chaandni raat baDi der ke baa'd aai hai — Saifuddin Saif

"kyaa manzil-e-gham simaT gai hai ik aah mein raah kaT gai hai phir saamne hai pahaaD si raat phir shaam se niind uchaT gai hai pahlu mein ye kaisaa dard uThaa hai ye kaun si raah kaT gai hai aap aae nahin to maut kambakht aa aa ke palaT palaT gai hai uTh uTh ke mariz-e-gham ne puchhaa kyaa hijr ki raat kaT gai hai phir 'saif' havaa-e-yaad-e-rafta har gham ki naqaab ulaT gai hai"

"ab vo saudaa nahin divaanon mein khaak uDti hai bayaabaanon mein gham-e-dauraan ko gila hai mujh se tu hi tu hai mire afsaanon mein dil-e-naadaan tiri haalat kyaa hai tu na apnon mein na begaanon mein bujh gai shama sahar se pahle aag jalti rahi parvaanon mein dil ne chhoDaa na umidon kaa khayaal phuul khilte rahe viraanon mein 'saif' pahlu mein ye aahaT gham ki kaun rotaa hai bayaabaanon mein"

"phail rahe hain vaqt ke saae dekhein raat kahaan tak jaae dida-o-dil ki baat na puchho ek lagaae ek bujhaae aaj ye hai mausam kaa taqaazaa zulf tiri khul kar lahraae in aankhon se moti barse in honTon ne phuul khilaae dekh-bhaal kar zahr piyaa hai soch-samajh kar dhoke khaae aaj vo tanhaa raat kaTi hai aansu tak aankhon mein na aae 'saif' zamaana samjhaataa hai kaun apne hain kaun paraae"

"hasin raaton jamil taaron ki yaad si rah gai hai baaqi kuchh apni ujDi hui bahaaron ki yaad si rah gai hai baaqi har ek mahfil paDi hai suuni tamaam mele bichhaD chuke hain sitamgaron ki sitam-shiaaron ki yaad si rah gai hai baaqi gham-e-vafaa kahne sunne vaale kahaan gae ahl-e-dil na jaane tumhaari ulfat ke raaz-daaron ki yaad si rah gai hai baaqi vo shaam se aarzu sahar ki vo be-kali raat raat bhar ki un aashnaa aashnaa sitaaron ki yaad si rah gai hai baaqi udhar bhi ahd-e-vafaa ke TukDe khaTak ke pahlu mein so chuke hain yahaan bhi TuuTe hue sahaaron ki yaad si rah gai hai baaqi gilaa nahin 'saif' be-kasi kaa kisi kaa gham kaun puchhtaa hai yahi bahut hai ki gham-gusaaron ki yaad si rah gai hai baaqi"

"miri daastaan-e-hasrat vo sunaa sunaa ke roe mire aazmaane vaale mujhe aazmaa ke roe koi aisaa ahl-e-dil ho ki fasaana-e-mohabbat main use sunaa ke rouun vo mujhe sunaa ke roe miri aarzu ki duniyaa dil-e-naa-tavaan ki hasrat jise kho ke shaadmaan the use aaj paa ke roe tiri bevafaaiyon par tiri kaj-adaaiyon par kabhi sar jhukaa ke roe kabhi munh chhupaa ke roe jo sunaai anjuman mein shab-e-gham ki aap-biti kai ro ke muskuraae kai muskuraa ke roe"

"vafaa anjaam hoti jaa rahi hai mohabbat khaam hoti jaa rahi hai zaraa chehre se zulfon ko haTaa lo ye kaisi shaam hoti jaa rahi hai qayaamat hai mohabbat rafta-rafta gham-e-ayyaam hoti jaa rahi hai sunaa hai ab tire lutf-o-karam ki hikaayat aam hoti jaa rahi hai dikhaane ko zaraa aankhein badal lo vafaa ilzaam hoti jaa rahi hai mire jazb-e-vafaa se khaamushi bhi tiraa paighaam hoti jaa rahi hai koi karvaT badal ai dard-e-hasti tamannaa daam hoti jaa rahi hai mohabbat 'saif' ik lutf-e-nihaan thi magar badnaam hoti jaa rahi hai"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"tere tasavvuraat se aage nahin gayaa ye dil tavahhumaat se aage nahin gayaa jo biich raah chhoD gayaa shukr hai vo shakhs meri tavaqqu'aat se aage nahin gayaa shaayad use pasand thiin jhuTi numaaishein lekin main dil ki baat se aage nahin gayaa jazbaat-e-dil ko vo bhi na kuchh Dhang de sakaa main bhi takallufaat se aage nahin gayaa tohfa bhi us ke vaaste kangan liyaa 'zarim' vallah main us ke haath se aage nahin gayaa"

"taavil-e-ahd-e-fan hi to vahshat kaa hal nahin pesh-e-nazar junun hai yaaro ghazal nahin ab is ke baad ahd ki taarik raat hai ye ikhtitaam-e-shaam hai subh-e-azal nahin ai dost ishq mansab-e-fahm-o-shuur hai ye irtiqaa hai zehn kaa koi khalal nahin ik umr ratjagon ki aziyyat mein kaaT di ab mere khvaab niind kaa radd-e-amal nahin kyaa kyaa ataa-e-neamat-e-rabb-e-karim hai lekin 'samir' dard kaa nemul-badal nahin"

"na koi dost ho meraa na ho adu meraa tum apne munh se agar kah do mujh ko tu meraa fasurdagi mein junun-e-havaa-e-gul yaani khizaan ke daur mein saudaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa jo tum nahin to bahaar-e-jinaan mein khaak nahin bahut vasia hai daamaan-e-aarzu meraa nibhegi ai dil-e-aavaara ab na tujh se miri bas aaj se na main teraa huun aur na tu meraa banaa rahe hain vo jalve ki apne tasvirein dikhaa dikhaa ke tamaashaa-e-rang-o-bu meraa kisi ki zulf-e-siyah kah rahi hai khul khul kar ghaTaa ne rang uDaayaa hai hu-ba-hu meraa mah-e-siyaam kaa aur intizaam kyaa karte janaab-e-shaikh uDaa le gae subu meraa jafaa kaa rang judaa hai vafaa kaa rang judaa malo na dast-e-hinaai mein tum lahu meraa taDap rahi hai jo abr-e-siyaah mein bijli firaaq mein yahi naqsha thaa hu-ba-hu meraa suhaani raat hai chhiTki hai chaandni 'muztar' miri nigaah mein phirtaa hai maah-ru meraa"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"chaahe khoTe hain yaa khare hain ham Dast-e-qudrat ke laaDle hain ham 'aks-e-rafta ko dekhiye saahib kitne maa'sum lag rahe hain ham raat jivan kaa giit gaati hai khvaab-e-tanvim dekhte hain ham 'umr lag jaaegi sanbhalne mein kis bulandi se yuun gire hain ham ek hangaam hai taghayyur kaa kunj-e-nisyaan mein paDe hain ham ab bhi mehndi kaa rang gahraa hai sandalin haath par rache hain ham ik tamaashaa hai kaar-zaar-e-hayaat dekh kar ser ho chuke hain ham jhilmilaate hain aarzu ke kanval dil-jharoke se jhaankte hain ham"