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

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

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

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

chaandni tha ki ghazal tha ki saba tha kya tha main ne ik baar tira naam suna tha kya tha ab ke bichhde hain to lagta hai ki kuchh toot gaya meraa dil tha ki tira ahad-e-wafaa tha kya tha KHud-kushi kar ke bhi bistar se utha hooñ zinda main ne kal raat ko jo zahar piya tha kya tha tum to kahte the KHuda tum se KHafaa hai qaisar doobte vaqt vo jo ik haath badha tha kya tha

deewaron se mil kar rona achha lagta hai ham bhi paagal ho jaayenge aisa lagta hai kitne dinon ke pyaase honge yaaro socho to shabnam ka qatra bhi jin ko dariyaa lagta hai aankhoñ ko bhi le dooba ye dil ka paagal-pan aate jaate jo milta hai tum sa lagta hai is bastii men kaun hamaare aañsu ponchega jo milta hai us ka daaman bheega lagta hai duniya bhar ki yaaden ham se milne aati hain shaam dhale is soone ghar men mela lagta hai kis ko patthar maarun qaisar kaun paraaya hai sheesh-mahal men ik ik chehra apna lagta hai

tiri gali men tamasha ki.e zam aanaa hua phir is ke baa'd na aanaa hua na j aanaa hua kuchh itnaa toot ke chaaha tha mire dil ne use vo shaKHs meri muravvat men be-vafa na hua hawa KHafaa thii magar itni sang-dil bhi na thii humeen ko shama' jalane ka hausla na hua mire khuloos ki saiqal-gari bhi haar gaii vo jaane kaun sa patthar tha aaina na hua main zahar peeta raha zindagi ke haathon se ye aur baat hai meraa badan haraa na hua shu'ur chahiye tarteeb-e-khaar-o-khas ke li.e qafas ko tod ke rakha to aashiyana hua hamaare gaav ki miTTi hi ret jaisi thii ye ek raat ka sailaab to bah aanaa hua kisi ke saath gaiin dil ki dhadkanein qaisar phir is ke baa'd mohabbat ka haadisa na hua

kaaghaz kaaghaz dhool udegi fan banjar ho jaayega jis din sukhe dil ke aañsu sab patthar ho jaayega tootengi jab neend se palken so jaaunga chupke se jis jungle men raat padegi meraa ghar ho jaayega KHvaabon ke ye panchi kab tak shor karenge palkon par shaam dhalegi aur sannaata shaakhon par ho jaayega raat qalam le kar aayegi itni siyaahi chhidkegi din ka saara manzar-naama be-manzar ho jaayega nakhun se bhi iint kureden mil-jul kar ham-saaye to aangan ki deewaar na toote lekin dar ho jaayega qaisar ro lo ghazlein kah lo baaki hai kuchh dard abhii agli rutoon men yuñ lagta hai sab patthar ho jaayega

dast-e-tanhaai men kal raat hawa kaisi thii der tak tootte lamhon ki sadaa kaisi thii zindagi ne mira peecha nahin chhodaa ab tak umr bhar sar se na utri ye bala kaisi thii sunte rahte the mohabbat ke fasaane kya kya boond bhar dil pe na barsi ye ghatta kaisi thii kya mila faisla-e-tark-e-taalluq kar ke tum jo bichhde the to honton pe dua kaisi thii toot kar KHud jo vo bikhra hai to maaloom hua jis se lipta tha vo deewaar-e-ana kaisi thii jism se noch ke phenki bhi to KHushboo na gaii ye rivaayat ki bosida qaba kaisi thii doobte vaqt bhanwar pooch raha hai qaisar jab kinaare se chale the to fazaa kaisi thii