Ab Kise Chaahe

                ab kise chaahe.n kise Dhuu.NDhaa kare.n
                vo bhii aaKhir mil gayaa ab kyaa kare.n

                halkii halkii baarishe.n hotii rahe.n
                ham bhii phuulo.n kii tarah bhiigaa kare.n

                aa.Nkh muu.Nde us gulaabii dhuup me.n
                der tak baiThe use sochaa kare.n

               dil muhabbat diin duniyaa shaayarii
               har dariiche se tujhe dekhaa kare.n

               ghar nayaa kapa.De naye bartan naye
               in puraane kaaGazo.n kaa kyaa kare.n 


               mere saath tum bhii duaa karo yuu.N kisii ke haq me.n buraa na ho
               kahii.n aur ho na ye haadasaa ko_ii raaste me.n judaa na ho


               mere ghar se raat kii sej tak vo ik aa.Nsuu kii lakiir hai
               zaraa ba.D ke chaa.Nd se puuchhanaa vo isii taraf se gayaa na ho

               NOTE: Some books have the first misra of the above sher as:
               merii chhat se raat kii subah tak ko_ii aa.Nsuuo.n kii lakiir hai

               sar-e-shaam Thaharii hu_ii zamii.n, aasamaa.N hai jhukaa huaa
               isii mo.D par mere vaaste vo charaaG le kar kha.Daa na ho

               vo farishte aap hii Dhuu.NDhiye kahaaniyo.n kii kitaab me.n
               jo buraa kahe.n na buraa sune ko_ii shaKhs un se Khafaa na ho

               vo visaal ho ke firaaq ho terii aag mahakegii ek din
               vo gulaab ban ke khilegaa kyaa jo charaaG ban ke jalaa na ho

               mujhe yuu.N lagaa ki Khaamosh Khushbuu ke ho.NTh titalii ne chhuu liye
               i.nhii.n zard patto.n kii oT me.n ko_ii phuul soyaa huaa na ho

               isii ehatiyaat me.n mai.n rahaa, isii ehatiyaat me.n vo rahaa
               vo kahaa.N kahaa.N mere saath hai kisii aur ko ye pataa na ho

               yaad kisii kii chaa.Ndanii ban kar koThe koThe utarii hai
               yaad kisii kii dhuup hu_ii hai ziinaa ziinaa utarii hai 

               raat kii raanii sahan-e-chaman me.n gesuu khole sotii hai
               raat-beraat udhar mat jaanaa ik naagin bhii rahatii hai 

               tum ko kyaa tum Gazale.n kah kar apanii aag bujhaa loge
               us ke jii se puuchho jo patthar kii tarah chup rahatii hai 

               patthar lekar galiyo.n galiyo.n la.Dake puuchhaa karate hai.n
               har bastii me.n mujh se aage shoharat merii pahu.Nchatii hai 

               muddat se ik la.Dakii ke ruKhsaar kii dhuup nahii.n aa_ii
               isii liye mere kamare me.n itanii Tha.nDak rahatii hai

               duaa karo ki ye paudhaa sadaa haraa hii lage
               udaasiyo.n se bhii cheharaa khilaa-khilaa hii lage 

               ye chaa.Nd taaro.n kaa aa.Nchal usii kaa hissaa hai
               ko_ii jo duusaraa o.De to duusaraa hii lage 

               nahii.n hai mere muqaddar me.n raushanii na sahii
               ye khi.Dakii kholo zaraa subah kii havaa hii lage 

               ajiib shaKhs hai naaraaz hoke ha.nsataa hai
               mai.n chaahataa huu.N Khafaa ho to vo Khafaa hii lage


               muskuraatii hu_ii dhanak hai vahii
               us badan me.n chamak damak hai vahii 

               phuul kumhalaa gaye ujaalo.n ke
               saa.Nvalii shaam me.n namak hai vahii 

               ab bhii cheharaa charaaG lagataa hai
               bujh gayaa hai magar chamak hai vahii 

               ko_ii shiishaa zaruur TuuTaa hai
               gunagunaatii hu_ii khanak hai vahii 

               pyaar kis kaa milaa hai miTTii me.n
               is chamelii tale mahak hai vahii

               aa.Nsuuo.n kii jahaa.N paayamaalii rahii
               aisii bastii charaaGo.n se Khaalii rahii 

               dushmano.n kii tarah us se la.Date rahe
               apanii chaahat bhii kitanii niraalii rahii 

               jab kabhii bhii tumhaaraa Khayaal aa gayaa
              phir ka_ii roz tak beKhayaalii rahii 

              lab tarasate rahe ik ha.Nsii ke liye
              merii kashtii musaafir se Khaalii rahii 

              chaa.Nd taare saabhii ham-safar the magar
              zi.ndagii raat thii raat kaalii rahii 

              mere siine pe Khushbuu ne sar rakh diyaa
              merii baa.Nho.n me.n puulo.n kii Daalii rahii