us vaqt se bachaa mujhe ai rabb-e-kaainaat — Badr Muneer

muskuraa kar agar vo dekhe to
aaine par nishaan paD jaae

kunj-e-hairat se chale dasht-e-ziyaan tak laae
kaun laa saktaa hai ham dil ko jahaan tak laae

ek ummid ke sahaare par
kitni taakhir dekh lete hain

kyaa khabar kaun saa rasta tiri jaanib nikle
be-iraada bhi kai baar safar karte hain

laD rahaa huun main akelaa kaar-zaar-e-hast mein
kar faraaham tu bhi zaalim apne hone kaa javaaz

paD jaate hain kitne chhaale haathon mein
aate hain phir chand nivaale haathon mein

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

jab se makaan badal gaiin donon paDosanein
lagtaa nahin hai ji miraa ujDe dayaar mein

kaifiyat ke ishaare pe tasvir mein chand rangon ki tartib badli gai
aasmaan zard hai aur zamin nilgun chand kaale shajar ik hari raat hai

hanste hanste ho gayaa barbaad main
khush-dili aisi bhi hoti hai bhalaa

hangaam-e-qanaaat dil-e-murda huaa zinda
mazmun-e-qum eajaaz-e-lab-e-naan-e-javin thaa