is basti ke ek kuche mein ek 'insha' nam ka diwana
ek nar pe jaan ko haar gaya mashhur hai us ka afsana

us nar mein aisa rup na tha jis rup se din ki dhup dabe
is shahr mein kya kya gori hai mahtab-rukhe gulnar-labe [...]

kabhi saya hai kabhi dhup muqaddar mera
hota rahta hai yun hi qarz barabar mera

tut jate hain kabhi mere kinare mujh mein
dub jata hai kabhi mujh mein samundar mera [...]

'athar' tum ne ishq kiya kuchh tum bhi kaho kya haal hua
koi naya ehsas mila ya sab jaisa ahwal hua

ek safar hai wadi-e-jaan mein tere dard-e-hijr ke sath
tera dard-e-hijr jo badh kar lazzat-e-kaif-e-visal hua [...]

Seekh Duniya Hi Mein Vaaiz Hoor Se Milne Ke Dhang

Varna Royega Ki Jannat Mein Bhi Ruswayi Hui!

Seekh Duniya Hi Mein Vaaiz Hoor Se Milne Ke Dhang,

Varna Royega Ki Jannat Mein Bhii Rusvayi Hui!

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log be-wajh udasi ka sabab puchhenge
ye bhi puchhenge ki tum itni pareshan kyun ho
jagmagate hue lamhon se gurezan kyun ho
ungliyan utthengi sukhe hue baalon ki taraf
ek nazar dekhenge guzre hue salon ki taraf
chudiyon par bhi kai tanz kiye jaenge
kanpte hathon pe bhi fiqre kase jaenge
phir kahenge ki hansi mein bhi khafa hoti hain
ab to 'ruhi' ki namazen bhi qaza hoti hain
log zalim hain har ek baat ka tana denge
baaton baaton mein mera zikr bhi le aaenge
in ki baaton ka zara sa bhi asar mat lena
warna chehre ke tassur se samajh jaenge
chahe kuchh bhi ho sawalat na karna un se
mere bare mein koi baat na karna un se
baat niklegi to phir dur talak jaegi