yuu.N terii rahaguzar se diivaanaavaar guzare
kaa.Ndhe pe apane rakh ke apanaa mazaar guzare

baiThe rahe hai.n raastaa me.n dil kaa Kha.nDhar sajaa kar
shaayad isii taraf se ek din bahaar guzare

bahatii huii ye nadiyaa ghulate hue kinaare
koii to paar utare koii to paar guzare

tuu ne bhii ham ko dekhaa hamane bhii tujhako dekhaa
tuu dil hii haar guzaraa ham jaan haar guzare

ye raat ye tanhaa_ii
ye dil ke dha.Dakane kii aavaaz
ye sannaaTaa

ye Duubate taaro.n kii
Khaamosh Gazal_Khvaanii
ye vaqt kii palko.n par
sotii hu_ii viiraanii
jazbaat-e-muhabbat kii
ye aaKhirii anga.Daa_ii
bajatii hu_ii har jaanib
ye maut kii shahanaa_ii

sab tum ko bulaate hai.n
pal bhar ko tum aa jaao
band hotii merii aa.Nkho.n me.n
muhabbat kaa
ik Khvaab sajaa jaao

puuchhate ho to suno kaise basar hotii hai
raat Khairaat kii sadqe kii sahar hotii hai

saa.Ns bharane ko to jiinaa nahii.n kahate yaa rab
dil hii dukhataa hai na ab aasteen tar hotii hai

jaise jaagii hu_ii aa.Nkho.n me.n chubhe.n kaa.Nch ke Khvaab
raat is tarah diivaano.n kii basar hotii hai

Gam hii dushman hai meraa Gam hii ko dil Dhuu.NDhataa hai
ek lamhe kii judaa_ii bhii agar hotii hai

ek markaz kii talaash ek bhaTakatii Khushbuu
kabhii ma.nzil kabhii tamhiid-e-safar hotii hai

[markaz=focus; tamhiid=prelude/preamble]

chaa.Nd tanhaa hai aasmaa.N tanhaa
dil milaa hai kahaa.N kahaa.N tanhaa

bujh ga_ii aas chhup gayaa taaraa
thar_tharaataa rahaa dhuaa.N tanhaa

zindagii kyaa isii ko kahate hai.n
jism tanhaa hai aur jaa.N tanhaa

ham_safar ko_ii gar mile bhii kahii.n
dono.n chalate rahe tanhaa tanhaa

jalatii bujhatii sii raushanii ke pare
simaTaa simaTaa saa ek makaa.N tanhaa

raah dekhaa karegaa sadiyo.n tak
chho.D jaayenge ye jahaa.N tanhaa

aaGaaz to hotaa hai anjaam nahii.n hotaa
jab merii kahaanii me.n vo naam nahii.n hotaa

[aaGaaz = start; anjaam = end/result]

jab zulf kii kaalikh me.n ghul jaaye ko_ii rahii
bad_naam sahii lekin gum_naam nahii.n hotaa

[kaalikh = blackness]

ha.Ns ha.Ns ke javaa.N dil ke ham kyo.n na chune.n Tuka.De
har shaKhs kii qismat me.n inaam nahiin hotaa

bahate hue aa.Nsuu ne aa.Nkho.n se kahaa tham kar
jo mai se pighal jaaye vo jaam nahii.n hotaa

din Duube hai.n yaa Duubii baaraat liye kashtii
saahil pe magar ko_ii koharaam nahiin hotaa

aabalaapaa ko_ii is dasht me.n aayaa hogaa
varnaa aa.Ndhii me.n diyaa kis ne jalaayaa hogaa

zarre zarre pe ja.De ho.nge ku.Nvaare sajde
ek ek but ko Khudaa us ne banaayaa hogaa

pyaas jalate huye kaa.NTo.n kii bujhaa_ii hogii
risate paanii ko haathelii pe sajaayaa hogaa

mil gayaa hogaa agar ko_ii sunaharii patthar
apanaa TuuTaa huaa dil yaad to aayaa hogaa

Khuun ke chhii.nTe kahii.n pochh na le.n rehro.n se
kis ne viiraane ko gul_zaar banaayaa hogaa