baat karanii mujhe mushkil kabhii aisii to na thii
jaisii ab hai terii mahafil kabhii aisii to na thii
le gayaa chhiin ke kaun aaj teraa sabr-o-qarar
beqaraarii tujhe ai dil kabhii aisii to na thii
chashm-e-qaatil merii dushman thii hameshaa lekin
jaise ab ho ga_ii qaatil kabhii aisii to na thii
un kii aa.Nkho.n ne Khudaa jaane kiyaa kyaa jaaduu
ke tabiiyat merii maa_il kabhii aisii to na thii
aks-e-ruKh-e-yaar ne kis se hai tujhe chamakaayaa
taab tujh me.n maah-e-kaamil kabhii aisii to na thii
kyaa sabab tuu jo biga.Dataa hai "Zafar" se har baar
Khuu terii huur-e-shamaa_il kabhii aisii to na thii
safar me.n raah ke aashob se na Dar jaanaa
pa.De jo aag kaa dariyaa to paar kar jaanaa
ye ik ishaaraa hai aafaat-e-naagahaanii kaa
kisii jagah se pari.ndo.n kaa kuuch kar jaanaa
ye intaqaam hai dasht-e-balaa se baadal kaa
samu.ndaro.n pe barasate hue guzar jaanaa
tumhaaraa qurb bhii duurii kaa istiaaraa hai
ki jaise chaa.Nd kaa taalaab me.n utar aanaa
merii yaqii.n ko ba.Daa badagumaan kar ke gayaa
duaa-e-niim_shab teraa be-asar jaanaa
ajab hai.n rasm-e-gah-e-zindagii ki ye a.ndaaz
usii ne vaar kiyaa jisane besipar jaanaa
hamaare dam se hii aavaargii-e-shab thii
hame.n ajiib lage ab shaam hii se ghar jaanaa
is raah-e- muhabbat me.n tuu saath agar hotaa
har gaam pe gul khilate Khushbuu kaa safar hotaa
uThataa mere pahaluu se vo mehr-e-shanaasaa_ii
ik roz to aisaa bhii aaGaaz-e-sahar hotaa
ashk-e-sar-e-mizshgaa.N ko chun letaa vo palko.n se
ik roz to aisaa bhii diidaa-e-tar hotaa
ye tark-e-ta’alluq kii sun lete nasihat bhii
"Tashna" jo ko_ii us kaa mahabuub-e-nazar hotaa
Koi mujhko mera bharpoor saraapa ladey
Mere baazoo meri aankhen mera chehra la dey
Aisa dariya jo kisi aur samandar mai girey
Is se behter hai ke mujhko mera sehra la dey
Kuchh nahee chahiye tujh se meri ai umr-e-rawan
Mera bachpan mere jugnoo meri gudia laa dey
Jiski aankhen mujhe ander se bhi padh sakti hon
Koi chehra to mere sheher mai aisa la dey
Kishti-e-jaan to bhanwar mai hai kai barson se
Ai Khuda ab to dubo dey ya kinara la dey
tumne to kah diyaa ke muhabbat nahiiN milii
mujh ko to ye bhii kahne kii fursat nahiiN milii
niiNdoN ke der jaate ko?ii Khvaab dekhte
lekin diyaa jalaane kii fursat nahiiN milii
tujh ko Khair shah?r ke logoN kaa Khauf thaa
aur mujh ko apne ghar se ijaazat nahiiN milii
phir iKhtilaaf-e-raaye kii suurat nikal paRii
apnii yahaaN kisii se bhii aadat nahiiN milii
be-zaar yuuN hu?e ke tere ahd meN hamiiN
sab kuch milaa‚ sukuuN kii daulat nahiiN milii