ik pal men ik sadi ka mazaa ham se poochiye do din ki zindagi ka mazaa ham se poochiye bhule hain rafta rafta unhen muddaton men ham qiston men khudkushi ka mazaa ham se poochiye aagaz-e-aashiqi ka mazaa aap jaaniye anjaam-e-aashiqi ka mazaa ham se poochiye jalte diyon men jalte gharo jaisi zau kahaan sarkaar raushni ka mazaa ham se poochiye vo jaan hi ga.e ki ha men unse pyaar hai aankhoñ ki mukhbirii ka mazaa hamse poochiye hansne ka shauq hamko bhi tha aap ki tarah hansiye magar hañsi ka mazaa ham se poochiye ham tauba kar ke mar ga.e be-maut ai khumaar tauheen-e-may-kashi ka mazaa ham se poochiye

aaiine aankh men chubhte the bistar se badan katraata tha ek yaad basar karti thii mujhe main saans nahin le paata tha ek shakhs ke haath men tha sab kuchh meraa khilna bhi murjhaana bhi rota tha to raat ujad jaati hansata tha to din ban jaata tha main rab se raabte men rehta mumkin hai ki us se raabta ho mujhe haath uthaana padte the tab jaakar vo phone uthaata tha mujhe aaj bhi yaad hai bachpan men kabhi us par nazar agar padti mere baste se phool barsate the meri takhti pe dil ban jaata tha ham ek zindaan men jinda the ham ek janjeer men badhe hue ek doosre ko dekh kar ham kabhi hansate the to rona aata tha vo jism nazarandaaz nahin ho paata tha in aankhoñ se mujrim thehrata tha apna kehne ko to ghar thehrata tha

usoolon pe jahaan aanch aa.e takr aanaa zaroori hai jo zinda hon to phir zinda nazar aanaa zaroori hai nayi umron ki khudmukhtaariyon ko kaun samjh aa.e kahaan se bach ke chalna hai kahaan j aanaa zaroori hai thake haare parinde jab basere ke liye lautain saleeqamand shaakhon ka lachak j aanaa zaroori hai bahut bebaak aankhoñ men talluq tik nahin paata muhabbat men kashish rakhne ko sharm aanaa zaroori hai saleeqa hi nahin shaayad use mehsoos karne ka jo kahtaa hai KHuda hai to nazar aanaa zaroori hai mere honthon pe apni pyaas rakh do aur phir socho ki iske baad bhi duniya men kuchh p aanaa zaroori hai

vo paas kya zaraa sa muskuraa ke baith gaya main is mazaak ko dil se laga ke baith gaya jab us ki bazm men daar-o-rasan ki baat chali main jhat se uth gaya aur aage aa ke baith gaya darakht kaat ke jab thak gaya lakad-haara to ik darakht ke saa.e men ja ke baith gaya tumhaare dar se main kab uthna chahta tha magar ye meraa dil hai ki mujh ko utha ke baith gaya jo mere vaaste kursi lagaaya karta tha vo meri kursi se kursi laga ke baith gaya phir us ke baa'd kaii log uth ke jaane lage main uth ke jaane ka nuskha bataa ke baith gaya

ye saath aath padosi kahaan se aa.e mere tumhaare dil men to koi na tha sivaae mere kisi ne paas bithaaya bas aage yaad nahin mujhe to dost vahaañ se utha ke l aa.e mere ye soch kar na ki.e apne dard uske supurd vo laalchi hai asaase na bech kh aa.e mere idhar kidhar tu naya hai yahaañ ki paagal hai kisi ne kya tujhe qisse nahin sun aa.e mere vo aazm aa.e mere dost ko zaroor magar use kaho ki tarike na aazm aa.e mere

soorat se is ki behtar soorat nahin hai koi deedaar-e-yaar si bhi daulat nahin hai koi aankhoñ ko khol agar tu deedaar ka hai bhooka chaudah tabaq se baahar nemat nahin hai koi saabit tire dehan ko kya mantiqi karenge aisi daleel aisi hujjat nahin hai koi ye kya samajh ke kadve hote hain aap ham se pee jaayega kisi ko sharbat nahin hai koi main ne kaha kabhi to tashreef laao bole m'azoor rakhiye waqt-e-fursat nahin hai koi ham kya kahein kisi se kya hai tariq apna mazhab nahin hai koi millat nahin hai koi dil le ke jaañ ke bhi sail jo ho to haazir haazir jo kuchh hai us men hujjat nahin hai koi ham shaayaron ka halka halka hai aarifon ka na-aashnaa-e-ma'ani soorat nahin hai koi deewaanon se hai apne ye qaul us pari ka khaaki o aatishi se nisbat nahin hai koi hazda hazaar aalam dam-bhar raha hai teraa tujh ko na chahe aisi khilqat nahin hai koi naazaan na husn par ho mehmaan hai chaar din ka be-e'tibaar aisi daulat nahin hai koi jaañ se aziz dil ko rakhta hooñ aadmi hooñ kyoon-kar kahooñ main mujh ko hasrat nahin hai koi yuñ bad kaha karo tum yuñ maal kuchh na samjho ham sa bhi khair-khwah-e-daulat nahin hai koi main paanch vaqt sajda karta hooñ is sanam ko mujh ko bhi aisi-vaisi khidmat nahin hai koi maa-o-shuma kah-o-meh karta hai zikr teraa is dastaan se khaali sohbat nahin hai koi shahr-e-butaan hai aatish allah ko karo yaad kis ko pukaarte ho hazrat nahin hai koi

khwaahan tire har rang men ai yaar humeen the yusuf tha agar tu to khareedaar humeen the be-daad ki mehfil men saza-waar humeen the taqseer kisi ki ho gunahgaar humeen the vaa'da tha humeen se lab-e-baam aane ka hona saa.e ki tarah se pas-e-deewaar humeen the kanghi tiri zulfon ki humeen par thii mukarrar aaina dikhaate tujhe har baar humeen the nemat thii tire husn ki hisse men hamaare tu kaan-e-malaahat tha khareedaar humeen the sauda-zada zulfon ka na tha apne siva ek azaad do-aalam tha girftaar humeen the tu aur ham ai dost the yak-jaan do qaaleb tha gair siva apne jo tha yaar humeen the bimaar-e-mohabbat tha siva apne na koi ik mustahiq-e-sharbat-e-deedaar humeen the be apne bahlati thii tabeeyat na kisi se dil-soz humeen the tire gham-khwaar humeen the ik jumbish-e-mizgaan se ghash aata tha humeen ko do nargis-e-beemaar ke beemaar humeen the jab chahte the lete the aaghosh men tum ko majboor se rah jaate the mukhtar humeen the ham sa na koi chaahne vaala tha tumhaara marte the humeen jaan se bezaar humeen the bad-naam mohabbat ne tiri ham ko kiya tha rusva-e-sar-e-koocha-o-bazaar ha men the dil thokren khaata tha na har gaam kisi ka ik KHaak men milte dam-e-raftaar humeen the bhadkaane se aatish ko jalane lage ya to altaaf-o-inaayat ke saza-waar humeen the

ye aarzoo thii tujhe gul ke roo-b-roo karte ham aur bulbul-e-betaab guftugoo karte payaambar na muyassar hua to khoob hua zabaan-e-ghair se kya sharh-e-aarzoo karte mirii tarah se mah-o-mehr bhi hain aawaara kisi habeeb ki ye bhi hain justuju karte hamesha rang-e-zamaana badalta rehta hai safed rang hain aaKHir siyaah moo karte lutate daulat-e-duniya ko may-kade men ham tilaai saagar-e-may nuqraai suboo karte hamesha main ne garebaan ko chaak chaak kiya tamaam umr rafoogar rahe rafu karte jo dekhte tiri zanjeer-e-zulf ka aalam aseer hone ki azaad aarzoo karte bayaaz-e-gardan-e-jaanaan ko subh kahte jo ham sitaara-e-seheri takma-e-guloo karte ye ka'be se nahin be-wajh nisbat-e-rukh-e-yaar ye be-sabab nahin murde ko qibla-roo karte sikhaate naalaa-e-shab-geer ko dar-andaazi gham-e-firaq ka us charkh ko adoo karte vo jaan-e-jaan nahin aata to maut hi aati dil-o-jigar ko kahaan tak bhala lahu karte na pooch aalam-e-bargashta-taalai aatish barasti aag jo baaraan ki aarzoo karte

dehan par hain un ke gumaan kaise kaise kalaam aate hain darmiyaañ kaise kaise zameen-e-chaman gul khilaati hai kya kya badalta hai rang aasmaañ kaise kaise tumhaare shaheedon men daakhil hue hain gul-o-laala-o-arghwaan kaise kaise bahaar aayi hai nashshe men jhoomte hain mureedaan-e-peer-e-mughaan kaise kaise ajab kya chhuta rooh se jaama-e-tan lute raah men kaarwaan kaise kaise tap-e-hijr ki kaahishon ne ki.e hain juda post se ustukhwaan kaise kaise na mud kar bhi be-dard qaateel ne dekha tadpate rahe neem-jaan kaise kaise na gor-e-sikandar na hai qabr-e-daara mite naamiyon ke nishaan kaise kaise bahaar-e-gulistaan ki hai aamad aamad khushi firte hain baagbaan kaise kaise tavajjoh ne teri hamaare maseeha tavaana ki.e na-tawan kaise kaise dil-o-deeda-e-ahl-e-aalam men ghar hai tumhaare li.e hain makaan kaise kaise gham-o-gussa o ranj-o-andoh-o-hirmaan hamaare bhi hain meherbaan kaise kaise tire kilk-e-qudrat ke qurbaan aañkhen dikhaaye hain khush-roo jawaan kaise kaise kare jis qadar shukr-e-ne'mat vo kam hai maze looti hai zabaan kaise kaise

zinde vahii hain jo ki hain tum par mare hue baaki jo hain so qabr men murde bhare hue mast-e-alast qulzum-e-hasti men aa.e hain misl-e-habaab apna piyaala bhare hue allaah-re safa-e-tan-e-naazneen-e-yaarmoti hain koot koot ke goya bhare hue do din se paanv jo nahin dabw aa.e yaar ne baithe hain haath haath ke u uupar dhare hue in abroon ke halka men vo ankhdhiyaan nahin do taq par hain do gul-e-nargis dhare hue ba'd-e-fana bhi aayegi mujh mast ko na neend be-khisht-e-kham lahd men sirhaane dhare hue niklen jo ashk be-asar aankhoñ se kya ajab paida hue hain tifl hazaaron mare hue likkhe ga.e bayaazon men ashaar-e-intikhaab raaij rahe vahii ki jo sikke khare hue ulta safoon ko teg ne abroo-e-yaar ki teer-e-miza se darham-o-barham pare hue aatish KHuda ne chaaha to dariya-e-ishq men koode jo ab ki ham to ware se pare hue