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

tamasha-e-deir-o-haram dekhte hain tujhe har bahaane se ham dekhte hain hamaari taraf ab vo kam dekhte hain vo nazrein nahin jin ko ham dekhte hain zamaane ke kya kya sitam dekhte hain humeen jaante hain jo ham dekhte hain

paagal kaise ho jaate hain dekho aise ho jaate hain KHvaabon ka dhanda karti ho kitne paise ho jaate hain duniya sa hona mushkil hai tere jaise ho jaate hain mere kaam KHuda karta hai tere vaise ho jaate hain

ik pal men ik sadi ka mazaa ham se poochiye do din ki zindagi ka mazaa ham se poochiye bhule hain rafta rafta unhen muddaton men ham qiston men khudkushi ka mazaa ham se poochiye aagaz-e-aashiqi ka mazaa aap jaaniye anjaam-e-aashiqi ka mazaa ham se poochiye jalte diyon men jalte gharo jaisi zau kahaan sarkaar raushni ka mazaa ham se poochiye vo jaan hi ga.e ki ha men unse pyaar hai aankhoñ ki mukhbirii ka mazaa hamse poochiye hansne ka shauq hamko bhi tha aap ki tarah hansiye magar hañsi ka mazaa ham se poochiye ham tauba kar ke mar ga.e be-maut ai khumaar tauheen-e-may-kashi ka mazaa ham se poochiye

aankh ko aaina samjhte ho tum bhi sabki tarah samjhte ho dost ab kyuuñ nahin samjhte tum tum to kahte the na samjhte ho apna gham tumko kaise samjhaaoon sabse haara hua samjhte ho meri duniya ujad gayi is men tum ise haadsa samjhte ho aakhiri raasta to baaki hai aakhiri raasta samjhte ho

karoon na yaad magar kis tarah bhulaaun use ghazal bahaana karoon aur gungunaun use vo khaar khaar hai shaakh-e-gulaab ki maanind main zakham zakham hooñ phir bhi gale lagaaun use ye log tazkire karte hain apne logon ke main kaise baat karoon ab kahaan se laaun use magar vo zood-faramosh zood-ranj bhi hai ki rooth jaa.e agar yaad kuchh dilaaun use vahii jo daulat-e-dil hai vahii jo raahat-e-jaan tumhaari baat pe ai naaseho ganwaun use jo hum-safar sar-e-manzil bichhad raha hai faraaz ajab nahin hai agar yaad bhi na aaun use

vahshatein badhti gaiin hijr ke aazaar ke saath ab to ham baat bhi karte nahin gham-khwaar ke saath ham ne ik umr basar ki hai gham-e-yaar ke saath meer do din na ji.e hijr ke aazaar ke saath ab to ham ghar se nikalte hain to rakh dete hain taq par izzat-e-saadaat bhi dastaar ke saath is qadar khauf hai ab shahar ki galiyon men ki log chaap sunte hain to lag jaate hain deewaar ke saath ek to KHvaab li.e firte ho galiyon galiyonus pe takraar bhi karte ho khareedaar ke saath shahar ka shahar hi naaseh ho to kya keejiega warna ham rind to bhir jaate hain do-chaar ke saath ham ko us shahar men ta'aamir ka sauda hai jahaan log men'maar ko chun dete hain deewaar ke saath jo sharf ham ko mila koocha-e-jaanaan se faraaz soo-e-maqtal bhi ga.e hain usii pindaar ke saath

kyun tabeeyat kahii thaharti nahin dosti to udaas karti nahin ham hamesha ke sair-chashm sahi tujh ko dekhen to aankh bharti nahin shab-e-hijraan bhi roz-e-bad ki tarah kat to jaati hai par guzarti nahin ye mohabbat hai sun zamaane sun itni aasaaniyon se marti nahin jis tarah tum guzaarte ho faraaz zindagi us tarah guzarti nahin

jis se ye tabeeyat badi mushkil se lagii thii dekha to vo tasveer har ik dil se lagii thii tanhaaii men rote hain ki yuñ dil ko sukoon ho ye chot kisi sahib-e-mehfil se lagii thii ai dil tire aashob ne phir hashr jagaaya bedard abhii aankh bhi mushkil se lagii thii khilqat ka ajab haal tha us koo-e-sitam men saa.e ki tarah daaman-e-qaatil se lagii thii utara bhi to kab dard ka chadhta hua dariyaa jab kashti-e-jaan maut ke saahil se lagii thii

KHaamosh ho kyun daad-e-jafa kyun nahin dete bismil ho to qaateel ko dua kyun nahin dete vehshat ka sabab rauzan-e-zindaan to nahin hai mehr o mah o anjum ko bujha kyun nahin dete ik ye bhi to andaaz-e-ilaaj-e-gham-e-jaan hai ai chaaragaro dard badha kyun nahin dete munsif ho agar tum to kab insaaf karoge mujrim hain agar ham to saza kyun nahin dete rehzan ho to haazir hai mata-e-dil-o-jaan bhi rahbar ho to manzil ka pata kyun nahin dete kya beet gaii ab ke faraaz ahl-e-chaman par yaaraan-e-qafas mujh ko sadaa kyun nahin dete