is bastii ke ik kuuche men is bastii ke ik kuuche men ik inshaa naam kaa diivaanaa
— Ibn E Insha
Is bastee ke ik kooche men ik 'inshaa' naam kaa deevaanaa
Ik naar pe jaan ko haar gaya mash.hoor hai us kaa afsaanaa
Us naar men aisa ruup na tha jis ruup se din kee dhoop dabe
Is shahr men kya kya goree hai mahtaab-rukhe gulnaar-labe
Kuchh baat thee us kee baaton men kuch bhed the us kee chitvan men
Vahee bhed ki jot jagaate hain kisee chaahne vaale ke man men
Use apna banaane kee dhun men huaa aap hee aap se begaana
Is bastee ke ik kooche men ik 'inshaa' naam kaa deevaanaa
Naa chanchal khel javaanee ke naa pyaar kee alhaD ghaaten thiin
Bas raah men un kaa milnaa tha yaa phone pe un kee baaten thiin
Is ishq pe ham bhee hanste the be-haasil saa be-haasil tha
Ik zor bipharte saagar men naa kashtee thee naa saahil tha
Jo baat thee in ke jee men thee jo bhed tha yaksar an-jaanaa
Is bastee ke ik kooche men ik 'inshaa' naam kaa deevaanaa
Ik roz magar barkhaa-rut men wo bhaadon thee yaa saavan tha
Deevaar pe biich samundar ke ye dekhne vaalon ne dekhaa
Mastaana haath men haath diye ye ek kagar par baiThe the
Yuun shaam huee phir raat huee jab sailaanee ghar lauT ga.e
Kyaa raat thee wo jee chaahtaa hai us raat pe likkhen afsaanaa
Is bastee ke ik kooche men ik 'inshaa' naam kaa deevaanaa
Haan umr kaa saath nibhaane ke the ahd bahut paimaan bahut
Vo jin pe bharosa karne men kuch suud nahin nuqsaan bahut
Vo naar ye kah kar duur huee 'majbooree saajan majbooree'
Ye vahshat se ranjoor hue aur ranjooree see ranjooree?
Us roz hamen ma.aloom huaa us shakhs kaa mushkil samjhaanaa
Is bastee ke ik kooche men ik 'inshaa' naam kaa deevaanaa
Go aag se chhaatee jaltee thee go aankh se Dariya bahtaa tha
Har ek se dukh nahin kahtaa tha chup rahtaa tha gham sahtaa tha
Naadaan hain wo jo chheDte hain is aalam men naa-daanon ko
Us shakhs se ek javaab milaa sab apnon ko begaanon ko
'kuch aur kaho to suntaa hoon is baab men kuch mat farmaanaa'
Is bastee ke ik kooche men ik 'inshaa' naam kaa deevaanaa
Ab aage kaa tahqeeq nahin go sunne ko ham sunte the
Us naar kee jo jo baaten thiin us naar ke jo jo qisse the
Ik shaam jo us ko bulvaayaa kuch samjhaayaa bechaare ne
Us raat ye qissa paak kiyaa kuch khaa hee liyaa dukhyaare ne
Kyaa baat huee kis taur huee akhbaar se logon ne jaanaa
Is bastee ke ik kooche men ik inshaa naam kaa deevaanaa
Har baat kee khoj to Thiik nahin tum ham ko kahaanee kahne do
Us naar kaa naam maqaam hai kya is baat pe pardaa rehne do
Ham se bhee to sauda mumkin hai tum se bhee jafaa ho saktee hai
Ye apna bayaan ho saktaa hai ye apnee kathaa ho ho saktee hai
Vo naar bhee aakhir pachhtaa.ee kis kaam kaa aisa pachhtaanaa?
Is bastee ke ik kooche men ik 'inshaa' naam kaa deevaanaa
Is basti ke ek kuche mein ek 'insha' nam ka diwana
Ek nar pe jaan ko haar gaya mashhur hai us ka afsana
Us nar mein aisa rup na tha jis rup se din ki dhup dabe
Is shahr mein kya kya gori hai mahtab-ruKHe gulnar-labe
Kuchh baat thi us ki baaton mein kuch bhed the us ki chitwan mein
Wahi bhed ki jot jagate hain kisi chahne wale ke man mein
Use apna banane ki dhun mein hua aap hi aap se begana
Is basti ke ek kuche mein ek 'insha' nam ka diwana
Na chanchal khel jawani ke na pyar ki alhaD ghaten thin
Bas rah mein un ka milna tha ya phone pe un ki baaten thin
Is ishq pe hum bhi hanste the be-hasil sa be-hasil tha
Ek zor bipharte sagar mein na kashti thi na sahil tha
Jo baat thi in ke ji mein thi jo bhed tha yaksar an-jaana
Is basti ke ek kuche mein ek 'insha' nam ka diwana
Ek roz magar barkha-rut mein wo bhadon thi ya sawan tha
Diwar pe bich samundar ke ye dekhne walon ne dekha
Mastana hath mein hath diye ye ek kagar par baiThe the
Yun sham hui phir raat hui jab sailani ghar lauT gae
Kya raat thi wo ji chahta hai us raat pe likkhen afsana
Is basti ke ek kuche mein ek 'insha' nam ka diwana
Han umr ka sath nibhane ke the ahd bahut paiman bahut
Wo jin pe bharosa karne mein kuch sud nahin nuqsan bahut
Wo nar ye kah kar dur hui 'majburi sajan majburi'
Ye wahshat se ranjur hue aur ranjuri si ranjuri?
Us roz hamein malum hua us shaKHs ka mushkil samjhana
Is basti ke ek kuche mein ek 'insha' nam ka diwana
Go aag se chhati jalti thi go aankh se dariya bahta tha
Har ek se dukh nahin kahta tha chup rehta tha gham sahta tha
Nadan hain wo jo chheDte hain is aalam mein na-danon ko
Us shaKHs se ek jawab mila sab apnon ko beganon ko
'kuch aur kaho to sunta hun is bab mein kuch mat farmana'
Is basti ke ek kuche mein ek 'insha' nam ka diwana
Ab aage ka tahqiq nahin go sunne ko hum sunte the
Us nar ki jo jo baaten thin us nar ke jo jo qisse the
Ek sham jo us ko bulwaya kuch samjhaya bechaare ne
Us raat ye qissa pak kiya kuch kha hi liya dukhyare ne
Kya baat hui kis taur hui aKHbar se logon ne jaana
Is basti ke ek kuche mein ek insha nam ka diwana
Har baat ki khoj to Thik nahin tum hum ko kahani kahne do
Us nar ka nam maqam hai kya is baat pe parda rehne do
Hum se bhi to sauda mumkin hai tum se bhi jafa ho sakti hai
Ye apna bayan ho sakta hai ye apni katha ho ho sakti hai
Wo nar bhi aaKHir pachhtai kis kaam ka aisa pachhtana?
Is basti ke ek kuche mein ek 'insha' nam ka diwana