saaqi mai saaghar paimaana mere bas ki baat nahin — Kunwar Mahendra Singh Bedi Sahar

gham-e-sud-o-ziyaan se be-niyaazaana nikaltaa hai
baDi farzaangi se teraa divaana nikaltaa hai

pareshaan the tiri mahfil se baahar
pashemaan hain tiri mahfil mein aa kar

ham un ke sitam ko bhi karam jaan rahe hain
aur vo hain ki is par bhi buraa maan rahe hain

in shokh hasinon ki niraali hai adaa bhi
but ho ke samajhte hain ki jaise hain khudaa bhi

kisi ik-aadh mai-kash se khataa kuchh ho gai hogi
magar kyuun mai-kade kaa mai-kada bad-naam hai saaqi

abhi vo kamsin ubhar rahaa hai abhi hai us par shabaab aadhaa
abhi jigar mein khalish hai aadhi abhi hai mujh par itaab aadhaa

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

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa

aa mere saath baiTh mire saath chaae pi
aa mere saath mere dalaail pe baat kar

nizaam-e-mai-kada saaqi badalne ki zarurat hai
hazaaron hain safein jin mein na mai aai na jaam aayaa

vaa'da amir-e-shahr kaa dariyaa-dili kaa thaa
dekh un kaa faiz shahr ko dariyaa banaa diyaa