likhane nam sachche aashiqon mein jab bhi hum nikle
iradon mein hamare jaane kitne pech-o-kham nikle

ye socha tha ki ghar se bhag kar shadi rachaen
magar jab waqt aaya to na wo niklen na hum nikle

suna hai raste hi mein police ne dhar liya un ko
hamare dil pe jab karne ko wo mashq-e-sitam nikle

dimagh un ka jo dekha aur dil ki bhi talashi li
kai pistol nakhron ke kai ghusse ke bam nikle

jhagad kar jab kaha begam ne hum se ghar se jaane ko
bahut be-abru ho kar khud apne ghar se hum nikle

jo hota aur koi to nikal jata wo ghusse mein
magar hum ba-dil-nakhwasta ba-chashm-e-nam nikle

hamara hausla to dekhiye ki lunj khae hi
nahin lautenge ab hum sham tak kha kar qasam nikle

magar jab sham se pahle hi bhuke pet laut aae
wo tana de ke bolin aap to sabit-qadam nikle

zamane ke satae hain jo logon ko hansate hain
kureda jab bhi dil un ka hazaron gham hi gham nikle

karam ki baat hai mere gunah aamal-name mein
ye socha tha bahut honge magar dekha to kam nikle

budhape mein bhi meri 'khwah-makhwah' aakhiri khwahish
hon ghar mein biwiyan itni ki har biwi pe dam nikle