chubheinge zira-haa-e-shisha-e-dil dast-e-naazuk mein — Parveen Umm

havaa mein jab uDaa parda to ik bijli si kaundi thi
khudaa jaane tumhaaraa partav-e-rukhsaar thaa kyaa thaa

kuchh to kami ho roz-e-jazaa ke azaab mein
ab se piyaa kareinge milaa kar gulaab mein

baal rukhsaaron se jab us ne haTaae to khulaa
do farangi sair ko nikle hain mulk-e-shaam se

agar lohe ke gumbad mein rakheinge aqrabaa un ko
vahin pahunchaaegaa aashiq kisi tadbir se kaaghaz

na aayaa kar ke vaada vasl kaa iqraar thaa kyaa thaa
kisi ke bas mein thaa majbur thaa laachaar thaa kyaa thaa

pi baada-e-ahmar to ye kahne lagaa gul-ru
main surkh huun tum surkh zamin surkh zamaan surkh

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

adaaein dekhne baiThe ho kyaa aaine mein apni
diyaa hai jis ne tum jaise ko dil us kaa jigar dekho

dil de to is mizaaj kaa parvardigaar de
jo ranj ki ghaDi bhi khushi se guzaar de

ab charaaghon mein zindagi kam hai
dil jalaao ki raushni kam hai

khush raho yaar agar ham se ho bezaar bahut
dil agar apnaa salaamat hai to dildaar bahut