Deewan-e-inam sahab

jinheiN pahuNche hazaroN salam sahab
hardil aziz heiN inam sahab
surat pe jiski sadgi si
andaz meiN shaistagi si
laboN pe jiske shaguftsi si
karte heiN tehreeroN mein qayam sahab

jo bhoone ki ada hai bholi
palat ke unse tapak boli
na bhoone ki fiqr karna
rahooNgi meiN ham kalam sahab

zuban-e-mumbai ne apun sikhaya
u.p. ne meiN aur tu banaya
zabaN ki taqeer koi kiye mukhatib
lafz-e-ham se kalam sahab

hausloN mein jinke hai shuja'at
kalam meiN jiske heiN sadaqat
adawat meiN jiske hai rafa'qat
hazaroN jinke heiN naam sahab

hai gussa jinka hubab jaisa
awad ke naram nawab jaisa
gharam kulcha-o-kabab jaisa
jise khake khush hai awam sahab

mashiyat ki zyada fiqr nahiN
be-wajah dauD-dhoop ka ziqr nahiN
jaise heiN khush heiN ye firakhdil
sabir heiN eise inam sahab

insanoN ko samajhte heiN cheeta
\cheeta jo doosre ka pani bhi nahi peeta
hay allah ye waqt hampe kaise bita
cherte heiN eise inam sahab

tehrereiN unki dalel-adeebaN hein
ziqre-hukumat aur chak ghareebaN heiN
nizame hasti aur ziqre pareeshaN heiN
insaniyat ka dete heiN paigham sahab

khaksari wa inqsaari
khooN meiN jiske imandari
path-throN pe chalne ko hamesha raji
rahoN se befiqr inam sahab

daba ke daatoN meiN apni uNgli
batate heiN roz nai koi gugli
kahiN ziqre paighame subah ujli
kahiN ziqre gardishe ayyaam sahab

hubbe watan aziz hai
mit-ti bhi jiski laziz hai
jate heiN hindustan ghah ghah
khane lucknow ke aam sahab

dosti laqat hai jiska
paighame mohabbat mazhab hai jiska
phir dost ho ya na aashna
karte heiN sabka ahtram sahab

ilm ka heiN wo badshah
aur lafzoN ke shahanshah
rok nahi pate daurane guftgu
karte heiN qata kalaam sahab

kabhi shri zaban to kabhi aatish nawa
ki jiski aawaz lage hamnaw
ki sholabar meiN bhi hooN aur tum bhi hamlawar
to un per kyuN lage ilzam sahab

kyuN wo shakhs bana hai paththar ka dewta
jhaNkkar koi dil meiN nahi dekhta

ki wo paththar kabhi bhi dhadak sakta hai
seene meiN jiske hoN imam sahab

jo waqt mile tum bhi aana
aur sath dostoN ko bhi laana
haiN jumerat ki rat karte
bar-b-qu ka ahatmam sahab

sab daur rahein hein jane kis raftar mein
koi tarakki ke liye koi fiqr-o-rozgar meiN
hai us be-niyaz ke waqt ikhityar meiN
thodi fiqre duniya aur thoda aaram sahab

chaliye ziqre inam bhi chor deiN
rukh qayadat ka kahiN aur mor deiN
koi n am sare fehrist lake kahaN se jod deiN
nahi waqt aur muhabbat ka koi aur intzam sahab

wo jab bahs-o-taqrar karein
khooN hamara thukwa deiN
waqeeloN ka kaam band kara deiN
judgoN se aag ugalwa deiN
bahas mein harte sar khujate
ham karte heiN kohram sahab

ghar inam sahab ho aapse ruthe
bas ek kaam kar lijiye
apni masrufiyat ko tarq karke
ek phone chhota sa kar lijiye
dil ke darwaze khule mileNge
eise hai jinka nizam sahab

dostoN milo na milo per baat hoti rahe
yuN is tarah dosti ki din o rat hoti rahe
kabhi kabhi creek park meiN mulakat hoti rahe
haieN kuchh is tarah ke usule inam sahab

sar e zindagi hai inam itna
char din ka bayan hai itna
do phone line mein kat gaye
do on line meiN

hamne bhi kaha nahi
aur aapne suna nahi
are wahi to ham kar rahe the
hai jinka takiya kalaam sahab.