aao ham hanste uThein bazm-e-dil-aazaaraan se — Kausar Jayasi

kabhi kabhi safar-e-zindagi se ruuTh ke ham
tire khayaal ke saae mein baiTh jaate hain

gham nairang dikhaataa hai hasti ki jalva-numaai kaa
kitne zamaanon kaa haasil hai ik lamha tanhaai kaa

ye aarzu ke sitaare ye intizaar ke phuul
chamak rahi hain khataaein mahak rahe hain gunaah

apne gham ki fikr na ki is duniyaa ki gham-khvaari mein
barson ham ne dast-e-junun se kaam liyaa daanaai kaa

thi nazar ke saamne kuchh to talaafi ki umiid
khet sukhaa thaa magar dariyaa mein tughyaani to thi

takhliq ke parde mein sitam TuuT rahe hain
aazar hi ke haathon se sanam TuuT rahe hain

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

ham mein baaqi nahin ab khaalid-e-jaan-baaz kaa rang
dil pe ghaalib hai faqat hafiz-e-shiraaz kaa rang

dil ki taklif kam nahin karte
ab koi shikva ham nahin karte

ashk Dhalte nahin dekhe jaate
dil pighalte nahin dekhe jaate

ye do-dili mein rahaa ghar na ghaaT kaa 'anjum'
buton ko kar na sakaa khush khudaa ko paa na sakaa