ye khaana hamesha se viraan hai — Anees Ashfaq

to kyaa huaa jo galaa ye rasan mein rahne lagaa
maza to daana-e-haq kaa dahan mein rahne lagaa

dekhaa hai kisi aahu-e-khush-chashm ko us ne
aankhon mein bahut us ki chamak aai hui hai

is pe hairaan hain kharidaar ki qimat hai bahut
mere gauhar ki tab-o-taab nahin dekhte hain

ham tere aasmaan mein ai harf-e-e'tibaar
uDnaa to chaahte hain magar par kahaan se laaein

dastak pe ab gharon se koi boltaa nahin
pahle ye shahr shahr-e-'adam-raftagaan na thaa

na mere haath se chhuTnaa hai mere neze ko
na tere tiir ko teri kamaan mein rahnaa hai

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

qarib dekh ke us ko ye baat kis se kahun
khayaal dil mein jo aayaa gunaah jaisaa thaa

ye do-dili mein rahaa ghar na ghaaT kaa 'anjum'
buton ko kar na sakaa khush khudaa ko paa na sakaa

vo bhi milne nai poshaak badal kar aayaa
main jo kal pairahan-e-khaak badal kar aayaa

dil ko apne kyaa kisi kaa ghar kahun
aaj khalvat-khaana kal baazaar hai