Shayari
kitne hi gham nikharne lagte hain
ek lamhe ki shaadmaani se
mujh ko kyaa kyaa na dukh mile 'saaqi'
mere apnon ki mehrbaani se
مجھ کو کیا کیا نہ دکھ ملے ساقیؔ
میرے اپنوں کی مہربانی سے
मुझ को क्या क्या न दुख मिले 'साक़ी'
मेरे अपनों की मेहरबानी से

kitne hi gham nikharne lagte hain
ek lamhe ki shaadmaani se
zindagi bhar mujhe is baat ki hasrat hi rahi
din guzaarun to koi raat suhaani aae
madrasa meraa meri zaat mein hai
khud moallim huun khud kitaab huun main
tu nahin to tiraa khayaal sahi
koi to ham-khayaal hai meraa
dar-ba-dar hone se pahle kabhi sochaa bhi na thaa
ghar mujhe raas na aayaa to kidhar jaaungaa
mein ab tak din ke hangaamon mein gum thaa
magar ab shaam hoti jaa rahi hai
na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi
sau fasaad ek ishq mein uTThe
boyaa ik tukhm uge hazaar darakht
kisi ke zakhm par chaahat se paTTi kaun baandhegaa
agar bahnein nahin hongi to raakhi kaun baandhegaa
na gul khile hain na un se mile na mai pi hai
ajiib rang mein ab ke bahaar guzri hai
aae kuchh abr kuchh sharaab aae
is ke baa'd aae jo azaab aae
khudaa ke haath hai biknaa na biknaa mai kaa ai saaqi
baraabar masjid-e-jaame ke ham ne ab dukaan rakh di