zara si baat
zindagi ke maile mein KHwahishon ke rele mein
tum se kya kahen jaanan is qadar jhamele mein
wo abhi apne chehre mein utra nahin
kis se puchhun wo kya
shaKHs hai jo meri
tajdid
ab mere shane se lag kar kis liye roti ho tum
yaad hai tum ne kaha tha
shikast-e-ana
aaj ki raat bahut sard bahut kali hai
tirgi aise lipaTti hai hawa-e-gham se
self made logon ka alamiya
self made logon ka alamiya
raushni mizajon ka kya ajab muqaddar hai
sarmaya-e-jaan
ye sab ne dekha
ki saz-e-gul se nikal ke KHushbu ka ek jhonka
samundar aasman aur main
khulin jo aankhen to sar pe nila falak tana tha
chahaar-jaanib siyah pani ki tund maujon ka ghalghala tha
mohabbat ki ek nazm
mohabbat ki ek nazm
agar kabhi meri yaad aae
KHud-supurdagi
raat bhige to purane qisse
pae tartib koi aur sahaara DhunDen
hari-bhari ek shaKH-e-badan par
hari-bhari ek shaKH-e-badan par
mere labon ke lams se phuTe
ham-zad
kuchh kiya jae na socha jae
muD ke dekhun to na dekha jae
fasle
ab wo aankhon ke shagufe hain na chehron ke gulab
ek manhus udasi hai ki miTti hi nahin
ek laDki
gulab chehre pe muskurahaT
chamakti aankhon mein shoKH jazbe
ek kamra-e-imtihan mein
be-nigah aankhon se dekhte hain parche ko
be-KHayal hathon se
ek aur mashwara
bastiyan hon kaisi bhi pastiyan hon jaisi bhi
har tarah ki zulmat ko raushni kaha jae
chashm-e-be-KHwab ko saman bahut
chashm-e-be-KHwab ko saman bahut!
raat-bhar shahr ki galiyon mein hawa
buzdil
hujum-e-sang-e-ana aur zabt-e-paiham ne
misal-e-reg-e-rawan be-qarar rakkha hai
ai waqt zara tham ja
ek KHwab ki aahaT se yun gunj uThin galiyan
ambar pe khile tare baghon mein hansen kaliyan
ai hijr-zada shab
ai hijr-zada shab
aa tu hi mere sine se lag ja ki bate gham
aawaz ke patthar
kaun aaega!
shab-bhar girte patton ki aawazen mujh se kahti hain