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

kyun darein zindagi men kya hogaa kuchh na hogaa to tajurba hogaa hansati aankhoñ men jhaank kar dekho koi aañsu kahii chhupa hogaa in dinon na-umeed sa hooñ main shaayad usne bhi ye suna hogaa dekhkar tumko sochta hooñ main kya kisi ne tumhein chhua hogaa

chaand sitaare phool parinde shaam savera ek taraf saari duniya uskaa charba uskaa chehra ek taraf vo ladhkar bhi so jaa.e to uskaa maatha choomun main usse muhabbat ek taraf hai usse jhagda ek taraf jis shay par vo ungli rakh de us..ko vo dilwaani hai uski khushiyaan sab se awwal sasta mehnga ek taraf zaKHmon par marham lagwao lekin uske haathon se chaarasaazi ek taraf hai uskaa choona ek taraf saari duniya jo bhi bole sab kuchh shor sharaaba hai sab ka kehna ek taraf hai uskaa kehna ek taraf usne saari duniya maangi maine us..ko maanga hai uske sapne ek taraf hai meraa sapna ek taraf

ye gham kya dil ki aadat hai nahin to kisi se kuchh shikaayat hai nahin to hai vo ik khwaab-e-be taabeer isko bhula dene ki niyat hai nahin to kisi ke bin kisi ki yaad ke bin ji.e jaane ki himmat hai nahin to kisi soorat bhi dil lagta nahin haan to kuchh din se ye haalaat hai nahin to tujhe jisne kahi ka bhi nahin rakha vo ek jaati si vehshat hai nahin to tere is haal par hai sab ko hairat tujhe bhi is pe hairat hai nahin to ham-aahangi nahin duniya se teri tujhe is par nadaamat hai nahin to vo darveshi jo taj kar aa gaya...tu yah daulat us ki qeemat hai nahin to hua jo kuchh yahii maqsoom tha kya yahii saari hikaayat hai nahin to aziyat-naak ummeedon se tujhko aman paane ki hasrat hai nahin to tu rehta hai khayaal-o-khvaab men gam to is wajah se fursat hai nahin to wahaan waalon se hai itni mohabbat yahaan waalon se nafrat hai nahin to sabab jo is judaai ka banaa hai vo mujhse khubsoorat hai nahin to

teri mushkil na badaaunga chala jaaunga ashk aankhoñ men chhupaaunga chala jaaunga apni dahleez pe kuchh der pada rahne de jaise hi hosh men aaunga chala jaaunga KHvaab lene koi aa.e ki na aa.e koi main to awaaz lagaauñga chala jaaunga chand yaaden mujhe bacchon ki tarah pyaari hain unko seene se lagaauñga chala jaaunga muddaton baad main aaya hooñ purane ghar men KHud ko jee bhar ke rulaaunga chala jaaunga is jazeera men ziyaada nahin rahna ab to aajkal naav banaoonga chala jaaunga mausam-e-gul ki tarah laut ke aaunga hasan har taraf phool khilaaoonga chala jaaunga

shajar hain ab samar-aasaar mere chale aate hain daavedaar mere muhaajir hain na ab ansaar mere mukhalif hain bahut is baar mere yahaañ ik boond ka muhtaaj hooñ main samundar hain samundar paar mere abhii murdon men roohen phoonk daalen agar chahein to ye beemaar mere hawaaein odh kar soya tha dushman ga.e bekar saare vaar mere main aa kar dushmanon men bas gaya hooñ yahaañ hamdard hain do-chaar mere hañsi men taal dena tha mujhe bhi KHataa kyun ho ga.e sarkaar mere tasavvur men na jaane kaun aaya mahak utthe dar-o-deewar mere tumhaara naam duniya jaanti hai bahut rusva hain ab ashaar mere bhanwar men ruk gaii hai naav meri kinaare rah ga.e is paar mere main KHud apni hifazat kar raha hooñ abhii soye hain pahre-daar mere

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

u thii nigaah to apne hi roo-b-roo ham the zameen aaina-khaana thii chaar-soo ham the dinon ke baa'd achaanak tumhaara dhyaan aaya KHuda ka shukr ki us vaqt ba-wazoo ham the vo aaina to nahin tha par aaiine sa tha vo ham nahin the magar yaar hoo-b-hoo ham the zameen pe ladte hue aasmaañ ke narghe men kabhi kabhi koi dushman kabhu kabhu ham the hamaara zikr bhi ab jurm ho gaya hai vahaañ dinon ki baat hai mehfil ki aabroo ham the khayal tha ki ye pathraav rok den chal kar jo hosh aaya to dekha lahu lahu ham the