Magar
Khwaab…
Khwaab tu khwaab hote hain
Mere shaour ki aankhoon ne
Jab dekhna seekha tu khwaab nahee dekhay
Khwaab dekhne ki khwaahish
Aur
Us ke azaab dekhay
Muhabbat
Us ka tassavur raushan lagta hai
Magar
Andhere bhar deta hai rooh mein
Weraan kar deta hai dil ki basti ko
Mujh se bhi
Pehla jurm yehi huwa
Mein ne jab likhna seekha tau
Pehla lafz muhabbat likha
Bahut likha
Kaee tarah se likha
Us ki khushboo
Aur us ke tamaam rangoo ko khud mein abaad kiya
Mein muhabbat ki is jang mein
Khoobsurati se bikharna aur marna chahati thee
Mein ne
Woh umer
Apni is zindagi mein bahut talaash ki
Jo titleyoon aur jugno’oun ko muttheyoon mein
Qaid kar ke khush hone ki hoti hai
Gurreyoon se khailne
Aur
Sahiloon per seepeyaan chun’ne se pehlay
Rait ke gharounday banaane ki hoti hai
Magar
Meri zindagi ke samundar per
Na Saahil hai
Na saahiloo ki hawa
Bas rait hi rait hai… rait hi rait
Aur
Hawa ka rait se samjhoota…
Mujhe tu aankhain bachaana theen
Meri aankhoon ne dheroo dhair aansoo dekhay
Magar yeh aansoo mein ne raeygaan nahee jane deye
Girtay rahay
Mere dil ke waseeh sehra mein
Behtay rahay
Thanday aur meethay dharoon ki tarah
Mujhe zindagi karna chaheyey thee
Magar
Kya yeh koi aisi shay hai jo khud ki jaa sakti hai
Zindagi mujh se nahee hosaki
Aur phir mein
Aik had per aa kar ruk gaee
Mein is zindagi ke saath
Is ki shartoo per
Is se zeyada aagay nahee ja sakti thee
Mein ne shaeeri ki
Aur
Apni shart per ki
Jaisi bhi ki
Mujhe is se apne tamaam hi rishtoo per garoor hai
Ke yeh sab kuch mera hai
Mera apna
Us ka nahee
Jo rastoo
Aur
Nehar kinaaray
Aistaada darakhtoo per
Sar-e-shaam
Do namoo ko jor kar
Aik naam banaata hai
Aur
Bhool jaata hai
Bhool jaana
Sach se mukharraf hojaana hai
Kirdaar se khaali hojaana…
Meri saari ki saari tanhaee
Yaad rakhne
aur
Sach bolne ki saza hai
Mujhe kuch nahee bhoola
Zard pholoon ki baarish se le kar
Laho laho karti
Rasmoo aur qasmoo tak
Rawajoon aur samajoon tak
Sach
Jo mera yaqeen hai
Mera emaan hai
Ab
Kai tarah ki batoon
Aur barsatoon ne
Ghair rakha hai mujhe
Mere charoo taraf beshumaar ankhain hain
Aur in mein
Meri aankhain
Meir apni aankhain
Sulaghti
Talash karti aankhain
Talaash karti
Zakham khaati aankhain
Aur mein ne tu kabhi
In aankhoon ko
Jhappak kar bhi nahee dekha
Jaanay kyon
Aik dharka
Aik khadsha
Jahaan mein aankh jhapkoongi
Waheen per haadsa hoga
Tulooh-e-aaftaab ka manzar acha lagta hoga
Magar
Yeh tu shab guzarne per hai naa
Aur
Mujhe tu shab ke guzarne tak
Aankhoon ko chiraag rakhna hai
Mujhe nahee maloom
Mere saath kisay jagna hai
Mujhe tu bas yeh khabar hai
Ke
Mein jaag rahi hoon
Muhabbatain jab shumaar karna
Meri hayaat-o-kainaat ka
Aaeenaa hai
Aaeenaa tu sach boleyga
Aur phir
Mera aaeenaa
Mein apne sach ke leye
Kaheen bhi
Kabhi bhi
Ma’azratt nahee chahoongi