rahne ko sadaa dehr men aata nahin koi tum jaise ga.e aise bhi jaata nahin koi dartaa hoon kahii khushk na ho jaa.e samundar raakh apni kabhi aap bahaata nahin koi ik baar to KHud maut bhi ghabra gaii hogii yoon maut ko seene se lagata nahin koi maana ki ujaalon ne tumhein daagh diye the be-raat dhale shama bujhaata nahin koi saaqi se gilaa tha tumhein may-khaane se shikwa ab zahar se bhi pyaas bujhaata nahin koi har subh hila deta tha zanjeer zamaana kyun aaj deewane ko jagaata nahin koi ar thii to utha lete hain sab ashk baha ke naaz-e-dil-e-betaab uthaata nahin koi

us se muhabbat jheelein kya hain uski aañkhen umdaa kya hai uskaa chehra khushboo kya hai uski saansen khushiyaan kya hain uskaa hona to gham kya hai usse judaai saawan kya hai uskaa rona sar dii kya hai uski udaasi garmi kya hai uskaa ghussa aur bahaarein uskaa hansna meetha kya hai uski baatein karwa kya hai meri baatein kya padhna hai uskaa likkha kya sunna hai uski ghazlein lab ki KHvaahish uskaa maatha zakham ki KHvaahish uskaa choona duniya kya hai ik jungle hai aur tum kya ho ped samajh lo aur vo kya hai ik raahi hai kya socha haius se muhabbat kya karte hous se muhabbat matlab peshaus se muhabbat is ke alaavaus se muhabbat usse muhabbat

chal aa ek aisi nazm kahooñ chal aa ek aisi nazm kahooñ jo lafz kahooñ vo ho jaa.e bas ashk kahooñ to ek aañsu tere gore gaal ko dho jaa.e main aa likkhoon tu aa jaa.e main baith likkhoon tu aa baithe mere shaane par sar rakhe tu main neend kahooñ tu so jaa.e main kaagaz par tere hont likkhoon tere honthon par muskaan aa.e main dil likkhoon tu dil thaa men main gum likkhoon vo kho jaa.e tere haath banaaun pencil se phir haath pe tere haath rakhoon kuchh ulta seedha farz karoon kuchh seedha ulta ho jaa.e main aah likhoon tu haay kare bechain likhoon bechain ho tu phir bechain ka be kaatoon tujhe chain zaraa sa ho jaa.e abhii ain likhoon tu soche mujhe phir sheen likhoon teri neend ude jab qaaf likhoon tujhe kuchh kuchh ho main ishq likhoon tujhe ho jaa.e

ham milenge kahii ham milenge kahii ajnabi shahar ki KHvaab hoti hui shaahraaoon pe aur shaahraaoon pe phaili hui dhoop men ek din ham kahii saath hoge vaqt ki aandhiyon se ati saahtoon par se miTTi hataate huye ek hi jaise aañsu behaate huye ham milenge ghane janglo ki hari ghaas par aur kisi shaakh-e-naazuk par padte huye bojh ki dastaanon men kho jaayenge ham sanobar ke pedon ki nokiile patton se sadiyon se soye huye devataaon ki aañkhen chabo jaayenge ham milenge kahii barf ke bajuon men ghire parvaton par baanjh qabro men lete huye koh pemaaon ki yaad men nazm kahte huye jo pahaadoon ki aulaad thein aur unhen vaqt aane par maa baap ne apni aaghosh men le liya ham milenge kahii shah sulemaan ke urs men hauz ki seediyon par wuzu karne waalo ke shaffaaf chehron ke aage sangemarmar se aarasta farsh par pair rakhte huye aah bharte huye aur darakhton ko mannat ke dhaago se azaad karte huye ham milenge ham milenge kahii naarmendi ke saahil pe aate huye apne gum gashtarashto ki khaak-e-safar se ati vardiyo ke nishaan dekh kar maraakis se palte huye ek jarnel ki aakhiri baat par muskuraate huye ik jahaan jang ki chot khaate huye ham milenge ham milenge kahii roos ki daastaon ki jhoothi kahaanii pe aankhoñ men hairat sajaaye huye shaam lebnaan beirut ki nargisi chashmuro ki aamad ke nohoo pe hanste huye khooni kaziyo se maflooh jalbaaniyaan ke pahaadi ilaaqon men mehmaan ban kar milenge ham milenge ek murda zamaane ki KHush rang tahzeeb men zasb hone ke imkaan men ik puraani imarat ke pahluu men ujde huye laan men aur apne asiroon ki raah dekhte paanch sadiyon se veeraan zindaan men ham milenge tamannaon ki chhatriyon ke tale khwahishon ki hawaon ke bebaak boso se chhalni badan saumpane ke liye raaston ko ham milenge zameen se namoodaar hote huye aathvein barre azam men udte huye kaaleen par ham milenge kisi baar men apni bakaaya bachi umr ki paaymaali ke jaam haath men lenge aur ek hi ghoont men ham ye saiyal andar utaarenge aur hosh aane talak geet gaayenge bachpan ke qisse sunaata hua geet jo aaj bhi hamko azbar hai bedi be bedi tu thildi tapaiye pate paar kya hai pate paar kya hai ham milenge baagh men gaav men dhoop men chaanv men ret men dasht men shahar men masjidoon men kaliso men mandir men mehraab men church men mooslaadhaar baarish men bazaar men KHvaab men aag men gehre paani men galiyon men jungle men aur aasmaanon men kono makaan se pare gair aabda saiyaraaye aarzoo men sadiyon se khaali padi bench par jahaan maut bhi ham se dasto garebaan hogii to bas ek do din ki mehmaan hogii

ramz tum jab aaogi to khoya hua paayogi mujhe meri tanhaaii men KHvaabon ke siva kuchh bhi nahin mere kamre ko sajaane ki tamannaa hai tumhein mere kamre men kitaabon ke siva kuchh bhi nahin in kitaabon ne badaa zulm kiya hai mujh par in men ik ramz hai jis ramz ka maara hua zehan muzdaa-e-ishrat-e-anjaam nahin pa saka zindagi men kabhi aaraam nahin pa saka

qaateel suna hai tum ne apne aakhiri lamhon men samjha tha ki tum mirii hifazat men ho mire baazuon men ho suna hai bujhte bujhte bhi tumhaare sard o murda lab se ek shola shola-e-yaqoot-faam o rang o ummeed-e-farogh-e-zindagi-aahang lapka tha ha men KHud men chhupa lijye ye meraa vo azaab-e-jaan hai jo mujh ko mire apne KHud apne hi jahannam men jalata hai tumhaara seena-e-seemin tumhaare baazuwaan-e-mar-mareen mire li.e mujh ik hawasnaak-e-faromaaya ki khaatir saaz o saamaan-e-nashaat o nashsha-e-ishrat-fuzooni the mire ayyaash lamhon ki fusoon-gar pur-junooni ke li.e sad-lazzat aageen sad-karishma pur-zubaani the tumhein mirii hawas-pesha mirii saffaaq qaateel be-vafaaii ka gumaan tak is gumaan ka ek wehm-e-khud gurezaan tak nahin tha kyun nahin tha kyun nahin tha kyun koi hota koi to hota jo mujh se mirii saffaaq qaateel be-vafaaii ki saza men KHoon thukvaata mujhe har lamhe ki sooli pe latkaata magar fariyaad koi bhi nahin koi daregh uftaad koi bhi mujhe mafroor hona chahiye tha aur main saffaaq-qaatil be-vafa khoon-rez-tar main shahar men khud-vaardaati shahar men khud-mast aazaadaana firta hooñ nigaar-e-khaak-aasooda bahaar-e-khaak-aasooda

raatein sacchi hain din jhoote hain chahe tum meri beenaai khurch daalo phir bhi apne KHvaab nahin chhodunga un ki lazzat aur aziyyat se main apna koi ahd nahin todunga tez nazar na-beenaon ki aabaa dii men kya main apne dhyaan ki ye pounji bhi ginwa doon haan mere KHvaabon ko tumhaari subhon ki sard aur saaya-goon taabiron se nafrat hai in subhon ne shaam ke haathon ab tak jitne suraj beche vo sab ik barfaani bhaap ki chamkeeli aur chakkar khaati golaai the so mere KHvaabon ki raatein jaltee aur dahakti raatein aisi yakh-basta taabiron ke har din se achchhii hain aur sacchi bhi hain jis men dhundla chakkar khaata chamkeela-pan chhe itaraaf ka rog banaa hai mere andhere bhi sacche hain aur tumhaare rog ujaale bhi jhoote hain raatein sacchi hain din jhoote jab tak din jhoote hain jab tak raatein sahna aur apne KHvaabon men rahna KHvaabon ko bahkaane waale din ke ujaalon se achha hai haan main behkaavon ki dhund nahin odhoonga chahe tum meri beenaai khurch daalo main phir bhi apne KHvaab nahin chhodunga apna ahd nahin todunga yahii to bas meraa sab kuchh hai maah o saal ke ghaarat-gar se meri thani hai meri jaan par aan banii hai chahe kuchh ho mere aakhiri saans talak ab chahe kuchh ho

fan paara ye kitaabon ki saf-b-saf jilden kaaghazon ka fuzool isti'maal roshnai ka shaandaar israaf seedhe seedhe se kuchh siyah dhabbe jin ki taujiheh aaj tak na hui chand khush-zauq kam-naseebon ne basar auqaat ke li.e shaayad ye lakeeren bikher daali hain kitnii hi be-qusoor naslon ne in ko padhne ke jurm men ta-umr le ke kashkool-e-ilm-o-hikmat-o-fan koo-b-koo jaañ ki bheek maangi hai aah ye vaqt ka azaab-e-aleem vaqt khallaq be-shuur qadeem saari taarifein un andheron ki jin men partav na koi parchhaaien aah ye zindagi ki tanhaaii sochna aur sochte rahna chand maasoom paagalon ki saza aaj main ne bhi soch rakha hai vaqt se intiqaam lene ko yoonhi ta-shaam saade kaaghaz par tedhe tedhe khutoot kheeche jaayen

bas ek andaaza baras guzre tumhein soye hue uth jaao sunti ho ab uth jaao main aaya hooñ main andaaze se samjha hooñ yahaañ soi hui ho tum yahaañ roo-e-zameen ke is maqaam-e-aasmaani-tar ki had men baad-ha-e-tund ne mere li.e bas ek andaaza hi chhodaa hai

vo vo kitaab-e-husn vo ilm o adab ki taaliba vo mohazzab vo muaddab vo muqaddas raahiba kis qadar paraaya parvar aur kitnii saada-kaar kis qadar sanjeeda o KHaamosh kitnii ba-waqaar gesoo-e-pur-kham savaad-e-dosh tak pahunchen hue aur kuchh bikhre hue uljhe hue simte hue rang men us ke azaab-e-kheergi shaamil nahin kaif-e-ehsaasaat ki afsurdagi shaamil nahin vo mire aate hi us ki nukta-parwar KHaamushi jaise koi hoor ban jaa.e yakaayak falsafi mujh pe kya KHud apni fitrat par bhi vo khulti nahin aisi pur-asraar ladki main ne dekhi hi nahin dukhtranaan-e-shehr ki hoti hai jab mehfil kahii vo taaruf ke li.e aage kabhi badhti nahin