sabr par dil ko to aamaada kiyaa hai lekin — Aasi Uldani

apni haalat kaa khud ehsaas nahin hai mujh ko
main ne auron se sunaa hai ki pareshaan huun main

kahte hain ki ummid pe jiitaa hai zamaana
vo kyaa kare jis ko koi ummid nahin ho

ishq paaband-e-vafaa hai na ki paaband-e-rusum
sar jhukaane ko nahin kahte hain sajda karnaa

betaab saa phirtaa hai kai roz se 'aasi'
bechaare ne phir tum ko kahin dekh liyaa hai

jahaan apnaa qissa sunaanaa paDaa
vahin ham ko ronaa rulaanaa paDaa

murattab kar gayaa ik ishq kaa qaanun duniyaa mein
vo divaane hain jo majnun ko divaana bataate hain

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

na ho ehsaas to saaraa jahaan hai be-his-o-murda
gudaaz-e-dil ho to dukhti ragein milti hain patthar mein

barsaat kaa baadal to divaana hai kyaa jaane
kis raah se bachnaa hai kis chhat ko bhigonaa hai

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa