Chehre pe chehra lagaate  jaao
Dil k chaalo or chupate jaao

Aasu tanhai ki saugat hai
Mehfil main fakat muskurate jaao

Zamane k taur se jeena seekho
Khwaabo ko apne thukaraate jaao

Woh pagalpan tha or kuch bhi nahi
Har shab khudko yeh samjaate jaao

Pratik tu khud khush nahi hai khudse
Magar zeher apno pe barsaate jaao

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Yu bhatakte hai hum apni talash main
Jaise koi musafhir manzil k aas main

Dhuva nikalta hai mere labo se yun
Jaise aag lagi ho dil k aas paas main

Hum Yun gujarte hai Bazaar se aaj kal
Jaise saase chal Rahi ho kissi ki laash main

Mere badan k kapde bhi kissi ki dein hai
Ek taar bhi nahi hai mera , mere apne libaaz main

Daulate toh fhir bhi lautaai  Jaa sakti hai jaana
Guzra waqt mang lunga  kabhi tere paas, mein.

Muskuraane k har tareeke aate hai mujhko pratik
Magar khush hu aaj karke khudko udaas main

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Aisi khamoshi k apni dhadkane bhi sunai deh
Khuda! Kissiko bhi na tu aisi tanhai deh

Khushiyon k daam tunhe bada diye ghum nahi
Ghumo k bazar main bhi khuda, thodi mehengai deh .

Log dil ko sheeshe ka bata te kyu hai?
Toote dil ki awaaz jab na kissi ko sunai deh

Waise toh 'pratik' gujista saal ache bhale Gaye hai
Magar Chand gadiya hai tu unhe bisraai deh 

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Is dard is rusvaai (disappointment) ka
Koi ilaaz nahi kya is tanhai ka ?

Ishq -e- dariya main tab tairna (swim)
Jab andaza ho tumhe iske gherai ka

Aakhari waqt main bhi tu na mila mujhe
Aasra mila hai mujhe Chand(few) dawai ka

Ab kissi or maasum pe utrega
Gussa Teri bewafai ka

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Yun labzo ka aseer ( prisoner) hona bhi
Bohat ghumgin(sad) hai meer-taki - meer (poet) hona bhi

Begunah hokar bhi azaad ho nahi pata
Kitna dushwaar(difficult) hai zanzeer hona bhi

Dost -o - dusman k khoon ki boo aati hai mujhse
Itna aasan nahi samsheer(sword) hona bhi

Canvas! unka aks(reflection) tumpar chah gaya
Mukaddar chahiye unki tasweer hona bhi

Avval(firstly) dekhte ho khwaab aukaat k baher "pratik"
Fhir chahte ho un khwaabo ka tabeer( coming into reality) hona bhi

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Lambi aaj ki raat hai bohat
Chup hu magar karne ko baat hai bohat

Teri galiyon se na - gujar na he behtar hai
Teri galiyon main meri jaan barbaad hai bohat

Tum aakar inhe sawaar Jao na kabhi
Bigde badi muddat se mere haalaat hai bohat

Aaj ki Raat teher jaao na yahi
Ghar waalo se khe Dena k barsaat hai bohat

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Ishq -e- zameen hai yeh ishq -e- Surat nahi
Yeh darti Zinda hai fakat koi Murat nahi .

Tujh pe meet jaaunga jaise meete hai lakho shayeed
So kya huva? tujhko mujh jaise kayar ki jarurat nahi .

Dhur se dekhte hai, tujhko meetane waale
Paas aakar Nazar milaaye itni unki himmat nahi .

Jisse sab swarg khete hai woh hissa hai humara
Duniya tumhare kismat main magar yeh jannat nahi .

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Dil ko or kitna tarsaaya jaye
Tajurba khe Raha hai marjaaya Jaye

Maikhana koi thikana thodi hai
Bohat raat hogayi ab ghar jaaya Jaye

Suraj apne hone pe bohat itrata hai
Har shaam isko Sagar main dubaya jaye

Chand har kissi ka kyun hai
Meri hasrat hai isse Mera angan main sajaya jaye

Woh aadmi jo zeher ugalta hai , sacha hai !
USS admi ko har kimat pe bachaya hai

Muskuraatein pratik ki yeh arzoo hai
Usko kissi tarah se rulaya jaaye

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Main apne pairo main pada sa hu
Main badan main hokar bhi rooh se juda saa hu

Tum mujhe sheher main kaha dhundoge
Main apne ghar main ghoomshuda sa hu

Jo bas hava main  abhi khone ko he hai
Main ciggerate ka woh dhuva sa hu

Mujhe peekar aakhir koi jiya hai kabtak
Main dikhne main he fakat dawa sa hu

Jab koi or karobaar mujhe karne na aya
Zamane se keh diya, main khuda sa hu

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Zindagi  se ab humne darna chod diya
Muskurana seekh liya marna chod diya

Jung -e- mohabat  ki har baazi meri rahi
Jis din se yaaro humne ladna  chod diya

Muflisi tab jaake khalli mujhko
Ek quarter ne jab dosto chadna chod diya

Mere kaatil k nafrat ka Andaza  tab huva mujhko
Jab usne nastar seene main uttar k adhura chod diya

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