muskuraatii hu_ii dhanak hai vahii
us badan me.n chamak damak hai vahii

phuul kumhalaa gaye ujaalo.n ke
saa.Nvalii shaam me.n namak hai vahii

ab bhii cheharaa charaaG lagataa hai
bujh gayaa hai magar chamak hai vahii

ko_ii shiishaa zaruur TuuTaa hai
gunagunaatii hu_ii khanak hai vahii

pyaar kis kaa milaa hai miTTii me.n
is chamelii tale mahak hai vahii

musaafir ke raste badalate rahe
muqaddar me.n chalanaa thaa chalate rahe

ko_ii phuul saa haath kaa.Ndhe pe thaa
mere paa.Nv sholo.n pe chalate rahe

mere raaste me.n ujaalaa rahaa
diye us kii aa.Nkho.n ke jalate rahe

vo kyaa thaa jise hamane Thukaraa diyaa
magar umr bhar haath malate rahe

muhabbat adaavat vafaa beruKhii
kiraaye ke ghar the badalate rahe

sunaa hai u.nhe.n bhii havaa lag ga_ii
havaao.n ke jo ruKh badalate rahe

lipaT ke charaaGo.n se vo so gaye
jo phuulo.n pe karavaT badalate rahe

mujhase bichha.D ke Khush rahate ho
merii tarah tum bhii jhuuThe ho

ik Tahanii par chaa.Nd Tikaa thaa
mai.n ye samajhaa tum baiThe ho

[Tahanii=branch]

ujale ujale phuul khile the
bilkul jaise tum ha.Nste ho

mujh ko shaam bataa detii hai
tum kaise kapa.De pahane ho

tum tanahaa duniyaa se la.Doge
bachcho.n sii baate.n karate ho

muhabbato.n me.n dikhaave kii dostii na milaa
agar gale nahii.n milataa to haath bhii na milaa

gharo.n pe naam the naamo.n ke saath ohade the
bahut talaash kiyaa koii aadamii na milaa

tamaam rishto.n ko mai.n ghar pe chho.D aayaa thaa
phir isake baad mujhe koii ajanabii na milaa

bahut ajiib hai ye qurbato.n kii duurii bhii
vo mere saath rahaa aur mujhe kabhii na milaa

Khudaa kii itanii ba.Dii qaayanaat me.n mai.n ne
bas ek ShaKhs ko maa.Ngaa mujhe vo hii na milaa

mom kii zindagii ghulaa karanaa
kuchh kisii se na tazakaraa karanaa

meraa bachapan thaa aa_iine jaisaa
har khilaunaa kaa muu.N takaa karanaa

cheharaa cheharaa merii kitaabe.n hai.n
pa.Dhane vaalo mujhe pa.Dhaa karanaa

ye rivaayat bahut puraanii hai
nii.nd me.n ret par chalaa karanaa

raaste me.n ka_ii khaNDar ho.nge
shah-savaaro vahaa.N rukaa karanaa

jab bahut ha.Ns chuko to chehare ko
aa.Nsuo.n se bhii dho liyaa karanaa

phuul shaaKho.n ke ho.n ki aa.Nkho.n ke
raaste raaste chunaa karanaa

mere saath tum bhii duaa karo yuu.N kisii ke haq me.n buraa na ho
kahii.n aur ho na ye haadasaa ko_ii raaste me.n judaa na ho

mere ghar se raat kii sej tak vo ik aa.Nsuu kii lakiir hai
zaraa ba.D ke chaa.Nd se puuchhanaa vo isii taraf se gayaa na ho

NOTE: Some books have the first misra of the above sher as:
merii chhat se raat kii subah tak ko_ii aa.Nsuuo.n kii lakiir hai

sar-e-shaam Thaharii hu_ii zamii.n, aasamaa.N hai jhukaa huaa
isii mo.D par mere vaaste vo charaaG le kar kha.Daa na ho

vo farishte aap hii Dhuu.NDhiye kahaaniyo.n kii kitaab me.n
jo buraa kahe.n na buraa sune ko_ii shaKhs un se Khafaa na ho

vo visaal ho ke firaaq ho terii aag mahakegii ek din
vo gulaab ban ke khilegaa kyaa jo charaaG ban ke jalaa na ho

mujhe yuu.N lagaa ki Khaamosh Khushbuu ke ho.Nth titalii ne chhuu liye
i.nhii.n zard patto.n kii oT me.n ko_ii phuul soyaa huaa na ho

isii ehatiyaat me.n mai.n rahaa, isii ehatiyaat me.n vo rahaa
vo kahaa.N kahaa.N mere saath hai kisii aur ko ye pataa na ho

mil bhii jaate hai.n to kataraa ke nikal jaate hai.n
haaye mausam kii tarah dost badal jaate hai.n

ham abhii tak hai.n giraftaar-e-muhabbat yaaro
Thokare.n khaa ke sunaa thaa ki sambhal jaate hai.n

ye kabhii apanii jafaa par na huaa sharmindaa
ham samajhate rahe patthar bhii pighal jaate hai.n

umr bhar jin kii vafaao.n pe bharosaa kiije
vaqt pa.Dane pe vahii log badal jaate hai.n

mai.n bhii shaayad buraa nahii.n hotaa
vo agar bevafaa nahii.n hotaa

bevafaa bevafaa nahii.n hotaa
Khatm ye faasalaa nahii.n hotaa

kuchh to majabuuriyaa.N rahii ho.ngii
yuu.N ko_ii bevafaa nahii.n hotaa

jii bahut chaahataa hai sach bole.n
kyaa kare.n hausalaa nahii.n hotaa

raat kaa i.ntazaar kaun kare
aaj-kal din me.n kyaa nahii.n hotaa

guftaguu un se roz hotii hai
muddato.n saamanaa nahii.n hotaa

maan mausam kaa kahaa, chhaa_ii ghaTaa, jaam uThaa
aag se aag bujhaa, phuul khilaa, jaam uThaa

pii mere yaar tujhe apanii qasam detaa huu.N
bhuul jaa shikavaa-gilaa, haath milaa, jaam uThaa

haath me.n jaam jahaa.N aayaa muqaddar chamakaa
sab badal jaayegaa qismat kaa likhaa jaam uThaa

ek pal bhii kabhii ho jaataa hai sadiyo.n jaisaa
der kyaa karanaa yahaa.N, haath ba.Daa, jaam uThaa

pyaar hii pyaar hai sab log baraabar hai.n yahaa.N
maikade me.n ko_ii chhoTaa na ba.Daa, jaam uThaa

log TuuT jaate hai.n ek ghar banaane me.n
tum taras nahii.n khaate bastiyaa.N jalaane me.n

aur jaam TuuTe.nge is sharaab-Khaane me.n
mausamo.n ke aane me.n mausamo.n ke jaane me.n

har dha.Dakate patthar ko log dil samajhate hai.n
umr biit jaatii hai dil ko dil banaane me.n

faaKhtaa kii majabuurii ye bhii kah nahii.n sakatii
kaun saa.Np rakhataa hai usake aashiyaane me.n

duusarii ko_ii la.Dakii zindagii me.n aayegii
kitanii der lagatii hai usako bhuul jaane me.n