jafaa se unhon ne diyaa dil pe daagh — Muztar Khairabadi

ik sadma-e-mohabbat ik sadma-e-judaai
ginti ke do hain lekin laakhon ki jaan par hain

musibat aur lambi zindagaani
buzurgon ki duaa ne maar Daalaa

ilaaj-e-dard-e-dil tum se masihaa ho nahin saktaa
tum achchhaa kar nahin sakte main achchhaa ho nahin saktaa

mire gunaah ziyaada hain yaa tiri rahmat
karim tu hi bataa de hisaab kar ke mujhe

na kisi ki aankh kaa nuur huun na kisi ke dil kaa qaraar huun
jo kisi ke kaam na aa sake main vo ek musht-e-ghubaar huun

bichhaDnaa bhi tumhaaraa jite-ji ki maut hai goyaa
use kyaa khaak lutf-e-zindagi jis se judaa tum ho

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

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

baadalon ne aaj barsaayaa lahu
amn kaa har faakhta rone lagaa

phir aaj ek ghazal keh ke main mo'attar huun
phir aaj zakhm kiye apne sandali main ne

ik maasum parinda hai dil
un aankhon mein jaal hai saahab