kal chaudhavii.n kii raat thii shab bhar rahaa charchaa teraa 
kuchh ne kahaa ye chaa.Nd hai kuchh ne kahaa cheharaa teraa
 
ham bhii vahii.n maujuud the ham se bhii sab puuchhaa kiye 
ham ha.Ns diye ham chup rahe manzuur thaa pardaa teraa 

is shahar me.n kis se mile.n ham se to chhuuTii mahafile.n 
har shaKhs teraa naam le har shaKhs diivaanaa teraa 

kuuche ko tere chho.D kar jogii hii ban jaaye.N magar 
jangal tere parbat tere bastii terii saharaa teraa 

tuu bevafaa tuu maharabaa.N ham aur tujh se bad-gumaa.N 
ham ne to puuchhaa thaa zaraa ye vaqt kyuu.N Thaharaa teraa 

ham par ye saKhtii kii nazar ham hai.n faqiir-e-rahaguzar 
rastaa kabhii rokaa teraa daaman kabhii thaamaa teraa 

haa.N haa.N terii suurat hasii.n lekin tuu aisaa bhii nahii.n 
is shaKhs ke ashaar se shoharaa huaa kyaa kyaa teraa 

beshak usii kaa dosh hai kahataa nahii.n Khaamosh hai 
tuu aap kar aisii davaa biimaar ho achchhaa teraa 

bedard sunanii ho to chal kahataa hai kyaa achchhii Gazal 
aashiq teraa rusavaa teraa shaayar teraa "Inshaa" teraa 

		 

 
us shaam vo ruKhsat kaa samaa.N yaad rahegaa 
vo shahar vo kuuchaa vo makaa.N yaad rahegaa 

vo tiis ki ubharii thii idhar yaad rahegii 
vo dard ke uThaa thaa yahaa.N yaad rahegaa 

kuchh miir ke abyaat the kuchh faiz ke misare 
ik dard kaa thaa jin me.n bayaa.N yaad rahegaa 

ham bhuul sake hai.n na tujhe bhuul sake.nge 
tuu yaad rahegaa hame.n haa.N yaad rahegaa 

		 

 
insha ji uthho ab kooch karo, is shahar mein ji ko lagana kya 
wahashi ko sukoo.n se kya matlab, jogi ka nagar mein thikana kya.

is dil ke dareeda.n daman ko, dekho to sahi, socho to sahi
jis jholi mein sau chhed huye, us jholi ko failana kya.

us roj jo unko dekha hai, ab khwab ka alam lagta hai
us roj jo unse baat hui, wo baat bhi thhi afsana kya.

us husn ke sachche moti ko, ham dekh sakein per chhu na sakein
jise dekh sakein per chhu na sakein, wo daulat kya wo khajana kya

usko bhi jala ai dukhte huye man, ik shola laal bhabhooka ban
yu.n aansu ban bah jana kya yun maati mein mil jaana kya.

jab shahar ke log na rasta dein, kyun ban mein na ja bishraam karein
deewano ki si na baat kare, to aur kare deewaana kya.

		 

 
raat ke Khvaab sunaaye.n kis ko raat ke Khvaab suhaane the 
dhu.ndhale dhu.ndhale chehare the par sab jaane pahachaane the 

ziddii vahashii alha.D chanchal miiThe log rasiile log 
ho.nTh un ke Gazalo.n ke misare aa.Nkho.n me.n afsaane the 

ye la.Dakii to in galiyo.n me.n roz hii ghuumaa karatii thii 
is se un ko milanaa thaa to is ke laakh bahaane the 

ham ko saarii raat jagaayaa jalate bujhate taaro.n ne 
ham kyuu.N un ke dar pe utare kitane aur Thikaane the 

vahashat kii unvaan hamaarii in me.n se jo naar banii 
dekhe.nge to log kahe.nge 'Insha' jii diiivaane the