chala hai silsila kaisa ye raaton ko manaane ka tumhein haq de diya kisne diyon ke dil dukhaane ka iraada chhodiye apni hadon se door jaane ka zamaana hai zamaane ki nigaahon men na aane ka kahaan ki dosti kin doston ki baat karte ho miyaan dushman nahin milta koi ab to thikaane ka nigaahon men koi bhi doosra chehra nahin aaya bharosa hi kuchh aisa tha tumhaare laut aane ka ye main hi tha bacha ke KHud ko le aaya kinaare tak samandar ne bahut mauqa' diya tha doob jaane ka

jis tarah waqt guzarne ke li.e hota hai aadmi shakl pe marne ke li.e hota hai teri aankhoñ se mulaqaat hui tab ye khula doobne vaala ubharne ke li.e hota hai ishq kyun peeche hata baat nibhaane se miyaan husn to khair mukarne ke li.e hota hai aankh hoti hai kisi raah ko takne ke li.e dil kisi paanv pe dharne ke li.e hota hai dil ki dilli ka chunaav hi alag hai sahab jab bhi hota hai ye harne ke li.e hota hai koi bastii ho ujhadne ke li.e bastii hai koi mazma ho bikharna ke li.e hota hai

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

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

samandar ulta seedha bolta hai saleeqe se to pyaasa bolta hai yahaan to uskaa paisa bolta hai wahaan dekhenge vo kya bolta hai tumhaare saath udaane bolti hai hamaare saath pinjra bolta hai nigaahen karti rah jaati hain hijje vo jab chehre se imlaa bolta hai main chup rehta hooñ itnaa bol kar bhi tu chup rah kar bhi k itnaa bolta hai main har shayar men ye bhi dekhta hooñ bina mashq ke vo kya bolta hai

kahaan ke naam o nasab ilm kya fazilat kya jahaan-e-rizq men tauqeer-e-ahl-e-haajat kya shikam ki aag li.e phir rahi hai shahr-b-shahr sag-e-zamaana hain ham kya hamaari hijrat kya dimashq-e-maslahat o kuufa-e-nifaq ke beech fughan-e-qaafila-e-be-nawa ki qeemat kya maal-e-izzat-e-saadaat-e-ishq dekh ke ham badal ga.e to badlne pe itni hairat kya qimaar-khaana-e-hasti men ek baazi par tamaam umr laga dii to phir shikaayat kya farogh-e-sanat-e-qad-aavari ka mausam hai subuk hue pe bhi niklaa hai qadd-o-qaamat kya

koi to phool khilaaye dua ke lehje men ajab tarah ki ghutan hai hawa ke lehje men ye vaqt kis ki ra'unat pe KHaak daal gaya ye kaun bol raha tha KHuda ke lehje men na jaane khalk-e-khuda kaun se azaab men hai hawaaein cheekh padeen iltijaa ke lehje men khula fareb-e-mohabbat dikhaai deta hai ajab kamaal hai us be-vafa ke lehje men yahii hai maslahat-e-jabr-e-ehtiyaat to phir ham apna haal kaheinge chhupa ke lehje men

azaab ye bhi kisi aur par nahin aaya ki ek umr chale aur ghar nahin aaya us ek KHvaab ki hasrat men jal bujhi aañkhen vo ek KHvaab ki ab tak nazar nahin aaya karen to kis se karen na-rasaiyon ka gilaa safar tamaam hua hum-safar nahin aaya dilon ki baat badan ki zabaan se kah dete ye chahte the magar dil idhar nahin aaya ajeeb hi tha mire daur-e-gumrahi ka rafeeq bichhad gaya to kabhi laut kar nahin aaya hareem-e-lafz-o-maani se nisbatein bhi raheen magar saleeqa-e-arz-e-hunar nahin aaya

mere KHuda mujhe itnaa to mo'tabar kar de main jis makaan men rehta hooñ us ko ghar kar de ye raushni ke ta'aqub men bhaagta hua din jo thak gaya hai to ab is ko mukhtasar kar de main zindagi ki dua maangne laga hooñ bahut jo ho sake to duaon ko be-asar kar de sitaara-e-sahari doobne ko aaya hai zaraa koi mire sooraj ko ba-khabar kar de qabeela-waar kamaanein kadkane waali hain mere lahu ki gawaahi mujhe nidar kar de main apne KHvaab se kat kar jiyooun to meraa KHuda ujaad de mirii miTTi ko dar-b-dar kar de merii zameen meraa aakhiri hawala hai so main rahoon na rahoon is ko barvar kar de

vafaa ki KHair manaata hooñ be-vafaaii men bhi main us ki qaid men hooñ qaid se rihaai men bhi lahu ki aag men jal-bujh ga.e badan to khula rasai men bhi khasaara hai na-rasaai men bhi badalte rahte hain mausam guzarta rehta hai vaqt magar ye dil ki wahin ka wahin judaai men bhi lihaaz-e-hurmat-e-paema'n na paas-e-hum-khwaabi ajab tarah ke tasaadum the aashnaai men bhi main das baras se kisi KHvaab ke azaab men hooñ wahin azaab dar aaya hai is dahaai men bhi tasaadum-e-dil-o-duniya men dil ki haar ke baa'd hijaab aane laga hai ghazal-saraai men bhi main ja raha hooñ ab us ki taraf usii ki taraf jo mere saath tha meri shikasta-paai men bhi