zahaanato.n ko kahaa.N karb se faraar milaa
jise nigaah milii usako intazaar milaa

[zahaanato.n=intelligence; karb=sorrow]

vo koii raah kaa patthar ho yaa hasii.n ma.nzar
jahaa.N se raastaa Thaharaa vahii.n mazaar milaa

koii pukaar rahaa thaa khulii fizaao.n se
nazar uThaaii to chaaro taraf hisaar milaa

[hisaar=fort]

har ek saa.Ns na jaane thii justajuu kisakii
har ek dayaar musaafir ko bedayaar milaa

[dayaar=courtyard]

ye shahar hai ki numaa_ish lagii huii hai koii
jo aadamii bhii milaa banake ishtahaar milaa

ye zindagii
aaj jo tumhaare
badan kii chhoTii-ba.Dii naso.n me.n
machal rahii hai
tumhaare pairo.n se chal rahii hai
tumhaarii aavaaz me.n Gale se nikal rahii hai
tumhaare lafzo.n me.n Dhal rahii hai

ye zindagii
jaane kitanii sadiyo.n se
yuu.N hii shakle.n
badal rahii hai

badalatii shaklo.n
badalate jismo.n me.n
chalataa-phirataa ye ik sharaaraa
jo is gha.Dii
naam hai tumhaaraa
isii se saarii chahal-pahal hai
isii se roshan hai har nazaaraa

sitaare to.Do yaa ghar basaao
qalam uThaao yaa sar jhukaao

tumhaarii aa.Nkho.n kii roshnii tak
hai khel saaraa

ye khel hogaa nahii.n dubaaraa
ye khel hogaa nahii.n dubaaraa

tum ye kaise judaa ho gaye
har taraf har jagah ho gaye

apanaa cheharaa na badalaa gayaa
aa_iine se Khafaa ho gaye

jaane vaale gaye bhii kahaa.N
chaa.Nd suuraj ghaTaa ho gaye

bevafaa to na vo the na ham
yuu.N huaa bas judaa ho gaye

aadamii bananaa aasaa.N na thaa
sheKh jii ???? ho gaye

teraa hijr meraa nasiib hai teraa Gam hii merii hayaat hai
mujhe terii duurii kaa Gam ho kyo.n tuu kahii.n bhii ho mere saath hai

mere vaaste tere naam par koii harf aaye nahii.n nahii.n
mujhe Khauf-e-duniyaa nahii.n magar mere ruu-ba-ruu terii zaat hai

teraa vasl ai merii dilarubaa nahii.n merii kismat to kyaa huaa
merii mahajabii.n yahii kam hai kyaa terii hasarato.n kaa to saath hai

teraa ishq mujh pe hai maharabaa.N mere dil ko haasil hai do jahaa.N
merii jaan-e-jaa.N isii baat par merii jaan jaaye to baat hai

tanhaa tanhaa ham ro le.nge mahafil mahafil gaaye.nge
jab tak aa.Nsuu paas rahe.nge tab tak giit sunaaye.nge

tum jo socho vo tum jaano ham to apanii kahate hai.n
der na karanaa ghar jaane me.n varanaa ghar kho jaaye.nge

bachcho.n ke chhoTe haatho.n ko chaa.Nd sitaare chhuune do
chaar kitaabe.n pa.Dh kar vo bhii ham jaise ho jaaye.nge

kin raaho.n se duur hai ma.nzil kaun saa rastaa aasaa.N hai
ham jab thak kar ruk jaaye.nge auro.n ko samajhaaye.nge

achchhii suurat vaale saare patthar-dil ho mumkin hai
ham to us din raa_e de.nge jis din dhokaa khaaye.nge

safar me.n dhuup to hogii jo chal sako to chalo
sabhii hai.n bhii.D me.n tum bhii nikal sako to chalo

idhar udhar ka_ii ma.nzil hai.n chal sako to chalo
bane banaaye hai.n saa.Nche jo Dhal sako to chalo

kisii ke vaasate raahe.n kahaa.N badalatii hai.n
tum apane aap ko Khud hii badal sako to chalo

yahaa.N kisii ko koii raastaa nahii.n detaa
mujhe giraake agar tum sambhal sako to chalo

yahii hai zindagii kuchh Khvaab chand ummiide.n
inhii.n khilauno.n se tum bhii bahal sako to chalo

har ik safar ko hai mahafuus raasto.n kii talaash
hifaazato.n kii rivaayat badal sako to chalo

kahii.n nahii.n ko_ii suuraj, dhuaa.N dhuaa.N hai fizaa
Khud apane aap se baahar nikal sako to chalo

sab kii puujaa ek sii, alag alag har riit
masjid jaaye maulavii, koyal gaaye giit

puujaa ghar me.n muurtii, miiraa ke sang shyaam
jitanii jisakii chaakarii, utane usake daam

siitaa-raava.Nn, raam kaa, kare.n vibhaajan log
ek hii tan me.n dekhiye, tiino.n kaa sa.njog

miTTii se maaTii mile, kho ke sabhii nishaa.N
kis me.n kitanaa kaun hai, kaise ho pahachaan

muu.Nh kii baate.n sune har ko_ii, dil kaa dard na jaane kaun
aavaazo.n ke baazaaro.n me.n Khaamoshii pahachaane kaun

sadiyo.n sadiyo.n vahii tamaashaa rastaa rastaa lambii khoy
lekin jab ham mil jaate hai.n, kho jaataa hai jaane kaun

vo meraa aa_iinaa hai mai.n us kii parachhaa_ii huu.N
mere hii ghar me.n rahataa hai, mujh jaisaa hii jaane kaun

kirat kirat halkaa saa suuraj, palal palak khulatii nii.nde.n
yuu.N hii dilpighal rahaa hai, zarraa-zarraa jaane kaun

muhabbat me.n vafaadaarii se bachiye
jahaa.N tak ho adaakaarii se bachiye

har ek suurat bhalii lagatii hai kuchh din
lahuu ke shobadaakaarii se bachiye

sharaafat aadamiyat dard-mandii
ba.De shahro.n me.n biimaarii se bachiye

zaruurii kyaa har ek mahafil me.n aanaa
taqalluf kii ravaadaarii se bachiye

binaa pairo.n ke sar chalate nahii.n hai.n
buzurgo.n kii samajhadaarii se bachiye

masjido.n-mandiro.n kii duniyaa me.n
mujhako pahachaanate kahaa.N hai.n log

roz mai.n chaa.Nd ban ke aataa huu.N
din me.n suuraj saa jagamagaataa huu.N

khan-khanaataa huu.N maa.N ke gahano.n me.n
ha.Nsataa rahataa huu.N chhup ke bahano.n me.n

[maa.N=mother; gahanaa=jewellery]

mai.n hii mazaduur ke pasiine me.n
mai.n hii barasaat ke mahiine me.n

[mazaduur=labourer; pasiinaa=sweat; mahiinaa=month]

merii tasviir aa.Nkh kaa aa.Nsuu
merii tahariir jism kaa jaduu

[tahariir=handwriting]

masjido.n-mandiro.n kii duniyaa me.n
mujhako pahachaanate nahii.n jab log

mai.n zamiino.n ko be-ziyaa karake
aasamaano.n me.n lauT jaataa huu.N

[be-ziyaa=without light]

mai.n Khudaa ban ke qahar Dhaataa huu.N

[qahar=rage/anger; qahar Dhaanaa=wreak havoc/destroy]