aaj jaane ki zid na karo
yun hi pahlu mein baithe raho
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
hae mar jaenge, hum to lut jaenge
aisi baaten kiya na karo
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
tum hi socho zara kyun na roken tumhein
jaan jati hai jab uth ke jate ho tum
tum ko apni qasam jaan-e-jaan
baat itni meri man lo
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
yun hi pahlu mein baithe raho
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
waqt ki qaid mein zindagi hai magar
chand ghadiyan yahi hain jo aazad hain
in ko kho kar meri jaan-e-jaan
umr-bhar na taraste raho
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
kitna masum rangin hai ye saman
husn aur ishq ki aaj mearaj hai
kal ki kis ko khabar jaan-e-jaan
rok lo aaj ki raat ko
aaj jaane ki zid na karo
yunhi pahlu mein baithe raho
aaj jaane ki zid na karo

duniya mein padshah hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
aur muflis-o-gada hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
zardar-e-be-nawa hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
nemat jo kha raha hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
tukde chaba raha hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
abdal, qutub o ghaus wali-admi hue
munkir bhi aadmi hue aur kufr ke bhare
kya kya karishme kashf-o-karamat ke liye
hatta ki apne zohd-o-riyazat ke zor se
khaliq se ja mila hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
firaun ne kiya tha jo dawa khudai ka
shaddad bhi bahisht bana kar hua khuda
namrud bhi khuda hi kahata tha barmala
ye baat hai samajhne ki aage kahun main kya
yan tak jo ho chuka hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
kul aadmi ka husn o qubah mein hai yan zuhur
shaitan bhi aadmi hai jo karta hai makr-o-zor
aur hadi rahnuma hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
masjid bhi aadmi ne banai hai yan miyan
bante hain aadmi hi imam aur khutba-khwan
padhte hain aadmi hi quran aur namaziyan
aur aadmi hi un ki churaate hain jutiyan
jo un ko tadta hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
yan aadmi pe jaan ko ware hai aadmi
aur aadmi pe tegh ko mare hai aadmi
pagdi bhi aadmi ki utare hai aadmi
chilla ke aadmi ko pukare hai aadmi
aur sun ke daudta hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
chalta hai aadmi hi musafir ho le ke mal
aur aadmi hi mare hai phansi gale mein dal
yan aadmi hi said hai aur aadmi hi jal
sachcha bhi aadmi hi nikalta hai mere lal
aur jhut ka bhara hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
yan aadmi hi shadi hai aur aadmi biyah
qazi wakil aadmi aur aadmi gawah
tashe bajate aadmi chalte hain khwah-makhwah
daude hain aadmi hi to mashal jala ke rah
aur byahane chadha hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
yan aadmi naqib ho bole hai bar bar
aur aadmi hi payaade hain aur aadmi sawar
huqqa surahi jutiyan dauden baghal mein mar
kandhe pe rakh ke palki hain daudte kahaar
aur us mein jo pada hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
baithe hain aadmi hi dukanen laga laga
aur aadmi hi phirte hain rakh sar pe khuncha
kahta hai koi lo koi kahta hai la re la
kis kis tarah ki bechen hain chizen bana bana
aur mol le raha hai so hai wo aadmi
table majire daere sarangiyan baja
gate hain aadmi hi har ek tarah ja-ba-ja
randi bhi aadmi hi nachate hain gat laga
aur aadmi hi nache hain aur dekh phir maza
jo nach dekhta hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
yan aadmi hi lal-o-jawahar mein be-baha
aur aadmi hi khak se bad-tar hai ho gaya
kala bhi aadmi hai ki ulta hai jun tawa
gora bhi aadmi hai ki tukda hai chand-sa
bad-shakl bad-numa hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
ek aadmi hain jin ke ye kuchh zarq-barq hain
rupe ke jin ke panw hain sone ke farq hain
jhamke tamam gharb se le ta-ba-sharq hain
kam-khwab tash shaal do-shaalon mein gharq hain
aur chithadon laga hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
hairan hun yaro dekho to kya ye swang hai
aur aadmi hi chor hai aur aapi thang hai
hai chhina jhapti aur bang tang hai
dekha to aadmi hi yahan misl-e-rang hai
faulad se gadha hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
marne mein aadmi hi kafan karte hain tayar
nahla-dhula uthate hain kandhe pe kar sawar
kalma bhi padhte jate hain rote hain zar-zar
sab aadmi hi karte hain murde ke karobar
aur wo jo mar gaya hai so hai wo bhi aadmi
ashraf aur kamine se le shah-ta-wazir
ye aadmi hi karte hain sab kar-e-dil-pazir
yan aadmi murid hai aur aadmi hi pir
achchha bhi aadmi hi kahata hai ai 'nazir'
aur sab mein jo bura hai so hai wo bhi aadmi

taj tere liye ek mazhar-e-ulfat hi sahi
tujh ko is wadi-e-rangin se aqidat hi sahi
meri mahbub kahin aur mila kar mujh se
bazm-e-shahi mein gharibon ka guzar kya mani
sabt jis rah mein hon satwat-e-shahi ke nishan
us pe ulfat bhari ruhon ka safar kya mani
meri mahbub pas-e-parda-e-tashhir-e-wafa
tu ne satwat ke nishanon ko to dekha hota
murda-shahon ke maqabir se bahalne wali
apne tarik makanon ko to dekha hota
an-ginat logon ne duniya mein mohabbat ki hai
kaun kahta hai ki sadiq na the jazbe un ke
lekin un ke liye tashhir ka saman nahin
kyunki wo log bhi apni hi tarah muflis the
ye imaraat o maqabir ye fasilen ye hisar
mutlaq-ul-hukm shahanshahon ki azmat ke sutun
sina-e-dahr ke nasur hain kohna nasur
jazb hai un mein tere aur mere ajdad ka khun
meri mahbub unhen bhi to mohabbat hogi
jin ki sannai ne bakhshi hai use shakl-e-jamil
un ke pyaron ke maqabir rahe benam-o-numud
aaj tak un pe jalai na kisi ne qindil
ye chaman-zar ye jamuna ka kinara ye mahal
ye munaqqash dar o diwar ye mehrab ye taq
ek shahanshah ne daulat ka sahaara le kar
hum gharibon ki mohabbat ka udaya hai mazaq
meri mahbub kahin aur mila kar mujh se

mujh se pahli si mohabbat meri mahbub na mang
main ne samjha tha ki tu hai to darakhshan hai hayat
tera gham hai to gham-e-dahr ka jhagda kya hai
teri surat se hai aalam mein bahaaron ko sabaat
teri aankhon ke siwa duniya mein rakkha kya hai
tu jo mil jae to taqdir nigun ho jae
yun na tha main ne faqat chaha tha yun ho jae
aur bhi dukh hain zamane mein mohabbat ke siwa
rahaten aur bhi hain wasl ki rahat ke siwa
an-ginat sadiyon ke tarik bahimana tilism
resham o atlas o kamkhab mein bunwae hue
ja-ba-ja bikte hue kucha-o-bazar mein jism
khak mein luthde hue khun mein nahlae hue
jism nikle hue amraaz ke tannuron se
pip bahti hui galte hue nasuron se
laut jati hai udhar ko bhi nazar kya kije
ab bhi dilkash hai tera husn magar kya kije
aur bhi dukh hain zamane mein mohabbat ke siwa
rahaten aur bhi hain wasl ki rahat ke siwa
mujh se pahli si mohabbat meri mahbub na mang

kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hai
ki zindagi teri zulfon ki narm chhanw mein
guzarne pati to shadab ho bhi sakti thi
ye tirgi jo meri zist ka muqaddar hai
teri nazar ki shuaon mein kho bhi sakti thi
ajab na tha ki main begana-e-alam ho kar
tere jamal ki ranaiyon mein kho rahta
tera gudaz-badan teri nim-baz aankhen
inhi hasin fasanon mein mahw ho rahta
pukartin mujhe jab talkhiyan zamane ki
tere labon se halawat ke ghunt pi leta
hayat chikhti phirti barhana sar aur main
ghaneri zulfon ke sae mein chhup ke ji leta
magar ye ho na saka aur ab ye aalam hai
ki tu nahin tera gham teri justuju bhi nahin
guzar rahi hai kuchh is tarah zindagi jaise
use kisi ke sahaare ki aarzu bhi nahin
zamane bhar ke dukhon ko laga chuka hun gale
guzar raha hun kuchh an-jaani rahguzaron se
muhib sae meri samt badhte aate hain
hayat o maut ke pur-haul kharzaron se
na koi jada-e-manzil na raushni ka suragh
bhatak rahi hai khalaon mein zindagi meri
inhi khalaon mein rah jaunga kabhi kho kar
main jaanta hun meri ham-nafas magar yunhi
kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hai

ye ishq nahin aasan itna hi samajh lije
ek aag ka dariya hai aur dub ke jaana hai