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

yahii bahut hai ke dil us ko Dhuu.ND laayaa hai
kisii ke saath sahii vo nazar to aayaa hai

karuu.N shikaayate.n takataa rahuu.N ke pyaar karuu.N
gaye bahaar kii suurat vo lauT aayaa hai

vo saamane thaa magar ye yaqii.n na aataa thaa
vo aap hai ke merii Khvaahisho.n kaa saayaa hai

azaab huup ke kaise hai.n baarishe.n kyaa hai.n
fasiil-e-jism girii jab to hosh aayaa hai

mai.n kyaa karuu.Ngaa agar vo na mil sakaa ’Amjad’
abhii abhii mere dil me.n Khayaal aayaa hai

mohabbat kii tabiyat me.n
ye kaisaa bachapanaa qudarat ne rakkhaa hai

ke jitanii puraanii jitanii bhii mazabuut ho jaaye
ise taa_iid-e-taazaa kii zaruurat phir bhii rahatii hai
yaqii.n kii aaKhirii had tak dilo.n me.n lah_lahaatii ho
nigaaho.n se Tapakatii ho lahuu me.n jag_magaatii ho
hazaaro.n tarah se dil_kash hasiin haale banaatii ho
use izhaar ke lafzo.n kii haajat phir bhii rahatii hai

mohabbat maa.Ngatii hai yuu.N gavaahii apane hone kii
ke jaise tifl-e-saadaa shaam ko ik biij boye
aur shab me.n bauraa uThe
zamii.n ko khod kar dekhe
ke paudhaa ab kahaa.N tak hai

mohabbat kii tabiyat me.n ajab takaraar kii Khuu hai
ke ye iqraar ke lafzo.n ko sunane se nahii.n thakatii
bichha.Dane kii gha.Dii ho yaa ko_ii milane kii sa’at ho
ise bas ek hii dhun hai
kaho mujh se mohabbat hai
kaho mujh se mohabbat hai

kuchh aisii besakuunii hai vafaa kii sar_zamii.no.n me.n
ke jo ahal-e-mohabbat ko sadaa bechain rakhatii hai
ke jaise phuul me.n Khsuhbuu ke jaise haath me.n taaraa
ke jaise shaam kaa taaraa
mohabbat karane vaalo.n kii sahar raato.n me.n rahatii hai
gumanaam ke shaaKhcho.n me.n aashiyaa.N banataa hai ulfat kaa
ye ain visaal me.n bhii hijr ke Khadsho.n me.n rahatii hai

mohabbat ke musaafir zindagii jab kaaT chukate hai.n
thakan kii karachiyaa.N chunate vafaa kii ajarake.n pahane
samay kii rah_guzar kii aaKhirii sarhad pe rukate hai.n
to ko_ii Duubatii saa.Nso.n kii Dorii thaam ker
dhiire se kahataa hai
ke ye sach hai naa
hamaarii zindagii ik duusare ke naam likhii thii
dhundhalakaa saa jo aa.Nkho.n ke qariib-o-duur phailaa hai
isii kaa naam chaahat hai
tumhe.n mujh se mohabbat thii
tumhe.n mujh se mohabbat hai

mohabbat kii tabiyat me.n
ye kaisaa bachapanaa qudarat ne rakkhaa hai

terii zad se nikalanaa chaahataa hai
ye dariyaa ruKh badalanaa chaahataa hai

[zad = target/range]

vo sapanaa jis kii suurat hii nahii.n hai
merii aa.Nkho.n me.n chalanaa chaahataa hai

dilo.n kii maa.Ndagii pe kyaa ta’ajjub
ki suuraj bhii to Dhalanaa chaahataa hai

[maa.Ndagii = dimmed/faded/dulled’ ta’ajjub = amazement]

nashist-e-dard badalii hai to ab dil
zaraa pahaluu badalanaa chaahataa hai

[nashist-e-dard = place where it hurts]

mujhe bhii saamanaa hai karbalaa kaa
meraa sar bhii uchhalanaa chaahataa hai

nahii.n hai tarjumaan-e-Gam ye aa.Nsuu
ye paanii ab ubalanaa chaahataa hai

na shikaayate.n na gilaa kare
ko_ii aisaa shaKhs huaa kare
jo mere liye hii sajaa kare
mujh hii se baate.n kiyaa kare

[gilaa=complaint]

kabhii roye jaaye vo bepanaah
kabhii betahaashaa udaas ho
kabhii chupake chupake dabe qadam
mere piichhe aa kar ha.Nsaa kare

[bepanaah=limitless]

merii qurbate.n merii chaahate.n
ko_ii yaad kare qadam qadam
mai.n taviil safar me.n huu.N agar
merii vaapasii kii duaa kare

sitaare jo damakate hai.n
kisii kii chashm-e-hairaa.N me.n
mulaaqaate.n jo hotii hai.n
jamaal-e-abr-o-baaraa.N me.n 

ye na abaad vaqto.n me.n
dil-e-naashaad me.n hogii
muhabbat ab nahii.n hogii
ye kuchh din baad me.n hogii 

guzar jaaye.nge jab ye din
ye un kii yaad me.n hogii 

kuchh aise ghaao bhii hote hai.n
jinhe.n zaKhmii aap nahii.n dhote
bin roye huye aa.Nsuo.n kii tarah
siine me.n chhupaa ke rakhate hai.n
aur saarii umr nahii.n rote

[ghaao = wound]

niinde.n bhii muhaiyaa hotii hai.n
sapane bhii duur nahii.n hote
kyuu.N phir bhii jaagate rahate hai.n
kyuu.N saarii raat nahii.n sote

[muhaiyaa = available]

ab kis se kahe.n ai jaan-e-vafaa
ye ahal-e-vafaa kis aag me.n jalate rahate hai.n
kyuu.N bujh ke raakh nahii.n hote

kisii kii aa.Nkh jo pur_nam nahii.n hai
na samajho ye ke us ko Gam nahii.n hai 

savaad-e-dard me.n tanhaa kha.Daa huu.N
palaT jaa_uu.N magar mausam nahii.n hai 

samajh me.n kuchh nahii.n aataa kisii ke
agarche guftaguu mubaham nahii.n hai 

sulagataa kyuu.N nahii.n taariik jangal
talab kii lau agar maddham nahii.n hai 

ye bastii hai sitam paravar digaan kii
yahaa.N ko_ii kisii se kam nahii.n hai 

kinaaraa duusaraa dariyaa kaa jaise
vo saathii hai magar maharam nahii.n hai 

dilo.n kii raushanii bujhane na denaa
vajuud-e-tiiragii mahakam nahii.n hai 

mai.n tum ko chaah kar pachhataa rahaa huu.N
ko_ii is zaKhm kaa maraham nahii.n hai 

jo ko_ii sun sake ’Amjad’ to sunaa denaa
ba-juz ek baaz gasht-e-Gam nahii.n hai 

Khud apane liye baiTh ke soche.nge kisii din
yuu.N hai ki tujhe bhuul ke dekhe.nge kisii din

bhaTake hue phirate hai.n ka_ii lafz jo dil me.n
duniyaa ne diyaa vaqt to likkhe.nge kisii din

hil jaaye.nge ik baar to arsho.n ke dar-o-baam
ye Khaak_nashii.n log jo bole.nge kisii din

aapas kii kisii baat kaa milataa hii nahii.n vaqt
har baat ye kahate hai.n ke baiThe.nge kisii din

ai jaan terii yaad ke be-naam parinde
shaaKho.n pe mere dard kii utare.nge kisii din

jaatii hai kisii jhiil kii gaharaa_ii kahaa.N tak
aa.nkho.n me.n terii Duub ke dekhe.nge kisii din

Khushbuu se bharii shaam me.n jugnuu ke qalam se
ik nazm tere vaaste likkhe.nge kisii din 

soye.nge terii aa.Nkh kii Khlvat me.n kisii raat
saaye me.n terii zulf ke jaage.nge kisii din

Khushbuu kii tarah ,asl-e-sabaa Khaak numaa se
galiyo.n se tere shahar kii guzare.nge kisii din

’Amjad’ hai yahii ab ke kafan baa.Ndh ke sar se
us shahar-e-sitam_gaar me.n jaaye.nge kisii din

kahaa.N aake rukane the raaste kahaa.N mo.D thaa use bhuul jaa
vo jo mil gayaa use yaad rakh jo nahii.n milaa use bhuul jaa

vo tere nasiib kii baariishe.n kisii aur chhat pe baras ga_ii
dil-e-beKhabar merii baat sun use bhuul jaa use bhuul jaa

mai.n to gum thaa tere hii dhyaan me.n terii aas me.n tere gumaan me.n
havaa kah ga_ii mere kaan me.n mere saath aa use bhuul jaa

tujhe chaa.Nd ban ke milaa thaa jo tere saahilo.n pe khilaa thaa jo
vo thaa ek dariyaa visaal kaa so utar gayaa use bhuul jaa