vo be-vafa hai to kya mat kaho bura us ko ki jo hua so hua khush rakhe khudaa us ko nazar na aa.e to us kii talash men rahna kahiiñ mile to palat kar na dekhna us ko vo saada-khuu tha zamaane ke kham samajhta kya hawa ke saath chala le udii hawa us ko vo apne baare men kitna hai khush-gumaañ dekho jab us ko main bhi na dekhooñ to dekhna us ko abhii se jaana bhi kya us kii kam-khayaalii par abhii to aur bahut hogaa sochna us ko use ye dhun ki mujhe kam se kam udaas rakhe mirii du'aa ki khudaa de ye hausla us ko panaah dhoondh rahi hai shab-e-giraftaa-dil koii batao mire ghar ka raasta us ko ghazal men tazkira us ka na kar naseer ki ab bhula chuka vo tujhe tu bhi bhool ja us ko

kaise usne ye sab kuchh mujhse chhupkar badla chehra badla rastaa badla baad men ghar badla main uske baare men ye kahtaa tha logon se meraa naam badal dena vo shaKHs agar badla vo bhi KHush tha usne dil dekar dil maanga hai main bhi KHush hooñ maine patthar se patthar badla maine kaha kya meri khaatir KHud ko badloge aur phir usne nazren badlein aur number badla

kabhi milenge to ye karz bhi utaarenge tumhaare chehre ko paharon talak nihaarenge ye kya sitam ki khilaadi badal diya usne ham is umeed pe baithe the ham hi haarenge hamaare baad tere ishq men naye ladke badan to choomenge zulfen nahin sanvaarenge

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

ab ke ham bichhde to shaayad kabhi KHvaabon men milen jis tarah sukhe hue phool kitaabon men milen Dhoondh ujde hue logon men vafaa ke motiye khazaane tujhe mumkin hai kharaabon men milen gham-e-duniya bhi gham-e-yaar men shaamil kar lo nasha badhta hai sharaaben jo sharaabon men milen tu KHuda hai na mira ishq farishton jaisa dono insaan hain to kyun itne hijaabo men milen aaj ham daar pe kheeche ga.e jin baaton par kya ajab kal vo zamaane ko nisaabon men milen ab na vo main na vo tu hai na vo maazi hai faraaz jaise do shaKHs tamannaa ke saraabo men milen

shajar hain ab samar-aasaar mere chale aate hain daavedaar mere muhaajir hain na ab ansaar mere mukhalif hain bahut is baar mere yahaañ ik boond ka muhtaaj hooñ main samundar hain samundar paar mere abhii murdon men roohen phoonk daalen agar chahein to ye beemaar mere hawaaein odh kar soya tha dushman ga.e bekar saare vaar mere main aa kar dushmanon men bas gaya hooñ yahaañ hamdard hain do-chaar mere hañsi men taal dena tha mujhe bhi KHataa kyun ho ga.e sarkaar mere tasavvur men na jaane kaun aaya mahak utthe dar-o-deewar mere tumhaara naam duniya jaanti hai bahut rusva hain ab ashaar mere bhanwar men ruk gaii hai naav meri kinaare rah ga.e is paar mere main KHud apni hifazat kar raha hooñ abhii soye hain pahre-daar mere

yuñ sadaa dete hue tere khayal aate hain jaise ka'be ki khulii chat pe bilaal aate hain roz ham ashkon se dho aate hain deewar-e-haram pagadiyaan roz farishton ki uchaal aate hain haath abhii peeche bandhe rahte hain chup rahte hain dekhna ye hai tujhe kitne kamaal aate hain chaand suraj mirii chaukhat pe kaii sadiyon se roz likkhe hue chehre pe sawaal aate hain be-hisi murda-dili raqs sharaaben nag men bas isee raah se qaumon pe zawaal aate hain

chehron ki dhoop aankhoñ ki gehraai le gaya aaina saare shahar ki beenaai le gaya doobe hue jahaaz pe kya tabsira karen ye haadisa to soch ki gehraai le gaya haalaanki be-zabaan tha lekin ajeeb tha jo shaKHs mujh se cheen ke goyaai le gaya main aaj apne ghar se nikalne na paaooñga bas ik qamees thii jo mira bhaai le gaya ghalib tumhaare vaaste ab kuchh nahin raha galiyon ke saare sang to saudaai le gaya

jab kabhi phoolon ne khushboo ki tijaarat ki hai patti patti ne hawaon se shikaayat ki hai yuñ laga jaise koi itr fazaa men ghul jaa.e jab kisi bacche ne quraan ki tilaavat ki hai jaa-namaazon ki tarah noor men ujlaai sehar raat bhar jaise farishton ne ibadat ki hai sar uthaaye theen bahut surkh hawa men phir bhi ham ne palkon ke charaaghon ki hifazat ki hai mujhe toofaan-e-haawadis se daraane waalo haadson ne to mire haath pe bai't ki hai aaj ik daana-e-gandum ke bhi haqdaar nahin ham ne sadiyon inheen kheton pe hukoomat ki hai ye zaroori tha ki ham dekhte qilon ke jalaal umr bhar ham ne mazaaron ki ziyaarat ki hai

vo ik ik baat pe rone laga tha samundar aabroo khone laga tha lage rahte the sab darwaaze phir bhi main aañkhen khol kar sone laga tha churaata hooñ ab aañkhen aainon se KHuda ka saamna hone laga tha vo ab aaiine dhota phir raha hai use chehre pe shak hone laga tha mujhe ab dekh kar hansati hai duniya main sab ke saamne rone laga tha