huaa kyaa ai nasim-e-subh-gaahi — Mubarak Shamim

nazar aati nahin hain kam-nazar ko
saraabon ke jigar mein naddiyaan hain

muddat guzri Duub chukaa huun dard ki pyaasi lahron mein
zinda huun ye koi na jaane saans ke aane jaane se

tumhaari yaad ke saae bhi kuchh simaT se gae
ghamon ki dhuup to baahar thi aks andar thaa

kyaa khabar kab qaid-e-baam-o-dar se uktaa jaae dil
bastiyon ke darmiyaan sahraa bhi honaa chaahiye

jo saaya-daar shajar the vo sarf-e-daar hue
dikhaai dete nahin duur duur tak saae

bol kis moD pe huun kashmakash-e-marg-o-hayaat
aise aalam mein kahaan chhoD diyaa hai mujh ko

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

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

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