kuchh to mai.n bhii bahut dil kaa kamazor huu.N
kuchh muhabbat bhii hai fitaratan badagumaa.N

tazakaraa ko_ii ho zikr teraa rahaa
avval-e-aaKhirash daramiyaa.N daramiyaa.N

jaane kis desh se dil me.n aa jaate hai.n
chaa.Ndanii raat me.n dard ke kaaravaa.N

ko_ii kaa.NTaa chubhaa nahii.n hotaa
dil agar phuul saa nahii.n hotaa

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

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

jii bahut chaahataa 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

kis ne mujhako sadaa dii bataa kaun hai
ai havaa tere ghar me.n chhupaa kaun hai

baarisho.n me.n kisii pe.D ko dekhanaa
shaal o.Dhe huye bhiigataa kaun hai

mai.n yahaa.N dhuup me.n tap rahaa huu.N magar
vo pasiine me.n Duubaa kaun hai

aasamaano.n ko hamane bataayaa nahii.n
Duubatii shaam me.n Duubataa kaun hai

Khushbuuo.n me.n nahaa_ii huyii shaaKh par
phuul saa muskuraataa huaa kaun hai

dil ko patthar huye ik zamaanaa huaa
ham makaa.N me.n magar bolataa kaun hai

Khvaab is aa.Nkho.n se ab ko_ii churaa kar le jaaye
qabr ke suukhe huye phuul uThaa kar le jaaye

mu.ntazir phuul me.n Khushbuu kii tarah huu.N kab se
ko_ii jho.nke.n kii tarah aaye u.Daa kar le jaaye

[mu.ntazir=waiting]

ye bhii paanii hai magar aa.Nkho.n kaa aisaa paanii
jo hathelii pe rachii meha.ndii u.Daa kar le jaaye

mai.n mohabbat se mahakataa huaa Khat huu.N mujh ko
zindagii apanii kitaabo.n me.n dabaa kar le jaaye

Khaak i.nsaaf hai naabiinaa buto.n ke aage
raat thaalii me.n chiraaGo.n ko sajaa kar le jaaye

[naabiinaa=blind]

Khushbuu kii tarah aayaa vo tez havaao.n me.n
maa.Ngaa thaa jise ham ne din raat duaao.n me.n

tum chhat par nahii.n aaye mai.n ghar se nahii.n nikalaa
ye chaa.Nd bahut laTakaa saavan ki ghaTaao.n me.n

is shahar me.n ik la.Dakii bilkul hai Gazal jaisii
phuulo.n kii badan vaalii Khushbuu sii adaao.n me.n

duniyaa kii tarah vo bhii ha.Nsate hai.n muhabbat par
Duube huye rahate the jo log vafaao.n me.n

Khush rahe yaa bahut udaas rahe
zindagii tere aas paas rahe

chaa.Nd in badaliyo.n se nikalegaa
ko_ii aayegaa dil ko aas rahe

ham muhabbat ke phuul hai.n shaayad
ko_ii kaa.NTaa bhii aas paas rahe

mere siine me.n is tarah bas jaa
merii saa.nso.n me.n terii baas rahe

aaj ham sab ke saath Khuub ha.Nse
aur phir der tak udaas rahe

Khudaa ham ko aisii Khudaa_ii na de
ki apane sivaa kuchh dikhaa_ii na de

Khataavaar samajhegii duniyaa tujhe
ab itanii bhii zyaadaa safaa_ii na de

[Khataavaar=guilty]

ha.Nso aaj itanaa ki is shor me.n
sadaa sisakiyo.n kii sunaa_ii na de

abhii to badan me.n lahuu hai bahut
kalam chiin le raushanaa_ii na de

mujhe apanii chaadar se yuu.N Dhaa.Np lo
zamii.n aasamaa.N kuchh dikhaa_ii na de

Gulaamii ko barakat samajhane lage.n
asiiro.n ko aisii rihaa_ii na de

[barakat=blessing; asiiro.n=prisoners; rihaa_ii=freedom]

mujhe aisii jannat nahii.n chaahe
jahaan se madiinaa dikhaa_ii na de

mai.n ashko.n se naam-e-muhammad likhuu.N
qalam chhiin le raushanii na de

abhii to badan me.n lahuu hai bahut
qalam chhiin le roshanaa_ii na de

Khudaa aise irfaan kaa naam hai
rahe saamane aur dikhaa_ii na de

kaun aayaa raaste aaiinaaKhaane ho gae
raat raushan ho gaii din bhii suhaane ho gae

kyo.n havelii ke uja.Dane kaa mujhe afasos ho
saika.Do.n beghar pari.ndo.n ke Thikaane ho gae

ye bhii mumkin hai ke usane mujhako pahachaanaa na ho
ab use dekhe hue kitane zamaane ho gae

jaao un kamaro.n ke aaiine uThaakar phe.nk do
ve agar ye kah rahe.n ho ham puraane ho gae

merii palako.n par ye aa.Nsuu pyaar kii tauhiin hai
unakii aa.Nkho.n se gire motii ke daane ho gae

kahii.n chaa.Nd raaho.n me.n kho gayaa kahii.n chaa.Ndanii bhii bhaTak ga_ii
mai.n charaaG vo bhii bujhaa huaa merii raat kaise chamak ga_ii

merii daastaa.N kaa uruuj thaa terii narm palako.n kii chhaa.Nv me.n
mere saath thaa tujhe jaaganaa terii aa.Nkh kaise jhapak ga_ii

kabhii ham mile to bhii kyaa mile vahii duuriyaa.N vahii faasale
na kabhii hamaare qadam ba.Dhe na kabhii tumhaarii jhijhak ga_ii

tujhe bhuul jaane kii koshishe.n kabhii qaamayaab na ho sakii.n
terii yaad shaaKh-e-gulaab hai jo havaa chalii to lachak ga_ii

kahaa.N aa.Nsuuo.n kii ye sauGaat hogii
naye log ho.nge na_ii baat hogii

mai.n har haal me.n muskuraataa rahuu.Ngaa
tumhaarii muhabbat agar saath hogii

charaaGo.n ko aa.Nkho.n se mahafuus rakhanaa
ba.Dii duur tak raat hii raat hogii

[mahafuus=safe]

musaafir hai.n ham bhii musaafir ho tum bhii
kisii mo.D pe phir mulaaqaat hogii