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

pooch lete vo bas mizaaj mira kitna aasaan tha ilaaj mira chaara-gar ki nazar bataati hai haal achha nahin hai aaj mira main to rehta hooñ dasht men masroof qais karta hai kaam-kaaj mira koi kaasa madad ko bhej allah mere bas men nahin hai taaj mira main mohabbat ki baadshaahat hooñ mujh pe chaltaa nahin hai raaj mira

haath khaali hain tire shahar se jaate jaate jaan hoti to mirii jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar ha men pahchaanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahar men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaaron ko ruksat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakham lagaate jaate renagne ki bhi ijaazat nahin ham ko warna ham jidhar jaate naye phool khilaate jaate main to jalte hue seharaaon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariyaa the mirii pyaas bujhaate jaate mujh ko rone ka saleeqa bhi nahin hai shaayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musaafir kaii guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hataate jaate

seena dahak raha ho to kya chup rahe koi kyun cheekh cheekh kar na gala chheel le koi saabit hua sukoon-e-dil-o-jaan kahii nahin rishton men dhoondhta hai to dhoonda kare koi tark-e-taalluqaat koi mas'ala nahin ye to vo raasta hai ki bas chal pade koi deewaar jaanta tha jise main vo dhool thii ab mujh ko e'timaad ki daawat na de koi main KHud ye chahta hooñ ki haalaat hooñ KHaraab mere KHilaaf zahar ugalta phire koi ai shaKHs ab to mujh ko s abhii kuchh qubool hai ye bhi qubool hai ki tujhe cheen le koi haan theek hai main apni ana ka mareez hooñ aaKHir mere mizaaj men kyun dakhl de koi ik shaKHs kar raha hai abhii tak vafaa ka zikr kaash us zabaan-daraaz ka munh noch le koi

kharaabi kuchh na poochho mulakat-e-dil ki imarat ki ghamon ne aaj-kal suniyo vo aabaa dii hi gharaat ki nigah-e-mast se jab chashm ne is ki ishaarat ki halaavat may ki aur buniyaad maykhaane ki gharaat ki sahar-gah main ne poocha gul se haal-e-zaar bulbul ka pade the baagh men yak-musht par udhar ishaarat ki jalaya jis tajallii-e-jalwa-gar ne toor ko ham-dam usii aatish ke par kaale ne ham se bhi sharaarat ki nazaakat kya kahooñ khursheed-roo ki kal shab-e-mah men gaya tha saa.e saa.e baagh tak tis par hararat ki nazar se jis ki yusuf sa gaya phir us ko kya sujhe haqeeqat kuchh na poochho peer-e-kan'aan ki basaarat ki tire kooche ke shauq-e-tauf men jaise bagoola tha biyaabaan main ghubaar meer ki ham ne ziyaarat ki

mehr ki tujh se tavakko thii sitamgar niklaa mom samjhe the tire dil ko so patthar niklaa daagh hooñ rask-e-mohabbat se ki itnaa betaab kis ki taskin ke li.e ghar se tu baahar niklaa jeete jee aah tire kooche se koi na fira jo sitam-deeda raha ja ke so mar kar niklaa dil ki aabaa dii ki is had hai kharaabi ki na pooch jaana jaata hai ki us raah se lashkar niklaa ashk-e-tar qatra-e-khoon lakht-e-jigar paara-e-dil ek se ek addad aankh se bah kar niklaa kunj-kaavi jo ki seene ki gham-e-hijraan ne is dafneene men se aqsaam-e-jawaahar niklaa ham ne jaana tha likhega tu koi harf ai meer par tira naama to ik shauq ka daftar niklaa

mustoojib-e-zulm-o-sitam-o-jaur-o-jafa hooñ har-chand ki jalta hooñ pe sargarm-e-wafa hooñ aate hain mujhe khoob se dono hunar-e-ishq rone ke tai aandhi hooñ kudhne ko bala hooñ is gulshan-e-duniya men shagufta na hua main hooñ ghuncha-e-afsurdah ki mardood-e-saba hooñ ham-chashm hai har aabla-e-paa ka mira ashk az-bas ki tiri raah men aankhoñ se chala hooñ aaya koi bhi tarah mire cheen ki hogii aazurda hooñ jeene se main marne se KHafaa hooñ daaman na jhatak haath se mire ki sitamgar hooñ khaak-e-sar-e-raah koi dam men hua hooñ dil khwaah jala ab to mujhe ai shab-e-hijraan main sokhta bhi muntazir-e-roz-e-jaza hooñ go taqat-o-aaraam-o-khor-o-khwaab ga.e sab baare ye ghaneemat hai ki jeeta to raha hooñ itnaa hi mujhe ilm hai kuchh main hooñ bahr-cheez ma'aloom nahin khoob mujhe bhi ki main kya hooñ behtar hai garz KHaamushi hi kehne se yaaraan mat poochho kuchh ahvaal ki mar mar ke jiya hooñ tab garm-e-sukhan kehne laga hooñ main ki ik umr jun shama' sar-e-shaam se ta-subh jala hooñ seena to kiya fazl-e-ilaahi se sabhi chaak hai waqt-e-dua meer ki ab dil ko laga hooñ

mar mar ga.e nazar kar us ke barhana tan men kapde utaare un ne sar kheeche ham kafan men gul phool se kab us bin lagti hain apni aañkhen laai bahaar ham ko zor-aavari chaman men ab laal-e-nau-khat us ke kam bakhshte hain farhat quwwat kahaan rahe hai yaqooti-e-kuhan men yusuf aziz-e-dila ja misr men hua tha paakizaa gauharon ki izzat nahin watan men dair o haram se tu to tuk garm-e-naz niklaa hangaama ho raha hai ab shaikh o brahman men aa jaate shahar men tu jaise ki aandhi aayi kya vahshatein kiya hain ham ne divaanpan men hain ghaav dil par apne tegh-e-zabaan se sab ki tab dard hai hamaare ai meer har sukhun men

kya mire aane pe tu ai but-e-maghrur gaya kabhi us raah se niklaa to tujhe ghur gaya le gaya subh ke nazdeek mujhe KHvaab ai waaye aankh us vaqt khulii qaafila jab door gaya gor se naale nahin uthte to nay ugati hai jee gaya par na hamaara sar pur-shor gaya chashm-e-khun-basta se kal raat lahu phir tapka ham ne jaana tha ki bas ab to ye naasoor gaya na-tawan ham hain ki hain KHaak gali ki us ki ab to be-taaqati se dil ka bhi maqdoor gaya le kahii munh pe naqaab apne ki ai ghairat-e-subh shama' ke chahra-e-rakhshaan se to ab noor gaya naala-e-meer nahin raat se sunte ham log kya tire kooche se ai shokh vo ranjoor gaya