Kuch baatein mehfilon mein kahi jaati hain, aur kuch tanhaiyon mein khud se.
Kabhi yaadon ka zikr hota hai, kabhi guzre lamhon ka, aur kabhi dil un baaton tak pahunch jaata hai jinhe hum rozmarra ki bhaag-daud mein bhool chuke hote hain.
Jaam unhi lamhon, guftaguon aur khamosh ehsaason ka ek safha hai.
Tere hi naam pe jaam uthaya tha,
Tujhe bhulane ke liye,
Nasha jitna badhta gaya,
Tu aur yaad aati rahi.
Aksar tere zikr se hi,
behak jaata hoon main,
Ye jaam ki kya bisaat hai,
teri aankhon ke aage,
Ye aankhen chhalak jaayein toh,
Maikhana bhar jaaye.
Teri aankhon ka asar kuch aisa raha,
Jaam haathon mein tha,
phir bhi adhoora raha,
Log maikhane mein nasha dhoondte rahe,
Hume teri ek nazar ne behaka diya.
Maikhane mein baith kar bhi,
Tera zikr karta raha,
Log sharaab peete rahe,
Aur main tera nasha karta raha.
Jaam abhi honton tak pahuncha bhi nahi,
Aur hum behakne lage,
Lagta hai aaj phir,
Teri yaadon se maikhana loot jayega.
Log maikhane ka pata poochhte rahe,
Hum tera zikr karte rahe,
Woh jaam badalte rahe,
Hum to bas ek nazar mein behak gaye.
Maikhane ki sharaab mein,
kahan nasha hai saaqi,
Hum toh behak jaate hain,
Bus tera naam leke.
Ya toh tu aankhon se pila de,
Ya hume peena bhula de,
Aisa maikhana bata de,
Ya apne dil ka pata de.
Phir wahi shaam hai,
Haathon mein jaam hai,
Kaise samjhaun kambakht dil ko,
Zubaan pe sirf tera naam hai.
Jinhe lag raha hai ki,
Mohabbat ka rang feeka ho raha hai,
Unhe yeh bata do ki,
Yeh aur gehra ho raha hai,
Yeh woh sharaab hai,
Jo bhale botal mein rakhi hai,
Par nasha iska aur bhi gehra ho raha hai.
Tune jaam pilaya hai paimane se,
Ya phir apni aankhon ke do pyaalon se,
Main aaj bhi isi kashmakash mein hoon,
Ki jo hua hai, yeh nasha kiska hai.
Madhoshi ke aalam ko guzar jaane de,
Poochunga aakhir tune kya kiya hai,
Kya koi jaadu hai,
Ya phir yeh tera nasha hai.
Main ki khatir,
Maiy mein khoya raha,
Khwab toh dekhe bade,
Par khuli aankhon se soya raha,
Ab hosh mein aaya hoon toh jaaga hoon,
Aakhir mein na Maiy rahi,
Na main raha.
Har jaam ka nasha ek jaisa nahi hota.
Kuch jaam yaadon se bhar jaate hain, kuch guftagu se, aur kuch sirf khamoshi se.
Aur kabhi kabhi wahi khamoshi sabse gehri baat keh jaati hai.
