naaz be-jaa o lutf be-mauqaa — Tek Chand Bahar

vahi ik aasmaan hai jis ko ham tum taar kahte hain
kabhi tasbih kahte hain kabhi zunnaar kahte hain

kahte hain andalib-e-giraftaar mujh ko dekh
ummid jivne ki nahin is bahaar mein

hamein vaaiz Daraataa kyuun hai dozakh ke azaabon se
maaasi go hamaare besh hon kuchh maghfirat kam hai

nahin maalum kyaa hikmat hai shaikh is aafrinash ki
hamein aisaa kharaabaati kiyaa tujh ko munaajaati

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

jism ki miTTi na le jaae bahaa kar saath mein
dil ki gahraai mein girtaa khvaahishon kaa aabshaar

ghaTaaein khul ke barsin thiin chaDhe the dil ke dariyaa bhi
chaDhe dariyaaon kaa ik din utarnaa bhi zaruri thaa

fikr-e-rasaa pe jis ki khulein aasmaan ke raaz
aisaa koi 'adil' qad-aavar nahin rahaa

vo jis ke hone se apne the subh-o-shaam 'adil'
gayaa vo ruuTh ke mujh se to ghar ajab saa lagaa