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aa.Nkh pyaasii hai ko_ii manzar de
is jaziire ko bhii samandar de
apanaa cheharaa talaash karanaa hai
gar nahii.n aa_inaa to patthar de
band kaliyo.n ko chaahiye shabanam
in chiraaGo.n me.n roshanii bhar de
pattharo.n ke saro.n se karz utaar
is sadii ko ko_ii payambar de
kah_kaho.n me.n guzar rahii hai hayaat
ab kisii din udaas bhii kar de
phir na kahanaa ke Khud_Khushii hai gunaah
aaj fursat hai faisalaa kar de
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cheharo.n kii dhuup aa.Nkho.n kii geharaa_ii le gayaa
aa_iinaa saare shahar kii biinaa_ii le gayaa
Dube huye jahaaz pe kyaa tabsaraa kare.n
ye haadasaa to soch kii geharaa_ii le gayaa
haalaa.Nki bezubaan thaa lekin ajiib thaa
jo shaKhs mujh se chhiin ke goyaa_ii le gayaa
is vaqt to mai.n ghar se nikalane na paa_uu.Ngaa
bas ek kamiiz thii jo meraa bhaa_ii le gayaa
jhuuTe qasiide likhe gaye us kii shaan me.n
jo motiyo.n se chhiin ke sachchaa_ii le gayaa
yaado.n kii ek bhii.D mere saath chho.D kar
kyaa jaane vo kahaa.N merii tanhaa_ii le gayaa
ab asad tumhaare liye kuchh nahii.n rahaa
galiyo.n ke saare sang to saudaa_ii le gayaa
ab to Khud apanii saa.Nse.n bhii lagatii hai.n bojh sii
umro.n kaa dev saarii tavanaa_ii le gayaa
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dostii jab kisii se kii jaaye
dushmano.n kii bhii raaye lii jaaye
maut kaa zahar hai fizaao.n me.n
ab kahaa.N jaa ke saa.Ns lii jaaye
bas isii soch me.n huu.N Duubaa huaa
ye nadii kaise paar kii jaaye
mere maazii ke zaKhm bharane lage
aaj phir ko_ii bhuul kii jaaye
botale.n khol ke to pii baraso.n
aaj dil khol ke bhii pii jaaye
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har ek chehare ko zaKhmo.n kaa aa_iinaa na kaho
ye zindagii to hai rahamat ise sazaa na kaho
na jaane kaun sii majaburiyo.n kaa qaidii ho
vo saath chho.D gayaa hai to bevafaa na kaho
tamaam shahar ne nezo.n pe kyuu.N uchhaalaa mujhe
ye ittefaaq thaa tum is ko haadasaa na kaho
ye aur baat ke dushman huaa hai aaj magar
vo meraa dost thaa kal tak use buraa na kaho
hamaare aib hame.n ungaliyo.n pe ginvaao
hamaarii piiTh ke piichhe hame.n buraa na kaho
mai.n vaqiyaat kii zanjiir kaa nahii.n qaayal
mujhe bhii apane gunaaho.n kaa silsilaa na kaho
ye shahar vo hai jahaa.N raakshas bhii hai "Rahat"
har ek taraashe huye but ko devataa na kaho
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intezamaat naye sire se sambhaale jaaye.n
jitane kam_zarf hai.n mehafil se nikaale jaaye.n
meraa ghar aag kii lapaTo.n me.n chhupaa hia lekin
jab mazaa hai tere aa.Ngan me.n ujaale jaaye.n
Gam salaamat hai to piite hii rahe.nge lekin
pehale maiKhaane kii haalat sambhaale jaaye.n
Khaalii vaqto.n me.n kahii.n baiTh ke role.n yaaro
fursate.n hai.n to samandar hii khangaale jaaye.n
Khaak me.n yuu.N na milaa zabt kii tauhiin na kar
ye vo aa.Nsuu.N hai.n jo duniyaa ko bahaa le jaaye.n
ham bhii pyaase hai.n ye ehasaas to ho saaqii ko
Khaalii shiishe hii havaao.n me.n uchhaale jaaye.n
aao shahr men naye dost banaaye.n "Rahat"
aastiino.n me.n chalo saa.Np hii paale jaaye.n
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itanii pii kaise kaTii raat mujhe hosh nahii.n
raat ke saath ga_ii baat mujhe hosh nahii.n
mujh ko ye bhii nahii.n maaluum ki jaanaa hai kahaa.N
thaam le ko_ii meraa haath mujhe hosh nahii.n
aa.Nsuo.n aur sharaabo.n me.n guzar hai ab to
mai.n ne kab dekhii thii barasaat mujhe hosh nahii.n
jaane kyaa TuuTaa hai paimaanaa ki dil hai meraa
bikhare bikhare hai.n Khayaalaat mujhe hosh nahii.n
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log har mo.D pe ruk ruk ke sambhalate kyuu.N hai.n
itanaa Darate hai.n to phir ghar se nikalate kyuu.N hai.n
mai.n na juganuu huu.N diyaa huu.N na ko_ii taaraa huu.N
raushanii vaale mere naam se jalate kyuu.N hai.n
niind se meraa ta'alluq hii nahii.n baraso.n se
Khvaab aa aa ke merii chhat pe Tahalate kyuu.N hai.n
mo.D hotaa hai javaanii kaa sambhalane ke liye
aur sab log yahii.n aake phisalate kyuu.N hai.n
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masjido.n ke sahan tak jaanaa bahut dushvaar thaa
der se nikalaa to mere raaste me.n daar thaa
apane hii phailaao ke nashe me.n khoyaa thaa daraKht
aur har masuum Tahanii par phalo.n kaa baar thaa
dekhate hii dekhate shaharo.n kii raunaq ban gayaa
kal yahii cheharaa thaa jo har aa_iine pe baar thaa
sab ke dukh suKh us ke chehare pe likhe paaye gaye
aadamii kyaa thaa hamaare shahar kaa aKhabaar thaa
ab mohalle bhar ke daravaazo.n pe dastak hai nasiib
ek zamaanaa thaa ke jab mai.n bhii bahut Khuddaar thaa
kaaGazo.n kii sab siyaahii baarisho.n me.n dhul ga_ii
ham ne jo sochaa tere baare me.n sab bekaar thaa
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peshaaniyo.n pe likhe muqaddar nahii.n mile
dastaar kahaa.N mile.nge jahaa.N sar nahii.n mile
aavaaragii ko Duubate suuraj se rabt hai
maGrib ke baad ham bhii to ghar par nahii.n mile
kal aa_iino.n kaa jashn huaa thaa tamaam raat
andhe tamaash_biino.n ko patthar nahii.n mile
mai.n chaahataa thaa Khud se mulaaqaat ho magar
aa_iine mere qad ke baraabar nahii.n mile
pardes jaa rahe ho to sab dekhate chalo
mumkin hai vaapas aao to ye ghar nahii.n mile
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safar kii had hai vahaa.N tak ke kuchh nishaan rahe
chale chalo ke jahaa.N tak ye aasmaan rahe
ye kyaa uThaaye qadam aur aa ga_ii manzil
mazaa to jab hai ke pairo.n me.n kuchh thakan rahe
vo shaKhs mujh ko ko_ii jaal_saaz lagataa hai
tum us ko dost samajhate ho phir bhii dhyaan rahe
mujhe zamiin kii geharaa_iio.n ne daab liyaa
mai.n chaahataa thaa mere sar pe aasmaan rahe
ab apane biich maraasim nahii.n adaavat hai
magar ye baat hamaare hii darmiyaan rahe
magar sitaaro.n kii fasle.n ugaa sakaa na ko_ii
merii zamiin pe kitane hii aasmaan rahe
vo ek savaal hai phir us kaa saamanaa hogaa
duaa karo ke salaamat merii zabaan rahe
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shahar me.n Dhuu.ND rahaa huu.N ke sahaaraa de de
ko_ii haatim jo mere haath me.n kaasaa de de
pe.D sab nange faqiiro.n kii tarah sahame hai.n
kis se ummiid ye kii jaaye ki saayaa de de
vaqt kii sang_zanii noch ga_ii saare naqush
ab vo aa_iinaa kahaa.N jo meraa cheharaa de de
dushmano.n kii bhii ko_ii baat to sach ho jaaye
aa mere dost kisii din mujhe dhokaa de de
mai.n bahut jald hii ghar lauT ke aa jaa_uu.Ngaa
merii tanhaa_ii yahaa.N kuchh dino.n peharaa de de
Duub jaanaa hii muqadar hai to behatar varanaa
tuune patavaar jo chhiinii hai to tinkaa de de
jis ne qataro.n kaa bhii mohataaj kiyaa mujh ko
vo agar josh me.n aa jaaye to dariyaa de de
tum ko "Rahat" kii tabiiyat kaa nahii.n andaazaa
vo bikhaarii hai magar maa.Ngo to duniyaa de de
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