tumhein bas yah bat aanaa chahta hooñ main tumse kya chhup aanaa chahta hooñ kabhi mujhse bhi koi jhooth bolo main haan men haan mil aanaa chahta hooñ adaakaari bada dukh de rahi hai main sachmuch muskurana chahta hooñ ameeri ishq ki tumko mubarak main bas kh aanaa kam aanaa chahta hooñ main saare shahar ki baisakhiyon ko tere dar par nachana chahta hooñ mujhe tumse bichadna hi padega main tumko yaad aanaa chahta hooñ

jhoothon ne jhoothon se kaha hai sach bolo sarkaari elaan hua hai sach bolo ghar ke andar to jhoothon ki ek mandi hai darwaaze par likha hua hai sach bolo guldaste par yakjahti likh rakha hai guldaste ke andar kya hai sach bolo ganga maiya doobne waale apne the naav men kisne chhed kiya hai sach bolo

jab se usne kheecha hai khidki ka parda ek taraf uskaa kamra ek taraf hai baaki duniya ek taraf maine ab tak jitne bhi logon men KHud ko baanta hai bachpan se rakhta aaya hooñ teraa hissa ek taraf ek taraf mujhe jal dii hai uske dil men ghar karne ki ek taraf vo kar deta hai rafta rafta ek taraf yuñ to aaj bhi teraa dukh dil dahla deta hai lekin tujh se juda hone ke baad ka pehla hafta ek taraf uski aankhoñ ne mujhse meri khuddaari cheeni varna paanv ki thokar se kar deta tha main duniya ek taraf meri marzi thii main zarre chunta ya lahren chunta usne sehra ek taraf rakha aur dariyaa ek taraf

ye gham kya dil ki aadat hai nahin to kisi se kuchh shikaayat hai nahin to hai vo ik khwaab-e-be taabeer isko bhula dene ki niyat hai nahin to kisi ke bin kisi ki yaad ke bin ji.e jaane ki himmat hai nahin to kisi soorat bhi dil lagta nahin haan to kuchh din se ye haalaat hai nahin to tujhe jisne kahi ka bhi nahin rakha vo ek jaati si vehshat hai nahin to tere is haal par hai sab ko hairat tujhe bhi is pe hairat hai nahin to ham-aahangi nahin duniya se teri tujhe is par nadaamat hai nahin to vo darveshi jo taj kar aa gaya...tu yah daulat us ki qeemat hai nahin to hua jo kuchh yahii maqsoom tha kya yahii saari hikaayat hai nahin to aziyat-naak ummeedon se tujhko aman paane ki hasrat hai nahin to tu rehta hai khayaal-o-khvaab men gam to is wajah se fursat hai nahin to wahaan waalon se hai itni mohabbat yahaan waalon se nafrat hai nahin to sabab jo is judaai ka banaa hai vo mujhse khubsoorat hai nahin to

bas ik usii pe to poori tarah ayaan hoon main vo kah raha hai mujhe raigaan to haan hoon main jise dikhaai doon meri taraf ishaara kare mujhe dikhaai nahin de raha kahaan hoon main idhar-udhar se nami ka risaav rehta hai sadak se neeche banaya gaya makaan hoon main kisi ne poocha ki tum kaun ho to bhool gaya abhii kisi ne bataaya to tha falan hoon main main KHud ko tujh se mitaaounga ehtiyaat ke saath tu bas nishaan laga de jahaan jahaan hoon main main kis se poochhun ye rastaa durust hai ki galat jahaan se koi guzarta nahin vahaan hoon main

aisa lagta hai ki kar dega ab azaad mujhe mirii marzi se udaane laga sayyaad mujhe main hooñ sarhad pe bane ek makaan ki soorat kab talak dekhiye rakhta hai vo aabaad mujhe ek qisse ki tarah vo to mujhe bhool gaya ik kahaanii ki tarah vo hai magar yaad mujhe kam se kam ye to bataa de ki kidhar jaayegi kar ke ai khana-kharaabi mirii barbaad mujhe main samajh jaata hooñ is men koi kamzori hai mere jis she'r pe milti hai bahut daad mujhe

mujh ko gehraai men miTTi ki utar jaana hai zindagi baandh le saamaan-e-safar jaana hai ghar ki dahleez pe raushan hain vo bujhti aañkhen mujh ko mat rok mujhe laut ke ghar jaana hai main vo mele men bhatkata hua ik bachcha hooñ jis ke maa baap ko rote hue mar jaana hai zindagi taash ke patton ki tarah hai meri aur patton ko bahr-haal bikhar jaana hai ek be-naam se rishte ki tamannaa le kar is kabootar ko kisi chat pe utar jaana hai

juda rehta hooñ main tujh se to dil be-taab rehta hai chaman se door rah ke phool kab shaadaab rehta hai andhere aur ujaale ki kahaanii sirf itni hai jahaan mahboob rehta hai wahin mahtaab rehta hai muqaddar men likha kar l aa.e hain ham boriya lekin tasavvur men hamesha resham-o-kam-khwaab rehta hai hazaaron bastiyaan aa jaayeñgi toofaan ki zad men mirii aankhoñ men ab aañsu nahin sailaab rehta hai bhale lagte hain schoolon ki uniform men bacche kanwal ke phool se jaise bhara taalaab rehta hai ye bazaar-e-hawas hai tum yahaañ kaise chale aa.e ye sone ki dukanein hain yahaañ tezaab rehta hai hamaari har pareshaani inhi logon ke dam se hai hamaare saath ye jo halka-e-ahbaab rehta hai badi mushkil se aate hain samajh men lucknow waale dilon men faasle lab par magar aadaab rehta hai

mukhtasar hote hue bhi zindagi badh jaayegi maa ki aañkhen choom lijye raushni badh jaayegi maut ka aanaa to tay hai maut aayegi magar aap ke aane se thodii zindagi badh jaayegi itni chaahat se na dekha keejie mehfil men aap shahar waalon se hamaari dushmani badh jaayegi aap ke hansne se khatra aur bhi badh jaayega is tarah to aur aankhoñ ki nami badh jaayegi be-vafaaii khel ka hissa hai jaane de ise tazkira us se na kar sharmindagi badh jaayegi

saari daulat tire qadmon men padi lagti hai tu jahaan hota hai qismat bhi gadi lagti hai aise roya tha bichhadte hue vo shaKHs k abhii jaise saawan ke maheene men jhadi lagti hai ham bhi apne ko badal daalenge rafta rafta abhii duniya ha men jannat se badi lagti hai khushnuma lagte hain dil par tire zaKHmon ke nishaan beech deewaar men jis tarah ghadi lagti hai tu mire saath agar hai to andhera kaisa raat KHud chaand sitaaron se jadi lagti hai main rahoon ya na rahoon naam rahega meraa zindagi umr men kuchh mujh se badi lagti hai