baithe hain chain se kahii j aanaa to hai nahin ham be-gharon ka koi thik aanaa to hai nahin tum bhi ho beete vaqt ke maanind hoo-b-hoo tum ne bhi yaad aanaa hai aanaa to hai nahin ahad-e-wafaa se kis li.e khaif ho meri jaan kar lo ki tum ne ahd nibh aanaa to hai nahin vo jo ha men aziz hai kaisa hai kaun hai kyun poochte ho ham ne bat aanaa to hai nahin duniya ham ahl-e-ishq pe kyun fenkti hai jaal ham ne tire fareb men aanaa to hai nahin vo ishq to karega magar dekh bhaal ke faris vo tere jaisa deewana to hai nahin

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

pooch lete vo bas mizaaj mira kitna aasaan tha ilaaj mira chaara-gar ki nazar bataati hai haal achha nahin hai aaj mira main to rehta hooñ dasht men masroof qais karta hai kaam-kaaj mira koi kaasa madad ko bhej allah mere bas men nahin hai taaj mira main mohabbat ki baadshaahat hooñ mujh pe chaltaa nahin hai raaj mira

usii jagah par jahaan kaii raaste milenge palat ke aa.e to sabse pahle tujhe milenge agar kabhi tere naam par jang ho gaii to ham aise buzdil bhi pahli saf men khade milenge tujhe ye sadken mere tavassut se jaanti hain tujhe hamesha ye sab ishaare khule milenge

kiya baadlon men safar zindagi bhar zameen par banaya na ghar zindagi bhar sabhi zindagi ke maze lootte hainna aaya ha men ye hunar zindagi bhar mohabbat rahi chaar din zindagi men raha chaar din ka asar zindagi bhar

tiri gali se guzarne ko sar jhukaaye hue faqeer hujra-e-haft-aasman uthaaye hue koi darakht saraaye ki jis men ja baitheen parinde apni pareshaaniyaan bhulaaye hue mire sawaal vahii toot-foot ki zad men javaab un ke vahii hain bane-banaaye hue ha men jo dekhte the jin ko dekhte the ham vo KHvaab KHaak hue aur vo log saa.e hue shikaariyon se mire ehtijaaj men babar darakht aaj bhi shaamil the haath uthaaye hue

ek din khwaab-nagar jaana hai aur yoonhi khaak-basar jaana hai umr bhar ki ye jo hai be-khwabi ye usii KHvaab ka harjaana hai ghar se kis vaqt chale the ham log KHair ab kaun sa ghar jaana hai maut ki pahli alaamat saahib yahii ehsaas ka mar jaana hai kisi taqreeb-e-judai ke baghair theek hai jaao agar jaana hai shor ki dhool men gum galiyon se dil ko chup-chaap guzar jaana hai

ab masafat men to aaraam nahin aa saka ye sitaara bhi mire kaam nahin aa saka ye mirii saltanat-e-khwab hai aabaad raho is ke andar koi bahraam nahin aa saka jaane khilte hue phoolon ko khabar hai ki nahin baagh men koi siyah-faam nahin aa saka har hawa-khwah ye kahtaa tha ki mahfooz hooñ main bujhne waalon men mira naam nahin aa saka main jinhen yaad hooñ ab tak yahii kahte honge shahzaada kabhi naakaam nahin aa saka dar hi lagta hai ki raaste men na rah jaaun kahii kahlawaa deejie men shaam nahin aa saka

kisi ke haath kahaan ye khazana aata hai mire aziz ko har ik bah aanaa aata hai zaraa sa mil ke dikhaao ki aise milte hain bahut pata hai tumhein chhod j aanaa aata hai sitaare dekh ke jalte hain aañkhen malte hain ik aadmi li.e sham-e-fasana aata hai abhii jazeera pe ham tum naye naye to hain dost daro nahin mujhe sab kuchh ban aanaa aata hai yahaañ charaaghh se aage charaaghh jalta nahin faqat gharaane ke peeche ghar aanaa aata hai ye baat chalti hai seena-b-seena chalti hai vo saath aata hai shaana-b-sh aanaa aata hai gulaab cinema se pahle chaand baagh ke baa'd utar padunga jahaan kaarkh aanaa aata hai ye kah ke us ne semester break kar daala suna tha aap ko likhna likh aanaa aata hai zamaane ho ga.e dariyaa to kah gaya tha mujhe bas ek mauj ko kar ke ravana aata hai chhalk na jaa.e mira ranj meri aankhoñ se tumhein to apni khushi ko chhup aanaa aanaa hai vo roz bhar ke khalaai jahaaz udaate phiren ha men bhi raj ke tamaskhur udh aanaa aata hai pachaas meel hai khushki se bahriya-town bas ek ghante men achha zam aanaa aata hai break-dance sikhaaya hai naav ne dil ko hawa ka geet samundar ko g aanaa aata hai mujhe defence ki lingva-franka naiiñ aati tumhein to sadr ka qaumi tar aanaa aata hai mujhe to KHair zameen ki zabaan nahin aati tumhein mirrikh ka qaumi tar aanaa aata hai

dekha nahin chaand ne palat kar ham so ga.e KHvaab se lipt kar ab dil men vo sab kahaan hai dekho baghdaad kahaaniyon se hat kar shaayad ye shajar vahii ho jis par dekho to zaraa varq ult kar ik khauf-zada sa shaKHs ghar tak pahuncha kaii raaston men bat kar kaaghaz pe vo nazm khil uthi hai ug aaya hai phir darakht kat kar babar ye parind thak ga.e the baithe hain jo KHaak par simat kar