Woh kehte haiN main koii shaayar nahiN
MaiN kehtaa hooN main tumsaa kaayar nahiN

Shaayarii meiN chandaa kii THanDak hai
TujH meiN suuraj kii garmii hai
TujH meiN kaaToN kii sakHtii hai
Shaayarii pHooloN kii narmii hai

Tuu likHtaa hai gariibii pe tuu likHtaa hai musiibat pe
Shaayar likHte haiN jaamoN pe woh likHte haiN muhabbat pe
Tuu shaayar hai to tuu likH de sHammaa pe parwaane pe
Tuu likH lailaa pe majnuu pe tuu likH de is zamaane pe

BhookH pyaas payambar kahaaN shaayarii ke maz-hab meiN
Nazaakat hii sikHaate haiN shaayarii ke maktab meiN

Tumne hii to hai kahaa main shaayar tumsaa kahaaN
LikHtaa huun main wahii dikHtaa hai jaisaa jahaaN

MaiN likHtaa huuN riwaajoN pe
MaiN likHtaa huuN samaajoN pe
MaiN likHtaa huuN insaaN kii
Dabii huii aawaazoN pe

PHuuloN se kucHH baateiN
KaliyoN se mulaaqaateiN
FizaaoN kii suno sansan
Titlii kii kHuraafaatein

Jaltii dhuup meiN jalte
Sir par bojH le cHalte
AndHerii raahoN mein so kar
Kitne log haiN palte

Jab sote haiN hum gHaroN meiN
CHaand ambar par chamaktaa hai
Kitno ke sar cHHat nahiN
Jaltaa suuraj jab sulagtaa hai

Kinhii hoNtoN kii surkHH paNkHuriyaaN
DekHo kinhii zulfoN ke gesuu
Suno zaraa yeh bezubaan aaheiN
DekHo aaNkHoN se behte aaNsuuN

BHawroN kii miitHHii gunjan HawaaoN meiN hai sadaa
Muskuraatii haiN bahaareiN PHool hai kucHH keh rahaa

Har nayaa din jaataa hai toR kar hauslaa
ZindaGii kii ruKHoN pe AsHq hai bah cHalaa

TumheiN dikHtii hoNgi who pHooloN ki waadii
MujHe nazar aatii hai logoN kii barbaadii
Tum kehte ho shayrii hai aasHiq ki baaheiN
MaiN kahtaa huuN shayrii hai kisii bebas kii aaheiN

TumheiN nazar aatii haiN kHiltii huii kaliyaaN
MujHe dikHtii haiN andHerii suunii paRi galiyaaN
TumheiN dikHte haiN kHusHiyoN ke kaii sHokH nazaare
MujHe dikHte haiN duniyaa ke gardisH meiN sitaare

Woh kehte haiN merii sHayarii meiN aaNsuu ke naGme haiN
Har lafz meiN cHHipte hue Gamgeen sadme haiN
MaiN duniyaa ko rulaauNgaa aaNsuu ke kaii motii
MaiN rulaauuN to pHir kisko duniyaa pehle se hai rotii

KHusHiyoN kaa aalam ab zindaa nahiN
DesH ab hai sone kaa parindaa nahiN
AsHqoN ke fasaane ab hai milte yahiN
KHusHiyoN ke pHuul ab yahaaN kHilte nahiN

MaiN shaayar huuN bas pal do pal kaa
Farq pataa nahiN aaj aur kal kaa

AaNsuu meiN aur aahoN meiN kaii aasaar dikHte haiN
Duniyaa ke haseeN jalwe mujHe bekaar dikHte haiN
NazmoN ko milaa kar lahroN meiN main sailaab laauuNgaa
Jab uTHHuuNgaa main logoN to inqilaab lauuNgaa

SacHcHaaii SHaayarii kaa duusraa naam hai
SacH bataanaa har sHaayar ka kaam hai
Tum pHir bhii kahoge main sHaayar nahiN
MaiN tumse kahuuNgaa main kaayar nahiN