Clerk Ka Naghma-e-mohabbat

sab raat meri sapnon mein guzar jati hai aur main sota hun

phir subh ki dewi aati hai

apne bistar se uThta hun munh dhota hun

laya tha kal jo double-roTi

us mein se aadhi khai thi

baqi jo bachi wo mera aaj ka nashta hai

duniya ke rang anokhe hain

jo mere samne rahta hai us ke ghar mein ghar-wali hai

aur daen pahlu mein ek manzil ka hai makan wo KHali hai

aur baen jaanib ek ayyash hai jis ke han ek dashta hai

aur in sab mein ek main bhi hun lekin bas tu hi nahin

hain aur to sab aaram mujhe ek gesuon ki KHushbu hi nahin

farigh hota hun nashte se aur apne ghar se nikalta hun

daftar ki rah par chalta hun

raste mein shahr ki raunaq hai ek tanga hai do karen hain

bachche maktab ko jate hain aur tangon ki kya baat kahun

karen to chhichhalti bijli hain tangon ke tiron ko kaise sahun

ye mana in mein sharifon ke ghar ki dhan-daulat hai maya hai

kuchh shoKH bhi hain masum bhi hain

lekin raste par paidal mujh se bad-qismat maghmum bhi hain

tangon par barq-e-tabassum hai

baaton ka miTha tarannum hai

uksata hai dhyan ye rah rah kar qudrat ke dil mein tarahhum hai

har chiz to hai maujud yahan ek tu hi nahin ek tu hi nahin

aur meri aankhon mein rone ki himmat hi nahin aansu hi nahin

jun tun rasta kaT jata hai aur bandi-KHana aata hai

chal kaam mein apne dil ko laga yun koi mujhe samjhata hai

main dhire dhire daftar mein apne dil ko le jata hun

nadan hai dil murakh bachcha ek aur tarah de jata hun

phir kaam ka dariya bahta hai aur hosh mujhe kab rahta hai

jab aadha din Dhal jata hai to ghar se afsar aata hai

aur apne kamre mein mujh ko chaprasi se bulwata hai

yun kahta hai wun kahta hai lekin bekar hi rahta hai

main us ki aisi baaton se thak jata hun thak jata hun

pal-bhar ke liye apne kamre ko file lene aata hun

aur dil mein aag sulagti hai main bhi jo koi afsar hota

is shahr ki dhul aur galiyon se kuchh dur mera phir ghar hota

aur tu hoti

lekin main to ek munshi hun tu unche ghar ki rani hai

ye meri prem-kahani hai aur dharti se bhi purani hai