kyaa Khabar thii ke mai.n is darjaa badal jaa_uu.Ngaa
tujh ko kho duu.Ngaa tere Gam se sambhal jaa_uu.Ngaa

[is darjaa = so much]

ajanabii ban ke miluu.Ngaa mai.n tujhe mahafil me.n
tuu ne chhe.Dii bhii to mai.n baat badal jaa_uu.Ngaa

Dhuu.NDh paaye na jahaa.N yaad bhii terii mujh ko
aise jangal me.n kisii roz nikal jaa_uu.Ngaa

zid me.n aaye hue maasuum se bachche kii tarah
Khud hii kashtii ko Dubone pe machal jaa_uu.Ngaa

Khvaabo.n me.n tere gar merii Khvaahish nahii.n hogii
mujhase terii aa.Nkho.n kii parastish nahii.n hogii 

aavaaz merii baiTh to sakatii hai thakan se
lahaje me.n agar mere guzaarish nahii.n hogii 

ho fikr jise Khud vo meraa haal parakh le
mujhase to mere Gam kii numaaish nahii.n hogii 

maane ke na maane mujhe ’Shehzaad’ zamaanaa
ye tai hai ke mujh se koii saazish nahii.n hogii 

Khulii jo aa.Nkh to vo thaa na vo zamaanaa thaa
dahakatii aag thii tanhaa_ii thii fasaanaa thaa 

Gamo.n ne baa.NT liyaa mujhe yuu.N aapas me.n
ke jaise mai.n ko_ii luuTaa huaa Khazaanaa thaa 

ye kyaa ke cha.nd hii qadamo.n pe thak ke baiTh gaye
tumhe.n to saath meraa duur tak nibhaanaa thaa 

mujhe jo mere lahuu me.n Dubo ke guzaraa hai
vo ko_ii Gair nahii.n yaar ek puraanaa thaa 

Khud apane haath se "Shahzad" us ko kaaT diyaa
ke jis daraKht ke Tahanii pe aashiyaanaa thaa

khaa kar zaKhm duaa di ham ne
bas yuu.N umr bitaa dii ham ne

raat kuchh aise dil dukhataa thaa
jaise aas bujhaa dii ham ne

sannaaTe ke shahar me.n tujh ko
be-aavaaz sadaa dii ham ne

dekh ke jis ko dil dukhataa thaa
vo tasviir jalaa dii ham ne

aa "Shehzad" tujhe samajhaaye.n
kyuu.Nkar umr ga.Nvaa dii ham ne

ek bas tuu hii nahii.n mujhase Khafaa ho baiThaa
mai.n ne jo sa.ng taraashaa vo Khudaa ho baiThaa 

uTh ke ma.nzil hii agar aaye to shaayad kuchh ho
shauq-e-ma.nzil me.n meraa aabalaapaa ho baiThaa 

masalahat chhin gaii quvvat-e-guftaar magar
kuchh na kahanaa hii meraa merii sadaa ho baiThaa 

shukriyaa ae mere qaatil ae masiihaa mere
zahar jo tune diyaa thaa vo davaa ho baiThaa 

jaane ’Shehzaad’ ko min_jumlaa-e-aadaa paakar
huuk vo uTThii ke jii tan se judaa ho baiThaa 

agar badan ek makaan hai
makaan bhii ek kiraaye kaa
aur is me.n ham muqiim hai.n
kiraayedaar kii tarah
to maalike-makaan ko koii
Khabar bhej de
ke luT chuke hai.n ham
hamaare paas ab nahii.n hai
koii aisii shaih
kii jisako ham kiraaye ke bataur
usako de sake.n
baGair kuchh adaa kiye
Thaharanaa is makaan me.n
hamaarii zaKhm zaKhm par
bula.nd sar panaah qubuul kar sake
nahii.n hai ye hame.n yaqii.n
to maalike-makaan
yaa to aa ke sambhaal le vagarnaa phir
hame.n ye Khud makaan
usako chho.D kar safar ke baa.Ndhanii pa.Degii
ye shikastaa-tar kamar