dil hai pareshaan un ki khaatir — Anwar Taban

hanste hanste nikal paDe aansu
rote rote kabhi hansi aai

khushi ki baat aur hai ghamon ki baat aur
tumhaari baat aur hai hamaari baat aur

har ek shakhs miraa shahr mein shanaasaa thaa
magar jo ghaur se dekhaa to main akelaa thaa

shaayad aa jaae kabhi dekhne vo rashk-e-masih
main kisi aur se is vaaste achchhaa na huaa

ji to ye chaahtaa hai mar jaaein
zindagi ab tiri razaa kyaa hai

sukun qalb ko jis se mil jaae 'taabaan'
ghazal koi aisi sunaa dijiyegaa

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

kyaa kyaa rog lage hain dil ko kyaa kyaa un ke bhed
ham sab ko samjhaane vaale kaun hamein samjhaae

tu bhi jaise badal saa jaataa hai
aks-e-divaar ke badalte hi

kar na jurat tu ai tabib ki ye
dil kaa dhaDkaa hai ikhtilaaj nahin

kisi ko saal-e-nau ki kyaa mubaarakbaad di jaae
calender ke badalne se muqaddar kab badaltaa hai