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bichhi hui hai bisat kab se
zamana shatir hai aur hum
is bisat ke zisht-o-khub-khanon mein
dast-e-nadida ke ishaaron pe chal rahe hain
bichhi hui hai bisat azal se
bichhi hui hai bisat jis ki na ibtida hai na intiha hai
bisat aisa khala hai jo wusat-e-tasawwur se mawara hai
karishma-e-kaenat kya hai
bisat par aate jate mohron ka silsila hai
bisat sakit hai waqt-e-mutlaq
bisat be-jumbish aur be-his hai
apne mohron se la-talluq hai
us ko is se gharaz nahin hai
ki kaun jita hai
aur kis ne shikast khai
wajud hadis wajud mohre
bisat-e-sakit ki wusaton mein
zamin ahl-e-zamin aflak ahl-e-aflak
apni apni muayyana saaton mein aise guzar rahe hain
ki jaise aankhon se khwab guzren
bisat par jo bhi hai
wo hone ki mohlaton mein asir
paiham badal raha hai
wajud wo hiddat-e-rawan hai
jo nit-nai haiaton mein baqi hai
aur us ko fana nahin
jahan pahadon ke aasman-bos silsile hain
wahan kabhi bahr maujzan the
jahan bayaban mein ret udti hai
baad-e-masmum gunjti hai
wahan kabhi sabza-zar-o-gul-gasht ka saman tha
buland-o-baala haqir-o-hech
is shikast-o-tamir ke tasalsul mein bah rahe hain
shikast-o-tamir ke tasalsul mein tu hai main hun
hum aise mohre
jinhen irade diye gae hain
ye jan ki taufiq par haden hain
jinhen tamanna ke rang dikhla diye gae hain
magar wasilon par qadghanen hain
jinhen mohabbat ke dhang sikhla diye gae hain
pa dast-o-pa mein salasil-e-nau bano
to gardan mein tauq pahna diye gae hain
jo hai jo ab tak hua hai jo ho raha hai
us se kise mafar hai
koi jo chahe
ki ahd-e-rafta se ek pal phir se laut aae
kaha hua lafz an-kaha ho sake
to is aarzu ka hasil wo jaanta hai
bahut sahi ikhtiyar-o-imkan
barg-o-khas ki tab-o-majal kya hai
numu-e-ghuncha mein us ka apna kamal kya hai
teri nigahon mein tera gham koh se giran-tar hai
tu samajhta hai
tere sine ke surkh lawe se
shahr-o-qarya pighal rahe hain
khizan zamistan teri udasi ke aaine hain
tu mushtail ho to zalzalon se zamin kanpe
tujhe guman hai
ki gul khile hain tere tabassum ki pairwi mein
ye phul ko ikhtiyar kab tha
ki kaun si shakh par khile
kaun kunj mein muskurae
aur kin fazaon mein khushbuen bikhere
nahif shoala jamal konpal
jo dast-e-nazuk ki narm poron se dhire dhire
daricha-e-shakh khol kar
subh ki sapedi mein jhankti hai
ye sochti hai
ki bagh sara usi ke dam se mahak raha hai
usi ke partaw se gosha gosha damak raha hai
usi ke didar mein magan
khushbuon se bojhal hawaon mein
shokh titliyan raqs kar rahi hain
wo be-khabar hai
ki shatir-e-waqt ki nazar mein
koi ikai
shajar hajar ho ki zi-nafas ho
nizam-e-kul se alag nahin hai
wo ye nahin jaanti ki hasti ke kar-khane mein
us ka hona na hona be-nam hadisa hai
aur us ke hisse ka kul asasa
wo chand lamhe wo chand sansen hain
jin mein wo khwab dekhti hai
saliqa-e-zat se chaman ko sanwarne ka
bahaar-e-jaan ko nikhaarne ka
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baja ki na-paedar hai ye wajud mera
main ghair-fani hayat ke silsile mein
ek bich ki kadi hun
rahin-e-gardish bhi markaz-e-kaenat bhi hun
jo main ne dekha hai wo mere khun mein rach gaya hai
jo main ne socha hai mujh mein zinda hai
aur jo kuchh suna hai mujh mein sama gaya hai
hawa ki surat har ek ehsas
meri sanson mein ji raha hai
har ek manzar mere tasawwur mein bas gaya hai
main zat-e-mahdud apni pahnaiyon mein
ek kaenat bhi hun
meri ragon mein wo joshash-e-jawedan rawan hai
jo shakh mein phul ki numu hai
jo bahr mein mauj ki tadap hai
par-e-kabutar mein tab-e-parwaz hai
sitaron mein raushni hai
main apne hone ke sab hawalon mein runuma hun
main ja-ba-ja surat-e-saba hun
ghazal-e-khush-chashm ki kaliyon mein khelta hun
humakte bachche ki muskurahat hun
pir-e-shab-khez ki dua hun
main mehr mein mahtab mein hun
ye kaisi chahat hai jis se main
ek mustaqil iztirab mein hun
wo kaun si manzil talab thi
ki ranjha ranjha pukarti hir
aap hi ranjha ho gai thi
falak se anwar
koh se chashme
shakh se phul phutte hain
magar har ek phul mein nami bhi hai raushni bhi
zaban mein alfaz
aankh mein did
dil mein ehsas rakh diye gae hain
pa lafz ehsas did ek dusre ka paiwand ho gae hain
numu-o-takhliq ke amal bar bar dohrae ja rahe hain
jamal-e-arz-o-sama ki takmil ho rahi hai
mohabbat eajaz-e-sarmadi hai
tumhaari aankhon ki muskurahat mein
meri chahat ki raushni hai
yunhi shagufon ke pas baithi raho
shuaon ko aariz-o-lab se khelne do
hawa ke hathon ko apne gesu bikherne do
bahaar ki sari khushbuen
apne bazuon mein samet lo
mere chashm-o-dil ko yaqin dilao
ki tum faqat khwab hi nahin ho
guzarte baadal ka koi aks-e-rawan nahin ho
tum ek haqiqat ho mahz wahm-o-guman nahin ho
mere qarib aao aur meri zat ko mita do
mujhe tum apne jamal ki zau mein jazb kar lo
visal mein fard ki fana hai
visal mein fard ki baqa hai
visal mein fard ki baqa hai
bahaar ki did aarzi hai
bahaar-e-tajrid daimi hai
widaa ke waqt aansuon mein
wo sare manzar jhalak rahe hain
jo shakh-e-jaan par gulon ki surat khile hue the
wo sare imkan jhalak rahe hain
jo kirchi kirchi bikhar gae hain
bikharne walon ko apne markaz ki aarzu hai
nahin mujhe is tarah na dekho
ki jaise nazron mein ruh tak umdi aa rahi ho
ye hath kuchh der aur rahne do mere hathon mein
kuchh na bolo
ki main ye nayab lamhe aankhon mein jazb kar lun
ye saniye ruh mein chhupa lun
har ek lamha ek armughan hai
tumhaari chahat ka armughan hai
ye saniye aise phul hain
jo ki khilte rahte hain dil hi dil mein
shagufta rahte hain rahte dam tak
ye chand lamhe kisi kisi ke nasib mein hain
wagarna umren
ghamon ke kante nikalne mein guzar gai hain
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wo sham hotel mein is tarah aai
jaise dushman ki fauj utre
jagah jagah jast aur kansi ke chehre
jham jham khanak rahe the
tamam hotel jigar jigar jagmaga raha tha
main kunj tanhai mein tahayyur se dekhta tha
ki kaise khush-bash hain jinhen ye khabar nahin hai
ki un ki buniyaad ukhad chuki hai
hawaen masmum ho chuki hain
shajar phalon se lade hain lekin
jadon ka zahr un phalon ke reshon tak aa gaya hai
jo haal ab hai kabhi nahin tha
hayat khar-o-zabun to thi lekin itni khar-o-zabun nahin thi
wo der se intizar-gah mein
har aane wale ko nazron nazron mein napti thi
libas ki shokhi-o-jasarat
singhaar ki jiddat-o-mahaarat ke bawajud
is ka gosha-e-chashm umr ki chughli kha raha tha
nigah nau-warid ajnabi par padi to is tarah muskura di
ki jaise us ki hi muntazir thi
uthi qarib aai aur boli
main ek muddat se khidmat-e-khalq kar rahi hun
dukhe dilon ka ilaj karti hun
rang aur raushni ke shahron mein
sham-e-tanhai ki dil afsurdagi se waqif hun
aap akele hain to koi intizam kar dun
yahan se main dur dur mulkon ko
har tabiat ke gahakon ki pasand ka mal bhejti hun
wafa mohabbat purani baaten hain ab inhen kaun puchhta hai
bade bade unche unche logon se raat din mera wasta hai
ye sahiban-e-waqar-o-nakhwat
kharidna aur bechna khub jaante hain
ye dam dete hain aur rahat kharidte hain
baja hai ye bhi ki be-bason ki ana-o-izzat kharidte hain
magar jab aate hain bechne par
to be-takalluf zamir tak apna bech dete hain
jah-o-sarwat ki mandiyon mein
main kah rahi thi ki aap chahen to
aaj ki raat ka koi intizam kar dun
wo sham ke waqt khun mein lat-pat
sadak ke kinare pada hua tha
guzarne walon se kah raha tha
hamein hamare muhafizon se
najat ka rasta batao
wo khwahish-e-iqtidar-o-daulat mein
hum ko nilam kar rahe hain
ukhuwwat-o-ittihad ka dard dene wale
khud apne bachchon ke khun se
hirs-o-hawas ki shamen jala rahe hain
hamari aqdar
aaj matruk fashionon ke libas ki tarah
un ki nazron se gir chuki hain
ab un ki aulad un ki resha-dawaniyon se panah
taza b-taza nashon mein dhundti hai
inhi ki shah pa ke nasl-e-nau
apni pyas ek dusre ke khun se bujha rahi hai
ye sang-dil jashn-e-marg-e-amboh-e-be-gunahan mana rahe hain
koi hamein in najib surat
haris be-mehr kargon se
najat ka rasta batao
ye naghma-e-kaenat ki be-suri sadaen hain
koi in se najat ka rasta batao
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hum apne khwabon mein ji rahe hain
hum apne subh-o-sham se tang aa ke
khwab bunte hain aur khwabon mein ji rahe hain
bisat-e-sakit se koi shikwa
na shatir-e-waqt se gila hai
hamein shikayat hai aadmi se
ki aadmi aadmi ka dozakh bana hua hai
ajab tazadat ka muraqqa hai aadmi bhi
wo ahrman bhi hai aur yazdan-jamal bhi hai
sadaqat-o-husn ka talabgar bhi wahi hai
bahimiyat aur wahshat-o-jabr ka parastar bhi wahi hai
zamin pe qabil ke qabile ki rasm-e-be-dad auj par hai
magar hamara azab is se bhi talkh-tar hai
ki hum jo habil ke hawari the
ahd-e-habil mein bhi zanjir hi rahe hain
shabahaton ke fareb-khurda the ye na jaana
naqab-poshon mein kaun kya hai
hamein to gham tha ki nashsha-e-iqtidar
qabil ho ki habil
jis kisi ko chadha
wo insaniyat ko taraj kar gaya hai
hamare khwabon se dar rahe hain
wo dar rahe hain ki khwab alfaz mein dhale to
darogh ke parde chaak honge
aur un ke chehron ka ghaza utra
to aaine bhi azab honge
hum aise mohre
jinhen irade diye gae hain
ye jin ki taufiq par haden hain
hamein shikasten huin magar har shikast mahmez ho gai hai
hamare sathi gire pa raftar aur kuchh tez ho gai hai
yahan ki sangin be-hisi mein
hamari koshish ka haal ye hai
ki jis tarah koi titari
ek khizan-zada bagh-e-be-numu mein
bhari bahaaron ki justuju mein
tabassum-e-gul ki aarzu mein
shajar shajar shakh shakh betab phir rahi ho
hamare hote bahaar aae na aae lekin
hamein ye taskin hai ki hum ne
hayat-e-na-paedar ki ek ek saat
chaman ki haiat sanwarne mein guzar di hai
faza-e-hasti nikhaarne mein guzar di hai