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

sirf khanjar hi nahin aankhoñ men paani chahiye ai KHuda dushman bhi mujh ko khaandaani chahiye shahar ki saari alif-lailaaein boodhi ho chuki shahzaade ko koi taaza kahaanii chahiye main ne ai suraj tujhe pooja nahin samjha to hai mere hisse men bhi thodii dhoop aani chahiye meri qeemat kaun de saka hai is bazaar men tum zulekha ho tumhein qeemat lagaani chahiye zindagi hai ik safar aur zindagi ki raah men zindagi bhi aa.e to thokar lagaani chahiye main ne apni khushk aankhoñ se lahu chhalaka diya ik samundar kah raha tha mujh ko paani chahiye

jo ham pe guzre the ranj saare jo KHud pe guzre to log samjhe jab apni apni mohabbaton ke azaab jhele to log samjhe vo jin darakhton ki chaanv men se musafiron ko utha diya tha unhin darakhton pe agle mausam jo phal na utre to log samjhe us ek kacchi si umr waali ke phalsafe ko koi na samjha jab us ke kamre se laash nikli khutoot nikle to log samjhe vo KHvaab the hi chambeliyon se so sab ne haakim ki kar li bai'at phir ik chambeli ki ot men se jo saanp nikle to log samjhe vo gaav ka ik zaif dahkaan sadak ke banne pe kyun KHafaa tha jab un ke bacche jo shahar jaakar kabhi na laute to log samjhe

zindagi ik film hai milnaa bichadna seen hain aankh ke aañsu tire kirdaar ki tauheen hain ek hi mausam vahii manzar khatkane lagta hai sach ye hai ham aadatan badlaav ke shauqeen hain neend men palkon se mirii rang chalke raat bhar aankh men hain titliyan to KHvaab bhi rangeen hain raah takti raat ka ye rang hai tere bina chaand bhi mayus hai taare bhi sab ghamgeen hain ungliyon pe gin mirii tanhaaiyon ke hamsafar ik udaasi jaam dooja yaad teri teen hain qaayede se kab jiya hai zindagi maine tujhe main tira mujrim hooñ mere jurm to sangeen hain khushnuma maahol tha kal tak thirakte the sabhi aaj aaKHir kya hua hai log kyuuñ ghamgeen hain

roz taaron ko numaish men khalal padta hai chaand paagal hai andhere men nikal padta hai ek deewaana musaafir hai mirii aankhoñ men waqt-be-waqt thehar jaata hai chal padta hai apni taabeer ke chakkar men mira jaagta KHvaab roz suraj ki tarah ghar se nikal padta hai roz patthar ki himayat men ghazal likhte hain roz sheeshon se koi kaam nikal padta hai us ki yaad aayi hai saanso zaraa aahista chalo dhadkano se bhi ibadat men khalal padta hai

raun dii hui hai kaukaba-e-shahriyaar ki itr aa.e kyun na KHaak sar-e-rahguzaar ki jab us ke dekhne ke li.e aayen baadshaah logon men kyun numood na ho laala-zaar ki bhooke nahin hain sair-e-gulistaan ke ham wale kyunkar na khaaiye ki hawa hai bahaar ki

hareef-e-matlab-e-mushkil nahin fusoon-e-niyaaz dua qubool ho ya rab ki umr-e-khizr daraaz na ho ba-harza biyaabaan-navard-e-vahm-e-wujood hanooz tere tasavvur men hai nasheb-o-faraz visaal jalwa tamasha hai par dimaagh kahaan ki deeje aaina-e-intezaar ko pardaz har ek zarra-e-aashiq hai aftaab-parast gaii na KHaak hue par hawa-e-jalwa-e-naaz na pooch wusaat-e-may-khaana-e-junoon ghalib jahaan ye kaasa-e-gardoon hai ek khaak-andaaz fareb-e-sanat-e-ijaad ka tamasha dekh nigaah aks-farosh o khayal aaina-saaz zi-bas-ki jalwa-e-sayyaad hairat-aara hai udri hai safha-e-khaatir se soorat-e-parwaaz hujoom-e-fikr se dil misl-e-mauj larze hai ki sheesha naazuk o sahba-e-aabgeen-gudaaz asad se tark-e-wafa ka gumaan vo maani hai ki kheenchiye par-e-taair se soorat-e-parwaaz hanooz ai asar-e-deed nang-e-ruswaai nigaah fitna-khiraam o dar-e-do-aalam baaz

dil miraa soz-e-nihaan se be-muhaaba jal gaya aatish-e-khaamosh ki maanind goya jal gaya dil men zauq-e-wasl o yaad-e-yaar tak baaki nahin aag is ghar men lagii aisi ki jo tha jal gaya main adam se bhi pare hooñ warna ghaafil baar-ha meri aah-e-aatishi'n se baal-e-anqa jal gaya arz kijeye jauhar-e-andesha ki garmi kahaan kuchh khayal aaya tha vehshat ka ki sehra jal gaya dil nahin tujh ko dikhaata warna daaghoon ki bahaar is charaaghaan ka karoon kya kaar-farma jal gaya main hooñ aur afsurdagi ki aarzoo ghalib ki dil dekh kar tarz-e-tapaak-e-ahl-e-duniya jal gaya khaanmaan-e-aashiqan dukaan-e-aatish-baaz hai shola-roo jab ho ga.e garm-e-tamaasha jal gaya ta kuja afsos-e-garmi-ha-e-sohbat ai khayal dil ba-soz-e-aatish-e-daagh-e-tamanna jal gaya hai asad begaana-e-afsurdagi ai bekasi dil z-andaaz-e-tapaak-e-ahl-e-duniya jal gaya dood miraa sumbulistaan se kare hai ham-sari bas-ki shauq-e-aatish-gul se saraapa jal gaya sham'a-ruyaan ki sar-angusht-e-hinaai dekh kar guncha-e-gul par-fishaan parwaana-aasa jal gaya

koh ke hon baar-e-khaatir gar sadaa ho jaaie be-takalluf ai sharaar-e-jasta kya ho jaaie beza-aasa nang-e-baal-o-par hai ye kunj-e-qafas az-sar-e-nau zindagi ho gar rihaa ho jaaie wus'at-e-mashrab niyaaz-e-kulfat-e-vahshat asad yak-bayaabaan saaya-e-baal-e-huma ho jaaie

zikr meraa b-badi bhi use manzoor nahin gair ki baat bigad jaa.e to kuchh door nahin vaada-e-sair-e-gulistaan hai khusa taale-e-shauq muzda-e-qatl muqaddar hai jo mazkoor nahin shaahid-e-hasti-e-mutlaq ki kamar hai aalam log kahte hain ki hai par ha men manzoor nahin qatra apna bhi haqeeqat men hai dariyaa lekin ham ko taqleed-e-tunuk-zarfi-e-mansoor nahin hasrat ai zauq-e-kharaabi ki vo taqat na rahi ishq-e-pur-arbada ki goon tan-e-ranjur nahin main jo kahtaa hooñ ki ham lenge qayamat men tumhein kis ra'unat se vo kahte hain ki ham hoor nahin zulm kar zulm agar lutf daregh aata ho tu taghaaful men kisi rang se ma'zoor nahin saaf durdi-kash-e-paimaana-e-jam hain ham log waaye vo baada ki afshurda-e-angoor nahin hooñ zuhoori ke muqaabil men khifaai ghalib mere daave pe ye hujjat hai ki mashhoor nahin