chhoD aayaa putliyaan subh-e-banaaras jhiil par — Mahwar Sirsivi

vo apne ‘abd-e-haqiqi ko aazmaataa hai
har ik bashar kaa yahaan imtihaan nahin hotaa

vaqt ke paanv bhi nahin mehvar
aur raftaar bhi ghazab ki hai

ghaur se dekhnaa hanste hue chehre ki taraf
ek manzar pas-e-manzar kai manzar degaa

aaj gar bole nahin haq baat par
kal sitam honge tumhaari zaat par

ulfat to dekhiye miri didaar ke sabab
darvesh ban ke yaar ki chaukhaT pe aa gayaa

ek muddat se niind taari hai
ek muddat se so nahin paae

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

pahli nazar bhi aap ki uff kis balaa ki thi
ham aaj tak vo choT hain dil par liye hue

dil ki haalat se khabar deti hai
'asar' aashufta-bayaani meri

surat chhupaaiye kisi surat-parast se
ham dil mein naqsh aap ki tasvir kar chuke

dil ko har lamha bachaate rahe jazbaat se ham
itne majbur rahe hain kabhi haalaat se ham