apne hi aaspas tum jawabon meiN rahte ho

aankhoN ko band kar ke khwabon meiN rahte ho
kaanton ki shaakh pe gulaaboN mein rahte ho

koi tut ta sitara kabhi taqdeer badal de
shab-e-intzar ki chhat pe mehraboN meiN rahte ho

qarb-e-dil kahiN surat na ayaN kar de
hothoN pe tabassum ke naqaboN meiN rahte ho

taqdeer ka likha to hath ki lakeeroN meiN hai
kya dhooNdte tum kitaaboN meiN rahte ho

muhabbat hi la-faani hai aur rahegi ta-abad
ungliyoN pe chalte kaun se hisabon meiN rahte ho

yuN bhatak bhatak ke sham ghar laut aana
tum bachchon ke masoom intikhabon meiN rahte ho

na udas ho tum sawaloN ke jungle mein
apne hi aaspas tum jawaboN meiN rahte ho.

yuN raat ke gumbad pe khawabon ka basera hai

gila nahin mujhe tere intiqaam se
shuru karti hooN din tera naam se

dariya bhi aasmaN zamiN pe le aata hai
dikha ke kahkashaN paani meiN ahatram se

baaNdh ke suraj ko apne baazu mein
mujhe laDna hai andheroN se intzam se

teri aankhoN ke aayheene meiN khud ko saNwarooN
mile jo fursat kabhi apne kaam se

dhoop ruk gaye hai chhat ki mundher per
milane muflisi ko roshni ke qayaam se

joi meiN aayena ban ke khud meiN utarta hooN
ho jata hooN labbasta meiN khud kalaam se

yuN raat ke gumbad pe khwabon ka basera hai
koi tabir nahiN guzarti bala-e-baam se

kisi dastshanash ne meri hatheli ko dekha
waqif nahi kiya per mere anjaam se

jeene ki wajah

yuN is tarah jeene ki wajah se lagti ho
shabnam ka zewar pehne subah si lagti ho

tujhe chaaNd ke aqs jaise tashtri mein utaroon
aasma se uth ti chaNdni ki nigah se lagti ho

yuN baagwaN banke fasl-e-bahar ka
khushk zamiN pe baarish ki dua si lagti ho

gussa ki mukhtsar lahroN ki zindagi sa
saghar ko chhune wali hawa si lagti ho

dhoop ki imaraton ke garm shahar mein
thandi surmayee sham ki faza si lagti ho

yuN so gaya meiN barf ke takiye pe sar laga ke
kohre ke chilman se aati sada si lagti ho.

sukhan ki sirf tehreer nahin hooN

tere gunahon per tazeer nahiN hooN
meiN tere paaNv ki zanzeer nahin hooN

tu khud farishton ki dastras mein hai
meiN kisi kaaNch ki shamsheer nahi hooN.

meri chahat ko kaaghzoN meiN na zaya kar
tere sukhan ki sirf tehreer nahiN hooN meiN

waqt jo hoga khushbakht to laut aayega
tera pyar hooN meiN taqdeer nahiN hooN

mita ke mujhko tu bhool payega kaise
canvas per khiNchi koi lakeer nahiN hooN meiN

munjamid hooN meiN muhabbat ki ana per
kisi khairat ki muntazir haqeer nahiN hooN meiN

tere bas meiN kuchh aur insaaN nahiN hai

aur is se aage aasmaN nahiN hai
ab aur bulandiyoN ka imtihaN nahi hai

ye zindagi aur kar dooN tere naam
mere paas wafa ka saman nahin hai

diye bujh gaye chaand to roshan hai
usko bujhane wala tufan nahiN hai

awaz se uske mafhoom ko na jane
itna bhi is qadar tu nadan nahin hai

mere kadmoN ki aahat se jan leta hai
kaise kahooN usko meri pehchan nahiN hai

jiska haq hai use wapis kar de
na kahne de ki tu musalman nahiN hai

na tabeer mile per khwab to rahein
tere bas meiN kuchh aur insaaN nahiN hai

suna hai dostoN ke hawalon mein rahte ho

kahaN khoye tum kin khyaloN meiN rahte ho
koi afsana bankar risaaloN meiN rahte ho

shahar meiN har taraf tumhara charcha hai
ghire tum kaun se sawalon meiN rahto ho

sab ko maloom hai rat ki tarikiyoN meiN
taroN se chhip ke hilaloN mein rahte ho

har rat khudkashi kar lete ho
subah uth ke phir malaloN meiN rahte ho

suneiN us ghareeb ke hijr ka rutba
kaise khush, gham ke wisaaloN meiN rahte ho

ziqr tumhara koi fankar nahiN karta
abrar bas doston ke hawalon mein rahte ho

chala gaya asa-e-jahaN lekar

wo gaya meri rag-e-jaaN lekar
meri tanhayee ke imtihaaN lekar

khwab aankhoN mein de ke chala gaya
mere hujre se shabistaN lekar

kaise manzil tak meiN ta'akub karoon
chala gaya wo sang-e-nishaN lekar

fasal ke phal to de gaya jate jate
chala gaya mera baagwaN lekar

sar pe rakh ke judai ka aasmaN gaya
chhipa ke muhabbat ki khakdaaN lekar

apni yadoN ka jahaN chhoD gaya
chala gaya asa-e-jahaN lekar