dil ki basti ajiib basti hai — Sikandar Ali Wajd

der se aa rahi hai yaad tiri
kyaa tujhe yaad aa rahaa huun main

ahl-e-himmat ko balaaon pe hansi aati hai
nang-e-hasti hai musibat mein pareshaan honaa

tamiz-e-khvaab-o-haqiqat hai shart-e-bedaari
khayaal-e-azmat-e-maazi ko chhoD haal ko dekh

bahaar aae to khud hi laala o nargis bataa deinge
khizaan ke daur mein dilkash gulistaanon pe kyaa guzri

khudaa shaahid hai mere bhulne vaale ba-juz tere
mujhe takhliq-e-aalam raaegaan maalum hoti hai

jaane vaale kabhi nahin aate
jaane vaalon ki yaad aati hai

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

rahun aazaad na ho qaid-e-maqaami maalik
dil badalnaa ho miraa shaghl-e-davaami maalik

ye aanaa koi aanaa hai ki bas rasman chale aae
ye milnaa khaak milnaa hai ki dil se dil nahin miltaa

hijr mein kaif-e-iztiraab na puchh
khun-e-dil bhi sharaab honaa thaa

puchhne vaalon ne puchhaa haath kaise jal gayaa
kaise batlaaein kisi ke dil pe rakkhaa thaa kabhi