bas ik nigaah-e-naaz ko tarsa hua tha main haalanki shahar-shahar men faila hua tha main muddat ke baad aaina dekha to ro pada kis behtareen dost se rootha hua tha main pahna jo renkot to baarish nahin hui lautaa jo ghar to sharm se bheega hua tha main pahle bhi dii gaii thii mujhe bazm ki dua pahle bhi is dua pe akela hua tha main kitnii ajeeb baat hai na tu hi aa gaya tere hi intzaar men baitha hua tha main

ashaar mere yuñ to zamaane ke li.e hain kuchh she'r faqat un ko sunaane ke li.e hain ab ye bhi nahin theek ki har dard mita den kuchh dard kaleje se lagaane ke li.e hain socho to badi cheez hai tahzeeb badan ki warna ye faqat aag bujhaane ke li.e hain aankhoñ men jo bhar loge to kaanton se mazboori ye KHvaab to palkon pe sajaane ke li.e hain dekhooñ tire haathon ko to lagta hai tire haath mandir men faqat deep jalane ke li.e hain ye ilm ka sauda ye risaale ye kitaaben ik shaKHs ki yaadon ko bhulaane ke li.e hain

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

shor karunga aur na kuchh bhi boloonunga khaamoshi se apna rona ro loonga saari umr isee KHvaahish men guzri hai dastak hogii aur darwaaza khooloonunga tanhaaii men KHud se baatein karne hain mere munh men jo aayega boloonunga raat bahut hai tum chaaho to so jaao meraa kya hai main din men bhi so loonga tum ko dil ki baat bataani hai lekin aañkhen band karo to mutthi khooloonunga

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

kabhi kabhi yuñ bhi ham ne apne jee ko bahlāya hai jin baaton ko KHud nahin samjhe auron ko samjhaaya hai ham se poochho izzat waalon ki izzat ka haal kabhi ham ne bhi ik shahar men rah kar thoda naam kamaaya hai us ko bhule barson guzre lekin aaj na jaane kyun aangan men hanste bacchon ko be-kaaran dhamkaaya hai us bastii se chhut kar yuñ to har chehre ko yaad kiya jis se thodii si an-ban thii vo akshar yaad aaya hai koi mila to haath milaaya kahii ga.e to baatein keen ghar se baahar jab bhi nikle din bhar bojh uthaya hai

jaane waalon se raabta rakhna dosto rasm-e-faatihah rakhna ghar ki ta'aamir chahe jaisi hous men rone ki kuchh jagah rakhna masjidein hain namaaziyo ke li.e apne ghar men kahii KHuda rakhna jism men failne laga hai shahar apni tanhaaiyaan bacha rakhna milna-julna jahaan zaroori hai milne-julne ka hausla rakhna umr karne ko hai pachaas ko paar kaun hai kis jagah pata rakhna

jise dekhte hi khumaari lage use umr saari hamaari lage ujaala sa hai us ke chaaron taraf vo naazuk badan paanv bhari lage vo sasuraal se aayi hai maike use jitna dekho vo pyaari lage haseen sooraten aur bhi hain magar vo sab saikron men hazaari lage chalo is tarah se sajaayein use ye duniya hamaari tumhaari lage use dekhna sher-goi ka fan use sochna deen-daari lage

har ghadi KHud se uljhana hai muqaddar meraa main hi kashtii hooñ mujhi men hai samundar meraa kis se poochoon ki kahaan gum hooñ kaii barson se har jagah dhoondhta firta hai mujhe ghar meraa ek se ho ga.e mausamon ke chehre saare meri aankhoñ se kahii kho gaya manzar meraa muddatein beet gaiin KHvaab suhaana dekhe jaagta rehta hai har neend men bistar meraa aaina dekh ke niklaa tha main ghar se baahar aaj tak haath men mahfooz hai patthar meraa

din saleeqe se ugaa raat thikaane se rahi dosti apni bhi kuchh roz zamaane se rahi chand lamhon ko hi banti hain musavvir aañkhen zindagi roz to tasveer banaane se rahi is andhere men to thokar hi ujaala degi raat jungle men koi shama' jalane se rahi fasla chaand banaa deta hai har patthar ko door ki raushni nazdeek to aane se rahi shahar men sab ko kahaan milti hai rone ki jagah apni izzat bhi yahaañ hansne hansaane se rahi