñ pila deni chahiye allah barkaton se nawaazega ishq men hai jitni pounji paas laga deni chahiye dil bhi kisi faqeer ke hujre se kam nahin duniya yahiin pe la ke chhupa deni chahiye main KHud bhi karna chahta hooñ apna saamna tujh ko bhi ab naqaab utha deni chahiye main phool hooñ to phool ko gul-daan ho naseeb main aag hooñ to aag bujha deni chahiye main taaj hooñ to taaj ko sar par sajaayein log main KHaak hooñ to KHaak uda deni chahiye main jabr hooñ to jabr ki taaid band ho main sabr hooñ to mujh ko dua deni chahiye main KHvaab hooñ to KHvaab se chaunkaaiye mujhe main neend hooñ to neend uda deni chahiye sach baat kaun hai jo sar-e-aam kah sake main kah raha hooñ mujh ko saza deni chahiye