vo to Khushbuu hai havaao.n me.n bikhar jaayegaa
masalaa phuul ka hai phuul kidhar jaayegaa

ham to samajhe the ke ek zaKhm hai bhar jaayegaa
kyaa Khabar thii ke rag-e-jaa.N me.n utar jaayegaa

vo havaao.n kii tarah Khaanaa_bajaa.N phirataa hai
ek jho.nkaa hai jo aayegaa guzar jaayegaa

vo jab aayegaa to phir us kii rafaaqat ke liye
mausam-e-gul mere aa.Ngan me.n Thahar jaayegaa

aaKhirash vo bhii kahii.n ret pe baiThii hogii
teraa ye pyaar bhii dariyaa hai utar jaayegaa

terii Khushbuu kaa pataa karatii hai
mujh pe ehasaan havaa karatii hai

shab kii tanhaa_ii me.n ab to aksar
guftaguu tujh se rahaa karatii hai

dil ko us raah pe chalanaa hii nahii.n
jo mujhe tujh se judaa karatii hai

zindagii merii thii lekin ab to
tere kahane me.n rahaa karatii hai

us ne dekhaa hii nahii.n varnaa ye aa.Nkh
dil kaa ehavaal kahaa karatii hai

beniyaaz-e-kaaf-e-dariyaa angusht
ret par naam likhaa karatii hai

shaam pa.Date hii kisii shaKhs kii yaad
kuuchaa-e-jaa.N me.n sadaa karatii hai

mujh se bhii us kaa hai vaisaa hii suluuk
haal jo teraa ana??? karatii hai

dukh huaa karataa hai kuchh aur bayaa.N
baat kuchh aur huaa karatii hai

abr barase to inaayat us kii
shaaKh to sirf duaa karatii hai

masalaa jab bhii uThaa chiraaGo.n kaa
faisalaa sirf havaa karatii hai

sabz maddham roshanii me.n surKh aa.Nchal kii dhanak
sard kamare me.n machalatii garm saa.Nso.n kii mahak

baazuuo.n ke sakht halqe me.n ko_ii naazuk badan
silvaTe.n malabuus par aa.Nchal bhii kuchh Dhalakaa huaa

garmii-e-ruKhsaar se dahakii hu_ii Thaa.nDii havaa
narm zulfo.n se mulaayam u.Ngaliyo.n kii chhe.D chhaa.D

surKh ho.nTho.n par sharaarat ke kisii lamhe.n kaa aks
reshamii baaho.n me.n chuu.Dii kii kabhii maddham dhanak

sharmagii.n lahajo.n me.n dhiire se kabhii chaahat kii baat
do dilo.n kii dha.Dakano.n me.n guu.Njatii thii ek sadaa

kaa.Npate ho.nTho.n pe thii allaah se sirf ek duaa
kaash ye lamhe Thahar jaaye.n Thahar jaaye.n zaraa

sundar komal sapano.n kii baaraat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N
dhuup aa.Nkho.n tak aa pahu.Nchii hai raat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N

[komal=soft]

bhor samay tak jis ne hame.n baaham ulajhaaye rakhaa
vo albelii resham jaisii baat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N

[baaham=with each other]

sadaa kii dekhii raat hame.n is baar milii to chup ke se
Khaalii haath pe rakh ke kyaa sauGaat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N

kis ko.npal kii aas me.n ab tak vaise hii sar-sabz ho tum
ab to dhuup kaa mausam hai barasaat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N

log na jaane kin raato.n kii muuraade.n maa.Ngaa karate hai.n
apanii raat to vo jo tere saath guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N

rukane kaa samay guzar gayaa hai
jaanaa teraa ab Thahar gayaa hai

ruKhsat kii gha.Dii kha.Dii hai sar par
dil ko_ii do-niim kar gayaa hai

maatam kii fazaa hai shahar-e-dil me.n
mujh me.n ko_ii shaKhs mar gayaa hai

bujhane ko hai phir se chashm-e-nargis
phir Khvaab-e-sabaa bikhar gayaa hai

bas ik nigaah kii thii us ne
saaraa cheharaa nikhar gayaa hai

kamaal-e-zabt ko Khud bhii to aazamaa_uu.Ngii
mai.n apane haath se us kii dulhan sajaa_uu.Ngii

supurd kar ke use chaa.Ndanii ke haatho.n
mai.n apane ghar ke a.Ndhero.n ko lauT aa_uu.Ngii

badan ke karb ko vo bhii samajh na paayegaa
mai.n dil me.n rouu.Ngii aa.Nkho.n me.n muskuraa_uu.Ngii

vo kyaa gayaa ke rafaaqat ke saare lutf gaye
mai.n kis se ruuTh sakuu.Ngii kise manaa_uu.Ngii

vo ik rishtaa-e-benaam bhii nahii.n lekin
mai.n ab bhii us ke ishaaro.n pe sar jhukaa_uu.Ngii

bichhaa diyaa thaa gulaabo.n ke saath apanaa vajuud
vo so ke uThe to Khvaabo.n kii raakh uThaa_uu.Ngii

ab us kaa fan to kisii aur se manasuub huaa
mai.n kis kii nazm akele me.n gun_gunaa_uu.Ngii

[manasuub=attached]

javaz Dhuu.NDh rahaa thaa na_ii muhabbat kaa
vo kah rahaa thaa ke mai.n us ko bhuul jaa_uu.Ngii

[javaz=reason]

sama’ato.n me.n ghane jangalo.n kii saa.Nse.n hai.n
mai.n ab kabhii terii aavaaz sun na paa_uu.Ngii

abr-e-bahaar ne
phuul kaa cheharaa
apane banafshii haath me.n lekar
aise chuumaa
phuul ke saare dukh
Khushbuu ban kar bah nikale hai.n

[banafshaa=violet flower]

puuraa dukh aur aadhaa chaa.Nd
hijr kii shab aur aisaa chaa.Nd

[hijr=separation; shab=night]

itane ghane baadal ke piichhe
kitanaa tanhaa hogaa chaa.Nd

[tanhaa=lonely]

merii karavaT par jaag uThe
niind kaa kitanaa kachchaa chaa.Nd

seharaa seharaa bhaTak rahaa hai
apane ishq me.n sachchaa chaa.Nd

[seharaa=desert]

raat ke shaayad ek baje hai.n
sotaa hogaa meraa chaa.Nd

paa-ba-gil sab hai.n rihaa_ii kii kare tadabiir kaun
dast-bastaa shahar me.n khole merii zanjiir kaun

meraa sar haazir hai lekin meraa munsif dekh le
kar rahaa hai mere fard-e-jurm ko tahariir kaun

merii chaadar to chhinii thii shaam kii tanhaa_ii ne
beridaa_ii ko merii phir de gayaa tashahiir kaun

niind jab Khvaabo.n se pyaarii ho to aise ahad me.n
Khvaab dekhe kaun aur Khvaabo.n ko de taabiir kaun

ret abhii pichhale makaano.n kii na vaapas aa_ii thii
phir lab-e-saahil gharaundaa kar gayaa taamir kaun

saare rishte hijrato.n me.n saath dete hai.n to phir
shahar se jaate hue hotaa hai daaman_giir kaun

dushmano.n ke saath mere dost bhii aazaad hai.n
dekhanaa hai khe.nchataa hai mujh pe pahalaa tiir kaun

mushkil hai ab shahar me.n nikale ko_ii ghar se
dastaar pe baat aa ga_ii hai hotii hu_ii sar se

barasaa bhii to kis dasht ke be-faiz badan par
ik umr mere khet the jis abr ko tarase

is baar jo indhan ke liye kaT ke giraa hai
chi.Diyo.n ko ba.Daa pyaar thaa us buu.Dhe shajar se

mehanat merii aa.Ndhii se to manasuub nahii.n thii
rahanaa thaa ko_ii rabt shajar kaa bhii samar se

Khud apane se milane kaa to yaaraa na thaa mujh me.n
mai.n bhii.D me.n gum ho ga_ii tanhaa_ii ke Dar se

benaam musaafat hii muqaddar hai to kyaa Gam
manzil kaa ta’yyun kabhii hotaa hai safar se

pattharaayaa hai dil yuu.N ki ko_ii ism pa.Dhaa jaaye
ye shahar nikalataa nahii.n jaaduu ke asar se

nikale hai.n to raste me.n kahii.n shaam bhii hogii
suuraj bhii magar aayegaa is raah-guzar se