vafaa par daghaa sulh mein dushmani hai — Dattatriya Kaifi

jo chashm-e-dil-rubaa ke vasf mein ashaar likhtaa huun
to har har lafz par ahl-e-nazar ik saad karte hain

tum se ab kyaa kahein vo chiiz hai daagh-e-gham-e-ishq
ki chhupaae na chhupe aur dikhaae na bane

dam ghanimat hai saaliko meraa
jaras-e-daur ki sadaa huun main

ye chalan hain to tumhein hashr se deinge tashbih
log saffaak kaheinge baDi rusvaai hai

baadbaanon mein bhari hai is ke kyaa baad-e-nafas
kashti-e-umr-e-ravaan ko taab langar ki nahin

rahne de zikr-e-kham-e-zulf-e-musalsal ko nadim
us ke to dhyaan se bhi hotaa hai dil ko uljhaao

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein