aankhoñ men raha dil men utar kar nahin dekha kashtii ke musaafir ne samundar nahin dekha be-waqt agar jaaunga sab chaunk padenge ik umr hui din men kabhi ghar nahin dekha jis din se chala hooñ mirii manzil pe nazar hai aankhoñ ne kabhi meel ka patthar nahin dekha ye phool mujhe koi viraasat men mile hain tum ne mira kaanton bhara bistar nahin dekha yaaron ki mohabbat ka yaqeen kar liya maine phoolon men chhupaaya hua khanjar nahin dekha mahboob ka ghar ho ki buzurgon ki zameenen jo chhod diya phir use mud kar nahin dekha khat aisa likha hai ki nageene se jade hain vo haath ki jis ne koi zevar nahin dekha patthar mujhe kahtaa hai mira chaahne vaala main mom hooñ us ne mujhe choo kar nahin dekha

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

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

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

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

garmi-e-shauq-e-nazara ka asar to dekho gul khile jaate hain vo saaya-e-tar to dekho aise naadaan bhi na the jaañ se guzarne waale naaseho pand-garo raahguzar to dekho vo to vo hai tumhein ho jaayegi ulfat mujh se ik nazar tum mira mahboob-e-nazar to dekho vo jo ab chaak garebaan bhi nahin karte hain dekhne waalo kabhi un ka jigar to dekho daaman-e-dard ko gulzaar banaa rakha hai aao ik din dil-e-pur-khoon ka hunar to dekho subh ki tarah jhamkata hai shab-e-gham ka ufuq faiz taabindagi-e-deeda-e-tar to dekho

vo buton ne dale hain vasvase ki dilon se khauf-e-khuda gaya vo padi hain roz qayaamaatein ki khayal-e-roz-e-jaza gaya jo nafs tha khaar-e-guloo banaa jo uthe the haath lahu hue vo nashaat-e-aah-e-sehr gaii vo waqar-e-dast-e-dua gaya na vo rang fasl-e-bahaar ka na ravish vo abr-e-bahaar ki jis ada se yaar the aashna vo mizaaj-e-baad-e-saba gaya jo talab pe ahad-e-wafaa kiya to vo aabroo-e-wafa gaii sar-e-aam jab hue muddai to sawaab-e-sidq-o-safa gaya abhii baadbaan ko tah rakho abhii muztarib hai rukh-e-hawa kisi raaste men hai muntazir vo sukoon jo aa ke chala gaya

rah-e-khizan men talaash-e-bahaar karte rahe shab-e-siyah se talab husn-e-yaar karte rahe khayaal-e-yaar kabhi zikr-e-yaar karte rahe isee mataa pe ham rozgaar karte rahe nahin shikaayat-e-hijraan ki is vaseele se ham un se rishta-e-dil ustuvaar karte rahe vo din ki koi bhi jab vajh-e-intizaar na thii ham un men teraa siva intizaar karte rahe ham apne raaz pe naazaan the sharmasaar na the har ek se sukhan-e-raaz-daar karte rahe ziya-e-bazm-e-jahaan baar baar maand hui hadees-e-shola-rukhaan baar baar karte rahe unhin ke faiz se bazaar-e-aql raushan hai jo gaah gaah junoon ikhtiyaar karte rahe

baat bas se nikal chali hai dil ki haalat sambhal chali hai ab junoon had se badh chala hai ab tabi'at bahl chali hai ashk khoonaab ho chale hain gham ki rangat badal chali hai ya yoonhi bujh rahi hain shamaein ya shab-e-hijr tal chali hai laakh paighaam ho ga.e hain jab saba ek pal chali hai jaao ab so raho sitaaro dard ki raat dhal chali hai

aap kii yaad aati rahi raat bhar chaandni dil dukhaati rahi raat bhar gaah jaltee hui gaah bujhti hui sham-e-gham jhilmilaati rahi raat bhar koii KHushboo badalti rahi pairhan koii tasveer gaati rahi raat bhar phir saba saaya-e-shaakh-e-gul ke tale koii qissa sunaati rahi raat bhar jo na aaya use koii zanjeer-e-dar har sadaa par bulaati rahi raat bhar ek ummeed se dil bahalta raha ik tamannaa sataati rahi raat bhar