Mai hoon jis makaaN ki chhatt talay
mera ghar nahi
tera naam darj hay jiss jagah
tera dar nahi
tujhay yaad hay!
tujhay yaad hay kisi shaam ham nay banaaya tha
kahin aik chotta sa rait ghar
ussi rait say, ussi rait par
(ussi rat par
jo thi raah mai kisi moj kay
kabhi apnay honay kay dheyaan mai
kabhi mu’jizon kay gumaan mai)
hamay ilm tha,
hamay ilm tha keh woh rait-ghar
jo thay muntazir kisi moj kay
unhay toot jaanay say roknay ka khayaal amr-e-mahaal hay
issi moj-o-raig kay khail say hi bahaal hay
woh talaazma,
wohi raabta, jissay maan-nay kay fishaar mai
rah-e-aagahi kay saraab bhi
sabhi khuwaab bhi
issi aik lamha-e-mukhtasir kay hisaar mai hay ghira huwa
khatt-e-raig bhi, kaff-e-aab bhi
pay yay daastaaN,
to thi tarjumaaN, kisi khail ki
ussi khail ki
jissay khailtay hamay aa liya kisi raat nay
ussi raat nay
jissay apnay khooN say jawaaN kiya
meray shoq nay, teray saath nay
kisi an-chuway say khayaal nay
kisi door hoti si baat nay
tujhay yaad hay, mujhay yaad hay,
woh jo baat ki barri dair tak
meray haath say, teray haath nay!
kahaan tha gumaaN, kissay thi khabar!
jo kaha tha shoq ki lehar nay
jo likha tha rait ki loh par
ussi aik shaam ka khail tha
ussi aik pal ka jamaal tha
ussi khail mai
ussi shaam ko
woh jo rait-ghar say bikhar gaey
woh jo aik pal mai ujarr gaey
meray khuwaab thay!
teray khuwaab thay!
A.I.A
