apne kisi amal pe nadaamat nahin mujhe — Himayat Ali Shayar

zindagi ki baat sun kar kyaa kahein
ik tamannaa thi taqaazaa ban gai

suraj ko ye gham hai ki samundar bhi hai paayaab
yaa rab mire qulzum mein koi sail-e-ravaan aur

har taraf ik muhib sannaaTaa
dil dhaDaktaa to hai magar khaamosh

tujh se vafaa na ki to kisi se vafaa na ki
kis tarah intiqaam liyaa apne aap se

taariki mein lipTi hui pur-haul khamoshi
is aalam mein kyaa nahin mumkin jaagte rahnaa

main sochtaa huun is liye shaayad main zinda huun
mumkin hai ye gumaan haqiqat kaa gyaan de

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 bhi aql banaati hai pahlaa misraa
dil ko misra-e-saani honaa paDtaa hai

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye

dil par pahan liyaa hai vo gajre ke jaisaa shakhs
lekin gale kaa haar nahin kar rahaa huun main

hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage
sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage