phir us gali se apnaa guzar chaahtaa hai dil — Jaun Elia

ek hi to havas rahi hai hamein
apni haalat tabaah ki jaae

aaj bahut din baa'd main apne kamre tak aa niklaa thaa
juun hi darvaaza kholaa hai us ki khushbu aai hai

shishe ke is taraf se main sab ko tak rahaa huun
marne ki bhi kisi ko fursat nahin hai mujh mein

main ab har shakhs se uktaa chukaa huun
faqat kuchh dost hain aur dost bhi kyaa

vo jo na aane vaalaa hai naa us se mujh ko matlab thaa
aane vaalon se kyaa matlab aate hain aate honge

bahut nazdik aati jaa rahi ho
bichhaDne kaa iraada kar liyaa kyaa

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

adhuri vafaaon se ummid rakhnaa
hamaare bhi dil ki ajab saadgi hai

doston se is qadar sadme uThaae jaan par
dil se dushman ki adaavat kaa gila jaataa rahaa

munhadim hotaa chalaa jaataa hai dil saal-ba-saal
aisaa lagtaa hai girah ab ke baras TuTti hai

kartaa hai kyaa ye mohtasib-e-sang-dil ghazab
shishon ke saath dil na kahin chuur chuur hon