baat kuchh yuun hai ki kal raat bhari mahfil mein — Ahmad Muneeb

udaasi muskuraati hai miyaan tab sher hote hain
nami aankhon mein aati hai miyaan tab sher hote hain

kise khabar thi khizaan qatl-e-aam kar degi
tumhaare naam se khilte hue gulaabon kaa

kisi gaanv mein kachche ghar ki chhaanv mein koi Tahni
khushi se lahlahaati hai miyaan tab sher hote hain

suraj sitaare chaand falak kahkashaan zamin
bas ik nazar mein dekh liye aasmaan zamin

ashk bahne lag gae manzar nikharne lag gayaa
main tamaashaa ban gayaa aur ek khiDki khul gai

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

tum ne kyuun dil mein jagah di hai buton ko 'saabir'
tum ne kyuun kaaba ko but-khaana banaa rakkhaa hai

pahli nazar bhi aap ki uff kis balaa ki thi
ham aaj tak vo choT hain dil par liye hue

surat chhupaaiye kisi surat-parast se
ham dil mein naqsh aap ki tasvir kar chuke

dil ko har lamha bachaate rahe jazbaat se ham
itne majbur rahe hain kabhi haalaat se ham