Ghazal

"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"

"chaandni raat baDi der ke baa'd aai hai lab pe ik baat baDi der ke baa'd aai hai jhuum kar aaj ye shab-rang laTein bikhraa de dekh barsaat baDi der ke baa'd aai hai dil-e-majruh ki ujDi hui khaamoshi se bu-e-naghmaat baDi der ke baa'd aai hai aaj ki raat vo aae hain baDi der ke baa'd aaj ki raat baDi der ke baa'd aai hai aah taskin bhi ab 'saif' shab-e-hijraan mein aksar auqaat baDi der ke baa'd aai hai"

"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"

"ji dard se hai niDhaal apnaa kis kis ko sunaaein haal apnaa bole vo kuchh aisi be-rukhi se dil hi mein rahaa savaal apnaa shaayad tiri saadgi ne ab tak dekhaa hi nahin jamaal apnaa jis din se bhulaa diyaa hai tu ne aataa hi nahin khayaal apnaa hai 'saif' muhit-e-har-do-aalam ik silsila-e-khayaal apnaa"