gham-e-hayaat kahein dard-e-kaaenaat kahein — Saifi Premi

"jaag uThe baam-o-dar charaagh jale kaun aaya idhar charaagh jale din ki paamaal fikr ko hai shart teri jaanib safar charaagh jale zulf-e-tufaan se yuun bhi chheD sahi vo bujhaae idhar charaagh jale din mein vo jism hai junun-afroz ik qayaamat magar charaagh jale vaaiz-o-mohtasib bhi jaam-ba-lab ham ko aae nazar charaagh jale aakhir-e-shab dilon pe hai bhaari ham-nafas taa sahar charaagh jale sarguzasht-e-vafaa hai tulaani bas yahi mukhtasar charaagh jale aaj mehmaan hai ek shab-afroz aarzuon kaa har charaagh jale zindagi shab-charaagh hai 'saifi' ab raqibon ke ghar charaagh jale"

"ajnabi dil ki 'ajab tarz-e-bayaan thi pahle lab thi tasvir nigaahon mein zabaan thi pahle ham ne taa-subh jalaae hain vafaaon ke charaagh tere kucha mein bhi qadar-e-dil-o-jaan thi pahle aaj har gaam pe zanjir hai har baat pe daar itni maqbul kahin 'umr-e-ravaan thi pahle dair-o-kaa'ba se nikal aae to aaraam milaa ham ko bhi ik khalish-e-sud-o-ziyaan thi pahle husn-e-yusuf ko mili khidmat-e-zindaan 'saifi' be-gunaahi bhi baDi aafat-e-jaan thi pahle"

"sukut-e-husn mein bhi ek afsaana nazar aaya vahi zikr-e-vafaa lekin ba-unvaan-e-digar aaya sar-e-mizhgaan lahu misl-e-charaagh-e-rah-guzar aaya baDi mushkil se is duniyaa ko andaaz-e-sahar aaya nigaah-e-naaz mein behad fusun-e-parda-daari hai ki us mahfil se jo aaya nihaayat be-khabar aaya ise khun-e-shahidaan-e-vafaa kaa moajiza kahiye zamaane tak shuur-e-maslak-e-shaam-o-sahar aaya mizaaj-e-ishq ki khaatir abhi duniyaa nahin badli tiraa jalva ba-qaid-e-zauq har lahza nazar aaya kahin mauj-e-sitam shaamil na ho baad-e-bahaari mein hamein larzida larzida gulistaan bhi nazar aaya koi samjhe to ye mearaaj hai dard-e-rifaaqat ki mire hamraah manzil tak ghubaar-e-rahguzar aaya gham-e-dil ki nigahbaani bahut dushvaar hai 'saifi' ki har taaza nafas ehsaas-e-dil se baa-khabar aaya"

"shab-e-taar se na ghabraa miri nau-bahaar anjum ki sahar ko dekhnaa hai hamein nuur kaa talaatum abhi zindagi ki jannat gham-e-zindagi mein hai gum kahin aarizon pe shabnam kahin nilgun tabassum tiri yaad jaam-o-minaa tiri yaad maah-o-anjum ki har ek talkhi-e-gham tiri yaad mein hui gum vahaan gardishein ruki hain vahaan zindagi mili hai jahaan jam gaiin nigaahein jahaan muskuraae ham tum vahi raushni se zid hai abhi zulmaton ke dil ko abhi aur sakht hogaa shab-o-roz kaa tasaadum vo nigaah-o-dil ki jannat vo dimaagh ki tahaarat vo tamaam rang-o-nikhat vo tamaam-tar tarannum ye fazaa-e-gham ghulegi kabhi ishq ki chamak se abhi sogvaar huun main abhi sogvaar ho tum abhi ehtiyaat hi se mire dil ke paas aanaa miri jaan-e-nau-bahaaraan miri maaya-e-tabassum kisi yaad-e-dil-rubaa kaa ye karam rahaa hai 'saifi' ki sulaa gai hai dil ko kabhi aab-o-taab-e-anjum"

"tire jamaal ki zinat miri talab se hai miri hayaat mein khushbu tire sabab se hai numud-e-ishq-e-karam se kabhi ghazab se hai khumaar-e-chashm se hai shoala-haa-e-lab se hai kise dimaagh sar-e-raah un se baat kare dilon mein ek khalish khubi-e-adab se hai qadam ruke hain kisi shokh ajnabi ke liye ye zauq-e-did bhi kuchh tere zulf-o-lab se hai junun-e-ishq se izhaar-e-aashiqi maalum kise khabar ki koi mahv-e-naaz kab se hai ye ehtiyaat-e-mohabbat ki us sanam ke sivaa jahaan mein rasm-e-payaam-o-salaam sab se hai ham ahl-e-dil hain bahut be-niyaaz-e-gham 'saifi' ye taab-e-zist usi mahfil-e-tarab se hai"

"dukh bhare dil jinhein haasil nahin hone paate vo tiri bazm ke qaabil nahin hone paate duur hote hain to dil aur mahak uThte hain faasle ishq mein haail nahin hone paate ham ki tufaan-e-shab-e-taar se bach nikle hain phir bhi aasuda-e-saahil nahin hone paate jaada-e-ishq mein duniyaa ne pukaaraa hai hamein phir bhi ham gumrah-e-manzil nahin hone paate us taraf dair-o-haram khuub saje hain lekin teri mahfil ke muqaabil nahin hone paate"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"murattab aur bhi ik goshvaara ho rahaa hai to kyaa hai gar abhi ham ko khasaara ho rahaa hai hamaare paas to ham se ziyaada tu nahin thaa so tu kyaa ab to khud se bhi kinaara ho rahaa hai hamaare khvaab mein ahmiyat-e-shab thi ziyaada so ab vo khvaab aankhon mein sitaara ho rahaa hai tumhaari aarzu hone se pahle bhi to ham the guzaara ho rahaa thaa so guzaara ho rahaa hai hayaa-aalud aankhein hain na aanchal hai na chilman ye kis viraan duniyaa kaa nazaara ho rahaa hai abhi ham faisla karne ki ujlat mein nahin hain magar lagtaa hai jiine se khasaara ho rahaa hai khalaa se is zamin par sang-rezo ki ye baarish kisi jaanib se kyaa koi ishaara ho rahaa hai"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"