bechain is qadar tha ki soya na raat bhar
palkon se likh raha tha tera nam chand par

hum ko kis ke gham ne mara ye kahani phir sahi
kis ne toda dil hamara ye kahani phir sahi
dil ke lutne ka sabab puchho na sab ke samne
nam aaega tumhaara ye kahani phir sahi
nafraton ke tir kha kar doston ke shahr mein
hum ne kis kis ko pukara ye kahani phir sahi
kya bataen pyar ki bazi wafa ki rah mein
kaun jita kaun haara ye kahani phir sahi

bahar ka dhan aata jata asal khazana ghar mein hai
har dhup mein jo mujhe saya de wo sachcha saya ghar mein hai
patal ke dukh wo kya jaanen jo sath pe hain milne wale
hain ek hawala dost mere aur ek hawala ghar mein hai
meri umr ke ek ek lamhe ko main ne qaid kiya hai lafzon mein
jo haara hun ya jita hun wo sab sarmaya ghar mein hai
tu nanha-munna ek diya main ek samundar andhiyara
tu jalte jalte bujhne laga aur phir bhi andhera ghar mein hai
kya swang bhare roti ke liye izzat ke liye shohrat ke liye
suno sham hui ab ghar ko chalo koi shakhs akela ghar mein hai
ek hijr-zada babul piyari tere jagte bachchon se haari
ai shaer kis duniya mein hai tu teri tanha duniya ghar mein hai
duniya mein khapae sal kai aakhir mein khula ahwal yahi
wo ghar ka ho ya bahar ka har dukh ka mudawa ghar mein hai

aaj phir gardish-e-taqdir pe rona aaya
dil ki bigdi hui taswir pe rona aaya
ishq ki qaid mein ab tak to umidon pe jiye
mit gai aas to zanjir pe rona aaya
kya hasin khwab mohabbat ne dikhaya tha hamein
khul gai aankh to tabir pe rona aaya
pahle qasid ki nazar dekh ke dil sahm gaya
phir teri surkhi-e-tahrir pe rona aaya
dil ganwa kar bhi mohabbat ke maze mil na sake
apni khoi hui taqdir pe rona aaya
kitne masrur the jine ki duaon pe 'shakil'
jab mile ranj to tasir pe rona aaya

umr guzregi imtihan mein kya
dagh hi denge mujh ko dan mein kya
meri har baat be-asar hi rahi
naqs hai kuchh mere bayan mein kya
mujh ko to koi tokta bhi nahin
yahi hota hai khandan mein kya
apni mahrumiyan chhupate hain
hum gharibon ki aan-ban mein kya
khud ko jaana juda zamane se
aa gaya tha mere guman mein kya
sham hi se dukan-e-did hai band
nahin nuqsan tak dukan mein kya
ai mere subh-o-sham-e-dil ki shafaq
tu nahati hai ab bhi ban mein kya
bolte kyun nahin mere haq mein
aable pad gae zaban mein kya
khamushi kah rahi hai kan mein kya
aa raha hai mere guman mein kya
dil ki aate hain jis ko dhyan bahut
khud bhi aata hai apne dhyan mein kya
wo mile to ye puchhna hai mujhe
ab bhi hun main teri aman mein kya
yun jo takta hai aasman ko tu
koi rahta hai aasman mein kya
hai nasim-e-bahaar gard-alud
khak udti hai us makan mein kya
ye mujhe chain kyun nahin padta
ek hi shakhs tha jahan mein kya

tu bhi chup hai main bhi chup hun ye kaisi tanhai hai
tere sath teri yaad aai kya tu sach-much aai hai
shayad wo din pahla din tha palken bojhal hone ka
mujh ko dekhte hi jab us ki angdai sharmai hai
us din pahli bar hua tha mujh ko rifaqat ka ehsas
jab us ke malbus ki khushbu ghar pahunchane aai hai
husn se arz-e-shauq na karna husn ko zak pahunchana hai
hum ne arz-e-shauq na kar ke husn ko zak pahunchai hai
hum ko aur to kuchh nahin sujha albatta us ke dil mein
soz-e-raqabat paida kar ke us ki nind udai hai
hum donon mil kar bhi dilon ki tanhai mein bhatkenge
pagal kuchh to soch ye tu ne kaisi shakl banai hai
ishq-e-pechan ki sandal par jaane kis din bel chadhe
kyari mein pani thahra hai diwaron par kai hai
husn ke jaane kitne chehre husn ke jaane kitne nam
ishq ka pesha husn-parasti ishq bada harjai hai
aaj bahut din baad main apne kamre tak aa nikla tha
jun hi darwaza khola hai us ki khushbu aai hai
ek to itna habs hai phir main sansen roke baitha hun
virani ne jhadu de ke ghar mein dhul udai hai