kuchh to havaa bhii sard thii kuchh thaa teraa Khayaal bhii
dil ko Khushii ke saath saath hotaa rahaa malaal bhii
baat vo aadhii raat kii raat vo puure chaa.Nd kii
chaa.Nd bhii ain chet kaa us pe teraa jamaal bhii
sab se nazar bachaa ke vo mujh ko aise dekhate
ek dafaa to ruk ga_ii gardish-e-maah-o-saal bhii
dil to chamak sakegaa kyaa phir bhii taraash ke dekh lo
shiishaagaraan-e-shahar ke haath kaa ye kamaal bhii
us ko na paa sake the jab dil kaa ajiib haal thaa
ab jo palaT ke dekhiye baat thii kuchh muhaal bhii
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merii talab thaa ek shaKhs vo jo nahii.n milaa to phir
haath duaa se yuu.N giraa bhuul gayaa savaal bhii
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shaam kii naasamajh havaa puuchh rahii hai ik pataa
mauj-e-havaa-e-kuu-e-yaar kuchh to meraa Khayaal bhii
us ke hii baazuuo.n me.n aur us ko hii sochate rahe
jism kii Khvaahisho.n pe the ruuh ke aur jaal bhii
zindagii ke mele me.n
Khvaahisho.n ke rele me.n
tum se kyaa kahe.n jaanaa
is qadar jhamele me.n
vaqt kii ravaanii hai
baKht kii giraanii hai
saKht bezamiinii hai
saKht laamakaanii hai
hijr ke samandar me.n
taKht aur taKhte kii
ek hii kahaanii hai
tum ko jo sunaanii hai
baat go zaraa sii hai
baat umr bhar kii hai
umr bhar kii baate.n kab
do gha.Dii me.n hotii hai.n
dard ke samandar me.n
anginat jaziire.n hai.n
beshumaar motii hai.n
aa.Nkh ke dariiche me.n
tum ne jo sajaayaa thaa
baat us diye kii hai
baat us gile kii hai
jo lahuu kii Khilvat me.n
chor ban ke aataa hai
lafz ke fasiilo.n par
TuuT TuuT jaataa hai
zindagii se lambii hai
baat rat_jage kii hai
raaste me.n kaise ho
baat taKhaliye kii hai
taKhaliye kii baato.n me.n
guftaguu izaafii hai
pyaar karane vaalo.n ko
ik nigaah kaafii hai
ho sake to sun jaao
ek din akele me.n
tum se kyaa kahe.n jaanaa.N
is qadar jhamele me.n
cha.nd roz aur merii jaan faqat cha.nd hii roz
zulm kii chhaa.Nv me.n dam lene par majabuur hai.n ham
ik zaraa aur sitam sah le.n ta.Dap le.n ro le.n
apane ajdaad kii miiraas hai maazuur hai.n ham
jism par qaid hai jazbaat pe za.njiire hai
fikr mahabuus hai guftaar pe taaziire.n hai.n
aur apanii himmat hai ki ham phir bhii jiye jaate hai.n
zindagii kyaa kisii muflis kii qabaa hai
jis me.n har gha.Dii dard ke paiba.nd lage jaate hai.n
lekin ab zulm kii miyaad ke din tho.De hai.n
ik zaraa sabr ki fariyaad ke tho.De hai.n
arsaa-e-dahar kii jhulasii hu_ii viiraanii me.n
ham ko rahanaa hai par yuu.N hii to nahii.n rahanaa hai
ajanabii haatho.n kaa benaam garaa.N-baar sitam
aaj sahanaa hai hameshaa to nahii.n sahanaa hai
ye terii husn se lipaTii hu_ii aalaam kii gard
apanii do rozaa javaanii kii shikasto.n kaa shumaar
chaa.Ndanii raato.n kaa bekaar dahakataa huaa dard
dil kii besuud ta.Dap jism kii maayuus pukaar