kisi libaas ki khushboo jab ud ke aati hai tere badan ki judaai bahut sataati hai tere gulaab tarsate hain teri khushboo ko teri safed chameli tujhe bulaati hai tere baghair mujhe chain kaise padta hain mere bagair tujhe neend kaise aati hai

haath khaali hain tire shahar se jaate jaate jaan hoti to mirii jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar ha men pahchaanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahar men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaaron ko ruksat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakham lagaate jaate renagne ki bhi ijaazat nahin ham ko warna ham jidhar jaate naye phool khilaate jaate main to jalte hue seharaaon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariyaa the mirii pyaas bujhaate jaate mujh ko rone ka saleeqa bhi nahin hai shaayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musaafir kaii guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hataate jaate

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

kitne aish se rahte honge kitne itraate honge jaane kaise log vo honge jo us ko bhaate honge shaam hue khush-baash yahaañ ke mere paas aa jaate hain mere bujhne ka nazzara karne aa jaate honge vo jo na aane vaala hai na us se mujh ko matlab tha aane waalon se kya matlab aate hain aate honge us ki yaad ki baad-e-saba men aur to kya hota hogaa yoonhi mere baal hain bikhre aur bikhar jaate honge yaaro kuchh to zikr karo tum us ki qayamat baanhon ka vo jo simtate honge un men vo to mar jaate honge meraa saans ukhadte hi sab bein karenge roenge ya'ni mere baa'd bhi ya'ni saans li.e jaate honge

zane haseen thii aur phool chun kar laati thii main she'r kahtaa tha vo dastaan sunaati thii arab lahu tha ragon men badan sunhara tha vo muskuraati nahin thii dii.e jalaati thii ali se door raho log usse kahte the vo meraa sach hai bahut cheekh kar bataati thii ali ye log tumhein jaante nahin hain abhii gale lagaakar meraa hausla badhaati thii ye phool dekh rahe ho ye uskaa lahjaa tha ye jheel dekh rahe ho yahaañ vo aati thii main uske baad k abhii theek se nahin jaaga vo mujh...ko khwaab nahin neend se jagati thii use kisi se mohabbat thii aur vo main nahin tha ye baat mujhse zyaada use roolaati thii main kuchh bataa nahin saka vo meri kya thii ali ki us..ko dekhkar bas apni yaad aati thii

yuñ sadaa dete hue tere khayal aate hain jaise ka'be ki khulii chat pe bilaal aate hain roz ham ashkon se dho aate hain deewar-e-haram pagadiyaan roz farishton ki uchaal aate hain haath abhii peeche bandhe rahte hain chup rahte hain dekhna ye hai tujhe kitne kamaal aate hain chaand suraj mirii chaukhat pe kaii sadiyon se roz likkhe hue chehre pe sawaal aate hain be-hisi murda-dili raqs sharaaben nag men bas isee raah se qaumon pe zawaal aate hain

chehron ki dhoop aankhoñ ki gehraai le gaya aaina saare shahar ki beenaai le gaya doobe hue jahaaz pe kya tabsira karen ye haadisa to soch ki gehraai le gaya haalaanki be-zabaan tha lekin ajeeb tha jo shaKHs mujh se cheen ke goyaai le gaya main aaj apne ghar se nikalne na paaooñga bas ik qamees thii jo mira bhaai le gaya ghalib tumhaare vaaste ab kuchh nahin raha galiyon ke saare sang to saudaai le gaya

ise saamaan-e-safar jaan ye jugnoo rakh le raah men teergii hogii mire aañsu rakh le tu jo chahe to tira jhooth bhi bik saka hai shart itni hai ki sone ki taraazu rakh le vo koi jism nahin hai ki use choo bhi saken haan agar naam hi rakhna hai to khushboo rakh le tujh ko an-dekhi bulan dii men safar karna hai ehtiyaatan mirii himmat mire baazu rakh le mirii KHvaahish hai ki aangan men na deewaar uthe mire bhaai mire hisse ki zameen tu rakh le

hausale zindagi ke dekhte hain chaliye kuchh roz jee ke dekhte hain neend pichhli sadi ki zaKHmi hai KHvaab agli sadi ke dekhte hain roz ham ik andheri dhund ke paar qafile raushni ke dekhte hain dhoop itni karahati kyun hai chaanv ke zakham si ke dekhte hain tuktuki baandh li hai aankhoñ ne raaste waapsi ke dekhte hain paaniyon se to pyaas bujhti nahin aaiye zahar pee ke dekhte hain

ajnabi khwaahishein seene men daba bhi na sakoon aise zid dii hain parinde ki uda bhi na sakoon phoonk daaloonga kisi roz main dil ki duniya ye tira khat to nahin hai ki jila bhi na sakoon mirii ghairat bhi koi shay hai ki mehfil men mujheus ne is tarah bulaayaa hai ki ja bhi na sakoon phal to sab mere darakhton ke pake hain lekin itni kamzor hain shaakhen ki hila bhi na sakoon ik na ik roz kahii dhundh hi loonga tujh ko thokren zahar nahin hain ki main kha bhi na sakoon