Na Gubaar mein na gulaab mein mujhe dekhanaa

har ek harf-e-aarazuu ko daastaa.N kiye hue


har ek harf-e-aarazuu ko daastaa.N kiye hue
zamaanaa ho gayaa hai un ko mahamaa.N kiye hue

suruur-e-aish talKhi-e-hayaat ne bhulaa diyaa
dil-e-hazii.n hai bekasii ko hijr-e-jaa.N kiye hue

kalii kalii ko gulistaa.N kiye hue vo aaye.nge
vo aaye.nge kalii kalii ko gulistaa.N kiye hue

sukuun-e-dil kii raahato.n ko un se maa.Ng luu.N
sukuun-e-dil kii raahato.n ko bekaraa.N kiye hue

vo aaye.nge to aaye.nge junuun-e-shauq ubhaarane
vo jaaye.nge to jaaye.nge tabaahiyaa.N kiye hue

mai.n un kii bhii nigaah se chhupaa ke un ko dekh luu.N
ki un se bhii hai aaj rashk bad_gumaa.N kiye hue..

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na Gubaar me.n na gulaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa


na Gubaar me.n na gulaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa
mere dard kii aab-o-tab me.n mujhe dekhanaa

kisii vaqt shaam malaal me.n mujhe sochanaa
kabhii apane dil kii kitaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa

kisii dhun me.n tum bhii jo bastiyo.n ko tyaag do
isii rah-e-Khaanaa_Kharaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa

kisii raat maah-o-najuum se mujhe puuchhanaa
kabhii apanii chashm pur_aab me.n mujhe dekhanaa

isii dil se ho kar guzar gaye ka_ii kaaravaa.N
kii hijrato.n ke zaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa

mai.n na mil sakuu.N bhii to kyaa huaa ke fasaanaa huu.N
na_ii daastaa.N naye baab me.n mujhe dekhanaa

mere Khaar Khaar savaal me.n mujhe Dhuu.NDhanaa
mere giit me.n mere Khvaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa

mere aa.Nsuo.n ne bujhaa_ii thii merii tashnagii
isii barg_ziidaa sahaab me.n mujhe dekhanaaa

vahii ik lamhaa diid thaa ke rukaa rahaa
mere roz-o-shab ke hisaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa

jo ta.Dap tujhe kisii aa_iine me.n na mil sake
to phir aa_iine ke javaab me.n mujhe dekhanaa..

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shaayad abhii hai raakh me.n ko_ii sharaar bhii


shaayad abhii hai raakh me.n ko_ii sharaar bhii
kyo.n varnaa intazaar bhii hai iztiraar bhii

[sharaar = spark; iztiraar = restlessness]

dhyaan aa gayaa hai marg-e-dil-e-naamuraad kaa
milane ko mil gayaa hai sukuu.N bhii qaraar bhii

[marg-e-dil-e-naamuraad = death of an unsuccessful/unlucky heart]

ab Dhuu.NDhane chale ho musaafir ko dosto
hadd-e-nigaah tak na rahaa jab Gubaar bhii

[hadd-e-nigaah = (to the) limits of one's vision]

har aastaa.N pe naasiyaa_farsaa hai.n aaj vo
jo kal na kar sake the teraa intazaar bhii

[aastaa.N = threshold; naasiyaa_farsaa = one who rubs his forehead]

[ik raah ruk ga_ii to ThiThak kyo.n ga_ii 'Ada'
aabaad bastiyaa.N hai.n pahaa.Do.n ke paar bhii..

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