ye aalaam-e-hasti ye daur-e-zamaana — Saifuddin Saif

'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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

paas aae to aur ho gae duur
ye kitne ajiib faasle hain

gham-gusaaro bahut udaas huun main
aaj bahlaa sako to aa jaao

us musaafir ki naqaahat kaa Thikaana kyaa hai
sang-e-manzil jise divaar nazar aane lage

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

tilaai rang jaanaan kaa agar mazmun likhun khat mein
to haala gird harfon ke bane sone ke paani kaa

sitam hai sitam kaaba-e-dil kaa Dhaanaa
ye kyaa kar rahe ho ye kyaa ho rahaa hai

haath pistaan pe ghair kaa pahunchaa
aap bhi ab hue anaar-farosh

mujh ko paanaa hai to phir mujh mein utar kar dekho
yuun kinaare se samundar nahin dekhaa jaataa