Nadaan dil ki daastan aaj sunaati hoon
Dil ki kitaab mein kuch panne dhakh ke, daba re rakhkhe they
Woh afsaane aaj sunati hoon
Chalo, aaj unhi panno ko tumhe khol ke dikhaati hoon
Ek ajnabee na jaane kab kaise
Apna bana gaya
Aisi kashish thi uski awaaz mein
Rahi na main apne hosh-aur-hawaaz mein
Aankhein mili, aur dil khoya
Uski baaton mein, yaadon mein
Yeh nadaan jaane kitni raatein na soya
Uski dilkashi ka kuch aisa asar hua
Dil, jigar mera iztiraar hua
Yoon khinchi chali ke ruk na paayi
Unki rokti aawaazon ko bhi sunn na paayi
Phir aisi aage badi ke peeche mud ke dekh na paayi
Ishq ki khumari kuch aisi chadhi
Main saath samandar paar chal padhi
Na raha koi shaq, na raha koi parda
Uns ke rango mein main aisi dhali
Loo ko barkha samajh main yoon hi khadi rahi
Ahsaas bhi na hua kab dhoop chubne lagi
Bhaagi main, daudi main,
Aankhein moond chalti chali main
Rango se bhara tha yoon aashiyaana mera
Band darwaazon mein kahin kho gayi main
Par ek khla tha kahin
Uski sisakti cheekhein bhi sunn na paayi
Main aisi aage badi ke peeche mud ke dekh na paayi
Jisna haseen utna qatil hota hai yeh
Har zakhm ki, har marz ki dawa hota hai yeh
Pehli barsaat ke baad mitti ki khushbhoo ki tarah
Zindagi zarf ka tassavoor banaata hai yeh
Yeh ishq hi toh hai
Zindagi ko mukammal, noorani banata hai yeh
Ismein chal, dikhawa nahi
Par beparda bhi nahi hai yeh
Yeh woh aandhi hai
Jo shuruwat mein lagti suhaani hai
Par kabhi kabhi, gharonde ujaadta hai yeh
Iski aandhi ki thar thar aisi huyi
Iss andhi ki thartharat main samajh na payi
Ibtida tha yeh ek toofan ka, main dekh na payi
Main aisi aage badh aayi ke peeche mud ke dekh na payi
Ishq ki qata hoti itni gehri hai
Har gumaan ko, har shaq ko kahin dafna deti hai
Iske lehje mein woh nasha hai
Jo bas chadhta hi jaata hai
Par jab yeh nasha utarta hai
Dil - jigar cheer ke chala jaata hai
Ek aisa fariaibi bhi hai yeh
Yeh ek mukhauta pehen ke aata hai
Yeh woh shaitaan bhi hai
Jo bina kisi bandish ke bhi
Apne mein baandh ke le chalta hai
Ek aisa farishta bhi hai yeh
Khudki mohabbat, akidat ka ahsaas bhi dila jaata hai
Par kambakht parkahna nahi sikhata
Main shayad yeh kabhi jaan na payi
Aisi daldal mein phansi ke chah kar bhi, peeche mud ke dekh na paayi
Ghul ke beech kahin ek sukoon ki woh ghadi
Ek hamsheerah jo mera saath dene chal padi
Ek salahiyat jisse ghaant bandh chali main
Jaise daraf ka tanaah jadi se bandh jaata hai
Khud ki ibaadat mujhse hi toh ibtida pata hai
Phir chal padi mein sher ki ghufa mein
Jaane kya hi soch rahi thi main, na ruki, na hichkichayi
Chalti chali aise ke peeche mud ke dekh hi na paayi
Ek sone ka pinjra, peetal nikla jiska sona
Ghair mulki zameen, 2 ghaz ka kona
Uss kone mein kahin shayad tha meri qismat ka rona
Uss kone mein chupi thi kahin ek chaabi
Mere pehredaaro ko na khabar zara bhi
Par kab tak chipti kat tak chipaati
Dastak dene aa chuki thi ab shayad kisiki tabahi
Asbab tha bas pinjra tod nikal padhne ka
Par manhoos waqt kahaan martaba karne walo mein tha
Junooniyat ne maano ek nayi sabah dekh li
Ehad mera jalal ban chuka tha
Afsano ke mazmoon aakhir kya hote hain
Bas yahi jaan-ne main chal padi, yahi gunah tha mera shayad
Phir aisi phansi ke pinjra todne ke auzaaro se hi chil gayi
Darr ka kalas ab yeh tha, ki royi, gidgidaayi,
Par itni masroof thi main ki main ruk hi na paayi
Har umbre ke aage ek asbaah hai
Har shab ki ek subah hai
Beete lamho mein agar aansu hain toh shayad ek sabaq bhi
Shayad ek naye kal ka sabab bhi
Uss sabaq ko ab seene se legaye chalti hoon
Khud se ek qurbat mehsoos karti hoon
Maut shayad bas ek justajoo hai
Zindagi ki sataish se karti rubaaro hai
Itni mohabbat mere aas paas hai, shayad yahi seekhna baaki tha
Ab isse yoon saath liye chalti hoon,
Naye khwaab, har roz bas yahi muraad karti hoon
Iqbal mandi ka ab woh baagh mila, ke chalti chali
Apne uchalte kadmo ko rok na paayi
