dekhte dekhte sitam teraa — Baqar Agah Vellori

kyaa faaeda hai qissa-e-rizvaan se tujhe
koi shama-ru pari sate tu bhi lagan lagaa

sar-e-saudaa pe tire sher-e-rasaa se 'aagaah'
silsila hashr kaa barpaa na huaa thaa so huaa

kyaa khuub mere bakht ki manDve chaDhi hai bel
naa baagh na bahaar na kaanTaa naa phuul huun

main tere hijr mein jiine se ho gayaa thaa udaas
pe garm-joshi se kyaa kyaa manaayaa ashk miraa

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

kabhi haram mein hai kaafir to dair mein momin
na jaane kyaa dil-e-divaana teraa mazhab hai

soch lo ye dil-lagi bhaari na paD jaae kahin
jaan jis ko kah rahe ho jaan hoti jaaegi

zaraa badlungaa is be-manzari ko
phir us ke baad mar jaaungaa main bhi

us ke bayaan se hue har-dil-aziz ham
gham ko samajh rahe the chhupaane ki chiiz ham