koi girta sa khwaab ho jaise

koi girta sa khwaab ho jaise
neend yun hi kharaab ho jaise

yeh hawa thehrti nahi hai kahin

dil-e-khanakharaab ho jaise

laakh koshish kiye, nahin utraa

chehera khud naqaab ho jaise

aise takte hain tere khat ki raah

aakhri yeh jawaab ho jaise

kisi ki baat meethi lagti hai

yaar ke ghar sharaab ho jaise

paas rehte ho par nahin dikhte

raat mein aaftaab ho jaise

jaane kyun yaad se nahin jaati

khoi hui qitaab ho jaise

aise karche hai apne din maazi

umr kuchh behisaab ho jaise

dushman the jo, haath mein khanjar rakhte the

dushman the jo, haath mein khanjar rakhte the

kuchh the dost, woh bhi chhupa kar rakhte the

ab behte hain thhande mithhe pani mein

hum jo dil mein chhote paththar rakhte the

ab jo kuchh bhi hota hai, seh lete hain

ek zamaana woh bhi tha, sar rakhte the

un cheezon ka fard tumhaare paas hi hai

jo kuchh bhi hum apne andar rakhte the

ab toh ghar ke andar hi bazaar lagi

tab chappal bhi ghar ke baahar rakhte the

kab aa jaaye bina bulaaye woh mehmaan

namak zahen mein, zubaan pe shakkar rakhte the

jalte bujhte rekhaayein sab raakh huin

mutthi mein hum dhoop sukha kar rakhte the

insaanon ko bhi khwaahish thi udne ki

katne se pehle woh bhi par rakhte the

kaam se khush the, nakaami se bhi khush the

tere ilaake mein jo daftar rakhte the

sab logon ke ek se rang honge maazi

aisi hasrat pehle aksar rakhte the

muft ka gham piya nahin karte

muft ka gham piya nahin karte

yun ghut kar jiya nahin karte

pataa toh hai mera ik chhota sa

har ek ko diya nahin karte

dikhaate bhi nahin kisi ko par

jeb khud ki siya nahin karte

aadat-e-soch jaati raheti hai

baat zyada kiya nahin karte

woh hum hi hain jo bhatak jaate hain

raastein ghaltiyaan nahin karte

woh chaahein harf hon ke paise hon

udhaar mein liya nahin karte

aadmi bastiyon mein rahete hain

parindein aashiyaan nahin karte

kab se chupchap huye hain maazi

aajkal kaafiya nahin karte

jab kabhi lambi saans leta hoon

jab kabhi lambi saans leta hoon

aap ke aas paas leta hoon

shaam ke waqt tahelne ke liye

raastein kuchh udaas leta hoon

yaad aate ho, ro nahin sakta

yaad karte ho, khaans leta hoon

zindagi zindagi bani kab hai

saans lena hai, saans leta hoon

dariya talak pohochne ke liye

saheraaon se pyaas leta hoon

har ek aah ke badle maazi

ik tamanna-e-khaas leta hoon

hayaat odh liya

hayaat odh liya ik maheen bekhudi se

humme lagaav raha maut se na zindagi se

humaare shahar ke toh khair aur hain andaaz

yahaan to har kisi ko pyar hoga har kisi se

tab aur koi chalte chalte thhaher jaata tha

ab aur koi guzarta hoga uss galee se

abhi bhi honth lagaata hoon to yaad aata hai

woh roz chaay chhalakna tumhaare tashtaree se

badan pe haath rakkho, saans ley lo saaye mein

darakht baat nahin karta hai aadmi se

tumhaare dar se koi zindaa laut-ta hi nahin

na maraa berukhi se jo, marega saadgi se

yeh log jhagadte hain toh jagadne do maazi

tum apne ghar mein raho, kaam rakkho shaayri se

paas rahete ho gungunaate ho

paas rahete ho gungunaate ho

dur jaate ho bhool jaate ho

ik samandar ki khnoj thi mujhko

tum mujhe sehra kyun dikhaate ho

honth ke do sirey bataate hain

dil hi dil mein jo muskuraate ho

raatbhar kal so nahi paaye

subah yeh sab ko kyun bataate ho

ik mera shahar hai paara paara

ik ho tum baarbaar aate ho

zindagi dost nahin hai maazi

kyun usey naam se bulaate ho

unke khat jab milte the

unke khat jab milte the

maano mansab milte the

ek zamaana aisa tha

baaton se lab milte the

chhatri tanha raheti thi

baarish mein jab milte the

chup baithe guzre hai din

yaaron se kab milte the

sadiyon jaise din guzrein

unse har shab milte the

tab logon mein sohbat thin

mazhab mazhab milte the

kaam nahin raheta tha kuchh

bass bematlab milte the

kahaan gaye woh din maazi

ghazlein jab tab milte the

raaston pe dhalni hai

raaston pe dhalni hai

bann ke shab nikalni hai

khud badal nahin sakte

duniya ko badalni hai

fikrein tarqibein laakhon

ek jaan nanhi hai

rang hai yeh shohrat ki

ekdin utarni hai

dil dhadak raha hai phir

sirf jism chhalni hai

chaand ko bachaa rakhna

aakhree chawanni hai

soch ke bhi kya maazi

jis ki jaisi karni hai