chhod kar jaane ka dastoor nahin hota tha koi bhi zakham ho naasoor nahin hota tha mere bhi hont pe cigarette nahin hoti thii uski bhi maang men sindoor nahin hota tha auratein pyaar men tab shauq nahin rakhti thii aadmi ishq men mazdoor nahin hota tha

gahe gahe bas ab yahii ho kya tum se mil kar bahut khushi ho kya mil rahi ho bade tapaak ke saath mujh ko yaksar bhula chuki ho kya yaad hain ab bhi apne KHvaab tumhein mujh se mil kar udaas bhi ho kya bas mujhe yoonhi ik khayal aaya sochti ho to sochti ho kya ab mirii koi zindagi hi nahin ab bhi tum mirii zindagi ho kya kya kaha ishq jaavedaani hai aakhiri baar mil rahi ho kya haan fazaa yaa ki soi soi si hai to bahut tez raushni ho kya mere sab tanj be-asar hi rahe tum bahut door ja chuki ho kya dil men ab soz-e-intizaar nahin sham-e-ummeed bujh gaii ho kya is samundar pe tishna-kaam hooñ main baan tum ab bhi bah rahi ho kya

ye alag baat muqaddar nahin badla apna ek hi dar pe rahe dar nahin badla apna ishq ka khel hai shatranj nahin hai saahib maat khaai hai magar ghar nahin badla apna jaane kis vaqt achaanak use yaad aa jaa.e maine ye soch ke number nahin badla apna

jahaan-jahaan pe tujhe gair ne chhua hua tha wahaan-wahaan pe meraa jism bhi jala hua tha shikast honi thii ye meraa pehla ishq tha aur vo be-vafa yahii karte hue badaa hua tha phir ek roz mujhe ye pata laga uske purane aashiqon ke saath bhi bura hua tha pitaa ke kehne se ladki ne ghar basa liya par maon is kahaanii men ladke ke saath kya hua tha

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

us ne jab hañs ke namaskaar kiya mujh ko insaan se avtaar kiya dasht-e-ghurbat men dil-e-veeraan ne yaad jamuna ko kaii baar kiya pyaar ki baat na poochho yaaro ham ne kis kis se nahin pyaar kiya kitnii khwaabida tamannaon kous ki awaaz ne bedaar kiya ham pu jaarii hain buton ke jaalib ham ne ka'be men bhi iqaar kiya

phir dil se aa rahi hai sadaa us gali men chal shaayad mile ghazal ka pata us gali men chal kab se nahin hua hai koi she'r kaam ka ye she'r ki nahin hai fazaa us gali men chal vo baam o dar vo log vo rusvaaiyon ke zakham hain sab ke sab aziz juda us gali men chal us phool ke baghair bahut jee udaas hai mujh ko bhi saath le ke saba us gali men chal duniya to chahti hai yoonhi faasle rahen duniya ke mashwaron pe na ja us gali men chal be-noor o be-asar hai yahaañ ki sada-e-saaz tha us sukoot men bhi mazaa us gali men chal jaalib pukaarti hain vo shola-nawaiyaan ye sard rut ye sard hawa us gali men chal

aag hai phaili hui kaali ghataon ki jagah bad-duaaein hain labon par ab duaon ki jagah intikhaab-e-ahl-e-gulshan par bahut rota hai dil dekh kar zaagh-o-zagn ko khush-navaaon ki jagah kuchh bhi hota par na hote paara-paara jism-o-jaan raahzan hote agar un rahnumaaon ki jagah loot gaii is daur men ahl-e-qalam ki aabroo bik rahe hain ab sahafi besavaaon ki jagah kuchh to aata ham ko bhi jaañ se guzarne ka mazaa gair hote kaash jaalib aashnaon ki jagah

meer'-o-'ghalib bane yagaana bane aadmi ai KHuda KHuda na bane maut ki dastaras men kab se hain zindagi ka koi bahaana bane apna shaayad yahii tha jurm ai dost ba-wafa ban ke be-wafa na bane ham pe ik e'itraaz ye bhi hai be-nava ho ke be-nava na bane ye bhi apna qusoor kya kam hai kisi qaateel ke ham-nava na bane kya gilaa sang-dil zamaane ka aashna hi jab aashna na bane chhod kar us gali ko ai jaalib ik haqeeqat se ham fasana bane

kuchh log khayaalon se chale jaayen to soyen beete hue din raat na yaad aayen to soyen chehre jo k abhii ham ko dikhaai nahin denge aa aa ke tasavvur men na tardpaayen to soyen barsaat ki rut ke vo tarab-rez manaazir seene men na ik aag si bharkaayen to soyen subhon ke muqaddar ko jagaate hue mukhde aanchal jo nigaahon men na leharaayen to soyen mehsoos ye hota hai abhii jaag rahe hain lahore ke sab yaar bhi so jaayen to soyen