baajuon-par diye paravaaje ‘anaa dii hai mujhe

vakt jab karavaTen badalataa hai

umr gujrii hai iltijaa karate

tasavvur ke sahaare yoon shab-e-gm khtm kii main ne

Talka ba-gam khandaa

rahate hue kriib judaa ho gae ho tum

muddaton se koii paigaam nahiin aataa hai

lab pe kaanTon ke hai friyaad-o-bukaa mere baad

lab pe kaanTon ke hai friyaad-o-bukaa mere baad

ishq mukammal khwaab-e-pareshaan

har saans men khud apane na hone kaa gumaan thaa

merii bastii ke logo! ab na roko raastaa meraa

main jaa rahaa hoon meraa intejaar mat karanaa

soch rahaa hoon ghar aangan men ek lagaaoon aam kaa peD

kabhii foolon kabhii khaaron se bachanaa

kaarobaar-e-jiist men tabatak koii ghaaTaa na thaa

usase bichhaD ke dil kaa ajab maajaraa rahaa

julf ko abr kaa TukaDaa nahiin likhkhaa mainne

khraab logon se bhii rasm va raah rakhate the

vah jin logon kaa maajii se koii rishtaa nahiin hotaa

main ek shaayar hoon meraa rutabaa nahiin kisii bhii vajiir jaisaa

bure vakto men tum mujhase na koii raabtaa rakhanaa

chaandanii men raat bhar saaraa jahaan achchhaa lagaa

baal chaandii ho gaye dil gam kaa paikar ho gayaa

paidaa koii raahii koii rahabar nahii hotaa

paraayaa kaun hai aur kaun apanaa sab bhulaa denge

jashne vahashat makatal der tak nahiin rahataa

shaadaab-o-shaguftaa koii gulshan na milegaa

gulon ke biich men maanind khaar main bhii thaa

kyaam-gaah na koii na koii ghar meraa

abhii to shaam hai ai dil abhii to raat baakii hai

dil ko jab apane gunaahon kaa khyaal aa jaayegaa

abhii aankhon kii shamaain jal rahii hain pyaar jindaa hai

raat bhar in band aankhon se bhii kyaa kyaa dekhanaa

pyaar ko sadiyon ke ek lamhe ki nafarat khaa gaii

main har be-jaan harf-o-lafj ko goyaa banaataa hoon

khudagarj duniyaa men aakhir kyaa karen

kyaa batalayu kitanii jaalim hotii hai jajbaat kii aanch

khvaahish mujhe jiine kii jiyaadaa bhii nahiin hai

husn jab ishk se mansoob nahiin hotaa hai

janjiir-v-tauk yaa rasan-v-daar kuchh to ho

umr bhar julf-e-masaail yoon hii sulajhaate rahe

tere lie chalate the ham tere lie Thahar gae

tamaam umr kii tanahaaii kii sajaa de kar

sar-e-saharaa musaafir ko sitaaraa yaad rahataa hai

raahat-e-jaan se to ye dil kaa vabaal achchhaa hai

kuchh hijr ke mausam ne sataayaa nahiin itanaa

ik khilaunaa TooT jaaegaa nayaa mil jaaegaa

ham bahar-haal dil o jaan se tumhaare hote

faasale aise bhii honge ye kabhii sochaa bhii na thaa

bas koii aisii kamii saare safr men rah gaii

bas koii aisii kamii saare safr men rah gaii

baDaa viiraan mausam hai kabhii milane chale aao

aayaa hoon sang o khisht ke ambaar dekh kar

vo mere naale kaa shor hii thaa shab-e-siyah kii nihaayaton men

tu bhii to ek lafj hai ik din mire bayaan mein aa

main jo Thaharaa Thaharataa chalaa jaaoongaa

kyaa tum ne kabhii jindagii karate hue dekhaa

kyaa tum ne kabhii jindagii karate hue dekhaa

kuchh aur din abhii is jaa kyaam karanaa thaa

kaun gujraa thaa meharaab-e-jaan se

is dasht navardii men jiinaa bahut aasaan thaa

fraar ke lie jab raastaa nahiin hogaa

ek sookhii haDDiyon kaa is taraf ambaar thaa

de kar pichhalii yaadon kaa ambaar mujhe

chalo surang se pahale gujr ke dekhaa jaae

tanhaaiyon ke dasht men bhaage jo raat bhar

raat vahashat se gurejaan thaa main aahoo kii tarah

numoo-pajir hoon har dam ki mujh men dam hai abhii

mehanat se mil gayaa jo safiine ke biich thaa

kahiin jamaal pajiri kii had nahiin rakhataa

kab kahaan kyaa mire diladaar uThaa laaenge

aasmaano mein bhi daravajaa lagaa kar dekhen

saavan ko jraa khul ke barasane kii duaa do

jindagii dhoop kii baarishon kaa safr

mujhe kaisi najar se dekhataa hai

gam kaa naamo-nishaan nahin hota

vahashii nahiin hoon main na koi badahavaas hoon

ham kyaa mile ke faasale baDhte chale gaye

dil kaa dard jbaan pe laanaa mushkil hai

chalo ye to saliikaa hai bure ko mat buraa kahie

naakhudaa ban ke log aate hain

ishk se jab rooh kaa rishtaa judaa ho jaaegaa

jab meraa har jakhm gahraa ho gayaa

lab tarasane lage hain hansii ke lie

jism men jaan kii tarah mainne basaayaa tumako

puraane peD bhii kitane ghane hain

mile ham is tarah kuchh jindagii se

dhoop kaa TukaDaa utaraa soone aangan men

jmiin hai hamaarii na ye aasamaan hai

vo muhabbat gaii vo fsaane gae

apanii najr se koii mujhe jagamagaa gayaa

kuchh is tarah se saath mere hamasafr chale

main insaan hoon magar shaitaan se panjaa laDaataa hoon

ab gae vakt ke har gam ko bhulaayaa jayae

jo duniyaa pe chhaye-chhaye firate hain

umr bas niind-sii palakon men dabii jaatii hai

mere vajood kaa rishtaa hii aasmaan se hai

is daur men kisii ko kisii kii khbar nahiin

yahaan se dard kaa khaamosh samandar le jaa

log sau rang badalate hain lubhaane ke liye

mayassar hamen koii aisaa jahaan ho

vo nadii-sii sadaa chhal-chhlaatii rahii

nafrat kii aag jab bhii kahiin se gujr gaii

mushkil chaahe laakh ho lekin ik din to hal hotii hai

main to bas khaake-vatan hoon

tum jara pyaar kii raahon se gujr kar dekho

tere badan kii khushaboo aai

kis liye vo yaad fir aane lagi

ab meraa dil koii majhab na masiihaa maange

tere badan kii khushaboo aai

ajab jalave dikhaye jaa rahe hain

chaar dinon kii umar milii hai aur faasale janmon ke

chalo ye to saliikaa hai bure ko mat buraa kahie

sunane vaale fasanaa teraa hai

sarashaar hoon chhalakate hue jaam kii kasam

samajhataa hoon main sab kuchh sirf samajhaanaa nahiin aataa

kasam in aankhon kii jin se lahoo Tapakataa hai

fool soonghe jaane kyaa yaad aa gayaa

mohabbat karane vaalon ke bahaar-afroj siinon men

mohabbat hai ajiiyat hai hujoom-e-yaas-o-hasarat hai

mere rukh se sukoon Tapakataa hai

main dil ko cheer ke rakh doon ye ek surat hai

kyaa khabar thi ik balaa-e-naa-gahaanii aaegii

khvaahish-e-aish nahin dard-e-nihaani ki kasam

hayaat insaan kii sar taa paa jabaan malum hotii hai

har vakt nauhaa-khvaa sii rahatii hain merii aankhen

gam-jdaa hain mubatalaa-e-dard hain naa-shaad hain

gam-e-hayaat kahaani hai kissaa-khvaa hoon main

din muraadon ke aish ki raate

dil-e-fsurdaa men kuchh soz o saaj baakii hai

dil ke aramaan dil ko chhoD gae

cheer kar seene ko rakh de gar na paye gam-gusaar

apani ujdi hui duniyaa kii kahaani hoon main

ab vo siinaa hai majaar-e-aarju

aarju ko rooh men gm ban ke rahnaa aa gayaa

aafton men ghir gayaa hoon jiist se be-jaar hoon

aaiinaa-e-nigaah men aks-e-shabaab hai

vo ittafaak se raste men mil gayaa thaa mujhe

jin pe ajal taarii thii un ko jindaa karataa hai

jab subh kii dahaliij pe baajaar lagegaa

haan yahii shahar mere khvaabon kaa gahavaaraa thaa

ghuTan ajaab-e-badan kii na meri jaan men laa

fitne ajab tarah ke saman-jaar se uThe

door tak bas ik dhundalakaa gard-e-tanhaaii kaa thaa

dil dabaa jaataa hai kitanaa aaj gam ke bhaar se

bas ik tasalasul-e-takaraar-e-kurb-o-doorii thaa

badan se rishtaa-e-jaan motabar na thaa meraa

aankh men aansoo kaa aur dil men lahoo kaa kaal hai

charkh se kuchh umeed thi hi nahin

har kadam kahataa hai tu aayaa hai jaane ke liye