aaghaaz to hota hai anjaam nahin hota jab meri kahaanii men vo naam nahin hota jab zulf ki kaalk men ghul jaa.e koi raahi badnaam sahi lekin gumnaam nahin hota hañs hañs ke jawaan dil ke ham kyun na chunen tukde har shaKHs ki qismat men inaam nahin hota dil tod diya us ne ye kah ke nigaahon se patthar se jo takraaye vo jaam nahin hota din doobe hai ya doobebaaraat li.e kashtii saahil pe magar koi kohraam nahin hota

jigar ke tukde hue jal ke dil kebab hua ye ishq jaan ko mere koi azaab hua kiya jo qatl mujhe tum ne khoob kaam kiya ki main azaab se chhoota tumhein savaab hua kabhi to shefta us ne kaha kabhi shaida garz ki roz naya ik mujhe khitaab hua piyuun na rashk se khun kyunki dam-b-dam apna ki saath gair ke vo aaj ham-sharaab hua tumhaare lab ke lab-e-jaam ne li.e bose lab apne kaata kiya main na kaamyaab hua gali gali tiri khaatir fira ba-chashm-e-pur-aab laga ke tujh se dil apna bahut KHaraab hua tiri gali men bahaaye phire hai sail-e-sarishk hamaara kaasa-e-sar kya hua habaab hua jawaab-e-khat ke na likhne se ye hua maaloom ki aaj se ha men ai nama-bar javaab hua mangaaee thii tiri tasveer dil ki taskin ko mujhe to dekhte hi aur iztiraab hua sitam tumhaare bahut aur din hisaab ka ek mujhe hai soch ye hi kis tarah hisaab hua zafar badal ke radif aur tu ghazal vo suna ki jis ka tujh se har ik she'r intikhaab hua

beete rishte talash karti hai KHushboo gunche talash karti hai jab guzarti hai us gali se saba khat ke purze talash karti hai apne maazi ki justuju men bahaar peele patte talash karti hai ek ummeed baar baar aa kar apne tukde talash karti hai boodhi pagdandi shahar tak aa kar apne bete talash karti hai

kis jhut-pute ke rang ujaalon men aa ga.e tukde shafaq ke dhoop se gaalon men aa ga.e afsurdagi ki lay bhi tire qahqahon men thii patjhad ke sur bahaar ke jhaalon men aa ga.e ud kar kahaan kahaan se parindon ke qafile na-deeda paaniyon ke khayaalon men aa ga.e husn-e-tamaam the to koi dekhta na tha tum dard ban ke dekhne waalon men aa ga.e kaañte samajh ke ghaas pe chaltaa raha hooñ main qatre tamaam os ke chhaalon men aa ga.e kuchh rat-jage the jin ki zaroorat nahin rahi kuchh KHvaab the jo mere khayaalon men aa ga.e

tiri gali se guzarne ko sar jhukaaye hue faqeer hujra-e-haft-aasman uthaaye hue koi darakht saraaye ki jis men ja baitheen parinde apni pareshaaniyaan bhulaaye hue mire sawaal vahii toot-foot ki zad men javaab un ke vahii hain bane-banaaye hue ha men jo dekhte the jin ko dekhte the ham vo KHvaab KHaak hue aur vo log saa.e hue shikaariyon se mire ehtijaaj men babar darakht aaj bhi shaamil the haath uthaaye hue