zindagii se ba.Dii sazaa hii nahii.n

zindagii se ba.Dii sazaa hii nahii.n 
aur kyaa jurm hai pataa hii nahii.n 

itane hisso.n me.n baT gayaa huu.N mai.n 
mere hisse me.n kuchh bachaa hii nahii.n 

sach ghaTe yaa ba.De to sach na rahe 
jhuuTh kii koii intehaa hii nahii.n 

ja.D do chaa.Ndii me.n chaahe sone me.n 
aaiinaa jhuuTh bolataa hii nahii.n 

vo lab ki jaise saaGar-o-sahabaa dikhaaii de

vo lab ki jaise saaGar-o-sahabaa dikhaaii de 
jumbish jo ho to jaam chhalakataa dikhaaii de 

dariyaa me.n yuu.N to hote hai.n qatare hii qatare sab 
qataraa vahii hai jisame.n ke dariyaa dikhaaii de 

kyo.n aaiinaa kahe.n use patthar na kyo.n kahe.n 
jis aaiine me.n aks na usakaa dikhaaii de 

us tashnaa-lab kii nii.nd na TuuTe duaa karo 
jis tashnaa-lab ko Khvaab me.n dariyaa dikhaaii de 

kaisii ajiib shart hai diidaar ke liye 
aa.Nkhe.n jo ba.nd ho.n to vo jalavaa dikhaaii de 

kyaa husn hai, jamaal hai, kyaa rang-ruup hai 
vo bhii.D me.n bhii jaaye to tanahaa dikhaaii de 

nazar milaa na sake us se us nigaah ke baad

nazar milaa na sake us se us nigaah ke baad 
vahii hai haal hamaaraa jo ho gunaah ke baad 

mai.n kaise aur kis simt mo.Dataa Khud ko 
kisii ki chaah na thii dil me.n terii chaah ke baad 

zamiir kaa.Np to jataa hai aap kuchh bhii kahe.n 
vo ho gunaah se pahale ke ho gunaah ke baad 

kaTii huii thii.n tanaabe.n tamaam rishto.n kii 
chhupaataa sar mai.n kahaa.N tujhase rasm-o-raah ke baad 

havas ne to.D dii baraso.n kii saadhanaa merii 
gunaah kiyaa hai ye janaa magar gunaah ke baad 

gavaah chaah rahe the vo begunaahii kaa 
zubaa.N se kah na sakaa kuchh Khudaa-gavaah ke baad 

Khatuut kar diye vaapas magar merii nii.nde.n 
i.nhe.n bhii chho.D do ik raham kii nigaah ke baad 

ik Gazal us pe likhuu.N dil kaa takaazaa hai bahut

ik Gazal us pe likhuu.N dil kaa takaazaa hai bahut 
in dino.n Khud se bichha.D jaane kaa dha.Dakaa hai bahut 


raat ho din ho Gafalat ho ki bedaarii ho 
usako dekhaa to nahii.n hai use sochaa hai bahut 


tashnagii ke bhii muqaamaat hai.n kyaa kyaa yaanii 
kabhii dariyaa nahii.n kaafii, kabhii qataraa hai bahut 


mere haatho.n kii lakiiro.n ke izaafe hai.n gavaah 
mai.n ne patthar kii tarah Khud ko taraashaa hai bahut 


koii aayaa hai zaruur aur yahaa.N Thaharaa bhii hai 
ghar kii dahaliiz paa-e-nuur ujaalaa hai bahut 

bas ek vaqt kaa Kha.Njar merii talaash me.n hai

bas ek vaqt kaa Kha.Njar merii talaash me.n hai
jo roz bhes badal kar meri talaash me.n hai 

mai.n kataraa huu.N meraa alag vajuud to hai 
huaa kare jo sama.ndar merii talaash me.n hai 

mai.n devataa kii tarah qaid apane ma.ndir me.n 
vo mere jism ke baahar merii talaash me.n hai 

mai.n jisake haath me.n ik phuul deke aayaa thaa 
usii ke haath kaa patthar merii talaash me.n hai 

aag hai paanii hai miTTii hai havaa hai mujh me.n

aag hai paanii hai miTTii hai havaa hai mujh me.n 
aur phir maananaa pa.Dataa hai ke Khudaa hai mujh me.n 

ab to le-de ke vahii shaKhs bachchaa hai mujh me.n 
mujh ko mujh se judaa kar ke jo chhupaa hai mujh me.n 

meraa ye haal ubharatii huii ?????? jaise 
vo ba.Dii der se kuchh Dhuu.NDh rahaa hai mujh me.n 

jitane mausam hai.n sab jaise kahii.n mil jaaye.n 
in dino.n kaise bataauu.N jo fazaa hai mujh me.n

aaiinaa ye to bataataa hai ke mai.n kyaa huu.N lekin 
aaiinaa is pe hai Khamosh ke kyaa hai mujh me.n

ab to bas jaan hii dene kii hai baarii ai "Noor" 
mai.n kahaa.N tak karuu.N saabit ke vafaa hai mujh me.n