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chupake chupake raat din aa.Nsuu bahanaa yaad hai
ham ko ab tak aashiqii kaa vo zamaanaa yaad hai

baahazaaraa.N iztiraab-o-sad-hazaaraa.N ishtiyaaq
tujhase vo pahale pahal dil kaa lagaanaa yaad hai

tujhase milate hii vo bebaak ho jaanaa meraa
aur teraa daato.n me.n vo u.Ngalii dabaanaa yaad hai

khii.nch lenaa vo meraa parde kaa konaa daffaatan
aur dupaTTe se teraa vo muu.Nh chhupaanaa yaad hai

jaan kar sotaa tujhe vo qasa-e-paabosii meraa
aur teraa Thukaraa ke sar vo muskuraanaa yaad hai

tujh ko jab ta.nhaa kabhii paanaa to az_raahe-lihaaz
hal-e-dil baato.n hii baato.n me.n jataanaa yaad hai

jab sivaa mere tumhaaraa koii diivaanaa na thaa
sach kaho kyaa tum ko bhii vo kaarKhaanaa yaad hai

Gair kii nazaro.n se bachakar sab kii marzii ke Khilaaf
vo teraa chorii chhipe raato.n ko aanaa yaad hai

aa gaya gar vasl kii shab bhii kahii.n zikr-e-firaaq
vo teraa ro ro ke mujhako bhii rulaanaa yaad hai

do-pahar kii dhuup me.n mere bulaane ke liye
vo teraa kothe pe na.nge paao.n aanaa yaad hai

dekhanaa mujhako jo bargashtaa to sau sau naaz se
jab manaa lenaa to phir Khud ruuTh jaanaa yaad hai

chori chori ham se tum aa kar mile the jis jagah
muddate.n guzarii.n par ab tak wo thikaanaa yaad hai

beruKhii ke saath sunaanaa dard-e-dil kii dastaa.N
aur teraa hatho.n me.n vo ka.ngan ghumaanaa yaad hai

vaqt-e-ruKhsat alvidaa kaa lafz kahane ke liye
vo tere sukhe labo.n kaa thar-tharaanaa yaad hai

baavajuud-e-iddaa-e-ittaqaa 'Hasrat' mujhe
aaj tak ahad-e-havas kaa ye fasaanaa yaad hai

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mai.n royaa parades me.n bhiigaa maa.N kaa pyaar
dukh ne dukh se baat kii bin chiThThii bin taar
chhoTaa karake dekhiye jiivan kaa vistaar
aa.Nkho.n bhar aakaash hai baaho.n bhar sa.nsaar


leke tan ke naap ko ghuume bastii gaa.Nv
har chaadar ke gher se baahar nikale paa.Nv
sabakii puujaa ek sii alag-alag har riit
masjid jaaye maulvii koyal gaaye giit
puujaa ghar me.n muurtii miira ke sang shyaam
jisakii jitanii chaakarii utane usake daam


saato.n din bhagavaan ke kyaa ma.ngal kyaa piir
jis din soe der tak bhuukaa rahe fakiir
achchhii sangat baiThakar sangii badale ruup
jaise milakar aam se miiThii ho ga_ii dhuup


sapanaa jharnaa nii.nd kaa jaagii aa.Nkhe.n pyaas
paanaa khonaa khojanaa saa.Nso.n kaa itihaas
chaahe giitaa vaachiye yaa pa.Dhiye quraan
meraa teraa pyaar hii har pustak kaa Gyaan

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apane haatho.n kii lakiiro.n me.n basaale mujhako
mai.n huu.N teraa nasiib apanaa banaa le mujhako


mujhase tuu puuchhane aayaa hai vafaa ke maanii
ye terii sadaadilii maar na Daale mujhako


mai.n sama.ndar bhii huu.N motii bhii huu.N Gotaazan bhii
koii bhii naam meraa leke bulaale mujhako


tuune dekhaa nahii.n aaiine se aage kuchh bhii
Khudaparastii me.n kahii.n tuu na ga.Nvaale mujhako


kal kii baat aur hai mai.n ab saa rahuu.N yaa na rahuu.N
jitanaa jii chaahe teraa aaj sataale mujhako


Khud ko mai.n baa.NT na Daaluu.N kahii.n daaman-daaman
kar diyaa tuune agar mere havaale mujhako


mai.n jo kaa.NTaa huu.N to chal mujh se bachaakar daaman
mai.n huu.N gar phuul to juu.De me.n sajaale mujhako


mai.n khule dar ke kisii ghar kaa huu.N saamaa.N pyaare
tuu dabe paa.Nv kabhii aake churaale mujhako


tark-e-ulfat kii qasam bhii ko_ii hotii hai qasam
tuu kabhii yaad to kar bhuulanevaale mujhako


baadaa phir baadaa hai mai.n zahar bhii pii jaauu.N "Qateel"
shart ye hai koii baaho.n mei.n sambhale mujhako


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apane hoTho.n par sajaanaa chaahataa huu.N
aa tujhe mai.n gunagunaanaa chaahataa huu.N


koii aa.Nsuu tere daaman par giraakar
buu.Nd ko motii banaanaa chaahataa huu.N


thak gayaa mai.n karate-karate yaad tujhako
ab tujhe mai.n yaad aanaa chaahataa huu.N


chhaa rahaa hai saarii bastii me.n a.Ndheraa
raushanii ho ghar jalaanaa chaahataa huu.N


aaKharii hichakii tere zaano.n pe aaye
maut bhi mai.n shaayaraanaa chaahataa huu.N

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kiyaa hai pyaar jise hamane zindagii kii tarah
vo aashanaa bhii milaa hamase ajanabii kii tarah


ba.Daa ke pyaas merii us ne haath chho.D diyaa
vo kar rahaa thaa muravvat bhii dillagii kii tarah


kise Khabar thii ba.Degii kuchh aur taariikii
chhupegaa vo kisii badalii me.n chaa.Ndanii kii tarah


kabhii na sochaa thaa hamane "Qateel" us ke liye
karegaa ham pe sitam vo bhii har kisii kii tarah


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sadamaa to hai mujhe bhii ki tujhase judaa huu.N mai.n
lekin ye sochataa huu.N ki ab teraa kyaa huu.N mai.n


bikharaa pa.Daa hai tere hii ghar me.n teraa vajuud
bekaar mahafilo.n me.n tujhe Dhuu.NDhataa huu.N mai.n


mai.n Khudakashii ke jurm kaa karataa huu.n aitaraaf
apane badan kii qabr me.n kabase ga.Daa huu.N mai.n


kis-kisakaa naam lauu.N zabaa.N par ki tere saath
har roz ek shaKhs nayaa dekhataa huu.N mai.n


naa jaane kis adaa se liyaa tuune mera naam
duniyaa samajh rahii hai ke sab kuchh teraa huu.N mai.n


le mere tajurbo.n se sabak ae mere raqiib
do chaar saal umr me.n tujhase ba.Daa huu.N mai.n


jaagaa huaa zamiir vo aaiinaa hai "Qateel"
sone se pahale roz jise dekhataa huu.N mai.n


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vo dil hii kyaa tere milane kii jo duaa na kare
mai.n tujh ko bhuul ke zi.ndaa rahuu.N Khudaa na kare


rahegaa saath teraa pyaar zindagii banakar
ye aur baat merii zindagii vafaa na kare


ye Thiik hai nahii.n marataa koii judaaii me.n
Khudaa kisii se kisii ko magar judaa na kare


sunaa hai usako mohabbat duuaaye.N detii hai
jo dil pe choT to khaaye magar gilaa na kare


zamaanaa dekh chukaa hai parakh chukaa hai use
"Qateel" jaan se jaaye par iltajaa na kare

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apanii marzii se kahaa.N apane safar ke ham hai.n
ruKh havaao.n kaa jidhar kaa hai udhar ke ham hai.n


pahale har chiiz thii apanii magar ab lagataa hai
apane hii ghar me.n kisii duusare ghar ke ham hai.n


vaqt ke saath hai miTTii kaa safar sadiyo.n tak
kisako maaluum kahaa.N ke hai.n kidhar ke ham hai.n


chalate rahate hai.n ki chalanaa hai musaafir kaa nasiib
sochate rahate hai.n ki kis raahaguzar ke ham hai.n


ginatiyo.n me.n hii gine jaate hai.n har daur me.n ham
har qalamakaar kii benaam khabar ke ham hai.n


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baat chalii terii aa.Nkho.n se jaa pahu.Nchii paimaane tak
khii.nch rahii hai terii ulfat aaj mujhe maiKhaane tak

ishq kii baate.n Gam kii baate.n duniyaa vaale karate hai.n
kis ne shammaa kaa dukh dekhaa kaun gayaa paravaane tak

ishq nahii.n hai tum ko mujh se sirf bahaane karatii ho
yuu.N hii bahaane qaayam rakhanaa tum mere mar jaane tak

itanaa hii kahanaa hai tum se mumkin ho to aa jaanaa
aa hii gaye to rukanaa hogaa aa.Nkho.n ke patharaane tak


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bad_naam mere pyaar kaa afsaanaa huaa hai
diivaane bhii kahate hai.n kii diivaanaa huaa hai

rishtaa thaa tabhii to kisii bedard ne to.Daa
apanaa thaa tabhii to ko_ii begaanaa huaa hai

baadal kii tarah aa ke baras jaa_iye ik din
dil aap ke hote hue viiraana huaa hai

bajate hai.n Khayaalo.n me.n terii yaad ke ghungaruu
kuchh din se meraa ghar bhii pari_Khaanaa huaa hai

mausam ne banaayaa hai nigaaho.n ko sharaabii
jis phuul ko dekhuu.N vahii paimaanaa huaa hai


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baGair mere tujhe chain aa nahii.n sakataa
meraa javaab kahii.n se tuu laa nahii.n sakataa

hazaar parde bhii Daalo agar banaavaT ke
dilo.n kii baat ko cheharaa chhupaa nahii.n sakataa

banaa diyaa hai zamaane ne dil ko patthar kaa
sataaye ko_ii bhii mujh ko rulaa nahii.n sakataa

hasiin taaj mahal ke banaane vaalaa bhii
dilo.n ke TuuTe gharau.nde banaa nahii.n sakataa


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bahut pahale se un qadamo.n kii aahaaT jaan lete hai.n
tujhe ai zi.ndagii ham duur se pahachaan lete hai.n

merii nazare.n bhii aise qaatilo.n kaa jaan-o-imaa.N hai
nigaahe.n milate hii jo jaan aur imaan lete hai.n

tabiyat apanii ghabaraatii hai jab sun-saan raato.n me.n
ham aise me.n terii yaado.n kii chaadar taan lete hai.n

Khud apanaa faisalaa bhii ishq me.n kafii nahii.n hotaa
use bhii kaise kar guzare.n jo dil me.n Thaan lete hai.n

jise suurat bataate hai.n pataa detii hai siirat kaa
ibaarat dekh kar jis tarahaa maanii jaan lete hai.n

tujhe ghaaTaa na hone de.nge kaarobaar-e-ulfat me.n
ham apane sar teraa ai dost har ehasaan lete hai.n

hamaarii har nazar tujhase nayii sauga.ndh khaatii hai
to terii har nazar se ham nayaa paiGaam lete hai.n

'Firaq' aksar badal kar bhes milataa hai ko_ii qaafir
kabhii ham jaan lete hai.n kabhii pahachaan lete hai.n


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teraa cheharaa kitanaa suhaanaa lagataa hai
tere aage chaa.Nd puraanaa lagataa hai


tirachhe tirachhe tiir nazar ke lagate hai.n
siidhaa siidhaa dil pe nishaanaa lagataa hai


aag kaa kyaa hai pal do pal me.n lagatii hai
bujhate bujhate ek zamaanaa lagataa hai


sach to ye hai phuul kaa dil bhii chhalanii hai
ha.Nsataa cheharaa ek bahaanaa lagataa hai


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tere baare me.n jab sochaa nahii.n thaa
mai.n tanhaa thaa magar itanaa nahii.n thaa

terii tasviir se karataa thaa baate.n
mere kamare me.n aa_iinaa nahii.n thaa

sama.ndar ne mujhe pyaasaa hii rakhaa
mai.n jab seharaa me.n thaa pyasaa nahii.n thaa

manaane-ruuThane ke khel me.n ham
bichha.D jaaye.nge ye sochaa nahii.n thaa

sunaa hai band kar li us ne aa.Nkhe.n
ka_ii raato.n se vo soyaa nahii.n thaa

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tere aane kii jab Khabar mahake
tere Khushbuu se saaraa ghar mahake

shaam mahake tere tasavvur se
shaam ke baad phir sahar mahake

raat bhar sochataa rahaa tujh ko
zahan-o-dil mere raat bhar mahake

yaad aaye to dil munavvar ho
diid ho jaaye to nazar mahake

vo gha.Dii do gha.Dii jahaa.N baiThe
vo zamii.n mahake vo shajar mahake

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tere jalave ab mujhe har suu nazar aane lage
kaash ye bhii ho ke mujh me.n tuu nazar aane lage


ibtadaa ye thii ke dekhii thii Khushii kii ek jhalak
intahaa ye hai ke Gam har suu nazar aane lage


beqaraarii ba.Dhate ba.Dhate dil kii fitarat ban gaii
shaayad ab taskiin kaa pahaluu nazar aane lage


Khatm karade ae 'Sabaa' ab shaam-e-Gam kii daastaa.N
dekh un aa.Nkho.n me.n bhii aa.Nsuu nazar aane lage