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

vo munh lagata hai jab koi kaam hota hai jo uskaa hota hai samjho ghulaam hota hai kisi ka ho ke dobaara na aanaa meri taraf mohabbaton men halaala haraam hota hai ise bhi ginte hain ham log ahl-e-kh aanaa men hamaare yaa to shajar ka bhi naam hota hai tujh aise shaKHs ke hote hain khaas dost bahut tujh aisa shaKHs bahut jald aam hota hai kabhi lagii hai tumhein koi shaam aakhiri shaam hamaare saath ye har ek shaam hota hai

safar men dhoop to hogii jo chal sako to chalo sabhi hain bheed men tum bhi nikal sako to chalo kisi ke vaaste raahen kahaan badalti hain tum apne aap ko KHud hi badal sako to chalo yahaañ kisi ko koi raasta nahin deta mujhe giraa ke agar tum sambhal sako to chalo kahii nahin koi suraj dhuaan dhuaan hai fazaa KHud apne aap se baahar nikal sako to chalo yahii hai zindagi kuchh KHvaab chand ummeedein inheen khilauno se tum bhi bahl sako to chalo

barson puraana dost mila jaise gair ho dekha ruka jhijhak ke kaha tum umair ho milte hain mushkilon se yahaañ ham-khayaal log tere tamaam chaahne waalon ki KHair ho kamre men cigaretteon ka dhuaan aur teri mahak jaise shadeed dhundh men baagon ki sair ho ham mutmain bahut hain agar KHush nahin bhi hain tum KHush ho kya hua jo hamaare baghair ho pairo'n men uske sar ko dharen iltijaa karen ik iltijaa ki jiska na sar ho na pair ho

mafroor parindon ko ye ailaan gaya hai sayyaad nasheeman ka pata jaan gaya hai yaanii jise deemak lagii jaati thii vo main tha ab aake meraa meri taraf dhyaan gaya hai sheeshe men bhale usne meri nakl utaari KHush hooñ ki mujhe koi to pahchaan gaya hai ab baat teri kun pe hai kuchh kar mere maula ik shaKHs tere dar se pareshaan gaya hai ye naam-o-nasab jaake zamaane ko batao darvesh to dastak se hi pahchaan gaya hai

tabhi to main mohabbat ka hawaalaati nahin hota yahaañ apne siva koi mulaqaati nahin hota girftaar-e-wafa rone ka koi ek mausam rakh jo naala roz bah nikle vo barsaati nahin hota bichhadne ka iraada hai to mujh se mashwara kar lo mohabbat men koi bhi faisla zaati nahin hota tumhein dil men jagah dii thii nazar se door kya karte jo markaz men thehar jaa.e mazaafaati nahin hota

mujhe rona nahin awaaz bhi bhari nahin karne mohabbat ki kahaanii men adaakaari nahin karne hawa ke khauf se lipta hua hooñ khushk tahni se kahii jaana nahin jaane ki tayyaari nahin karne tahammul ai mohabbat hijr pathreela ilaqa hai tujhe is raaste par tez-raftaari nahin karne hamaara dil zaraa ukta gaya tha ghar men rah rah kar yoonhi bazaar aa.e hain khareedaari nahin karne ghazal ko kam-nigaahon ki pahunch se door rakhta hooñ mujhe banjar dimaagon men shjar-kaari nahin karne wasiyyat ki thii mujh ko qais ne sehra ke baare men ye meraa ghar hai is ki chaar-deewaari nahin karne

aaj hi furqat se kal ka mas'ala chhedoonga main mas'ala hal ho to hal ka mas'ala chhedoonga main vasl o hijraan men tanaasub raast hona chahiye ishq ke radd-e-amal ka mas'ala chhedoonga main dekhna sab log mujh ko khaariji thehraaenge kal yahaañ jang-e-jamal ka mas'ala chhedoonga main kashtiyon waale mujhe tawaan de kar paar jaayen warna lehron men khalal ka mas'ala chhedoonga main mil hi jaayenge kahii to mujh ko bedil-haidri kooza-gar waali ghazal ka mas'ala chhedoonga main is shajar ki ek tahni parle aangan men bhi hai apne ham-saaye se phal ka mas'ala chhedoonga main

vo jo ik shaKHs vahaañ hai vo yahaañ kaise ho hijr par vasl ki haalat ka gumaan kaise ho be-numoo KHvaab men paivast jaden hain meri ek gamle men koi nakhl jawaan kaise ho tum to alfaaz ke nashtar se bhi mar jaate the ab jo haalaat hain ai ahl-e-zabaan kaise ho aankh ke pahle kinaare pe khada aakhiri ashk ranj ke rahm-o-karam par hai ravaan kaise ho bhaav-taav men kamii beshee nahin ho sakti haan magar tujh se khareedaar ko naan kaise ho milte rahte hain mujhe aaj bhi ghalib ke khutoot vahii andaaz-e-takhaatub ki miyaan kaise ho

tabhi to main mohabbat ka hawaalaati nahin hota yahaañ apne siva koi mulaqaati nahin hota girftaar-e-wafa rone ka koi ek mausam rakh jo naala roz bah nikle vo barsaati nahin hota bichhadne ka iraada hai to mujh se mashwara kar lo mohabbat men koi bhi faisla zaati nahin hota tumhein dil men jagah dii thii nazar se door kya karte jo markaz men thehar jaa.e mazaafaati nahin hota