kabhi jigar pe kabhi dil pe choT paDti hai — Saifuddin Saif

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

zindagi kis tarah kaTegi 'saif'
raat kaTti nazar nahin aati

ye aalaam-e-hasti ye daur-e-zamaana
to kyaa ab tumhein bhuul jaanaa paDegaa

hamein khabar hai vo mehmaan ek raat kaa hai
hamaare paas bhi saamaan ek raat kaa hai

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

charchaa hamaaraa ishq ne kyuun jaa-ba-jaa kiyaa
dil us ko de diyaa to bhalaa kyaa buraa kiyaa

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

vo habib ho ki rahbar vo raqib ho ki rahzan
jo dayaar-e-dil se guzre use ham-kalaam kar lo

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

jis nuur ke bakke ko mah-o-khur ne na dekhaa
kam-bakht ye dil loTe hai us parda-nashin par