duur khaamosh baiThaa rahtaa huun — Abroo Shah Mubarak

tire rukhsaara-e-simin pe maaraa zulf ne kunDal
liyaa hai azhdahaa niin chhin yaaro maal aashiq kaa

aaj yaaron ko mubaarak ho ki subh-e-eid hai
raag hai mai hai chaman hai dilrubaa hai diid hai

jo launDaa chhoD kar ranDi ko chaahe
vo kui aashiq nahin hai bul-havas hai

tumhaare log kahte hain kamar hai
kahaan hai kis tarah ki hai kidhar hai

qaul 'aabru' kaa thaa ki na jaaungaa us gali
ho kar ke be-qaraar dekho aaj phir gayaa

main nibal tanhaa na is duniyaa ki sohbat siin huaa
rustamon kuun kar diyaa hai naa-tavaan inzaal niin

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

itne ghane baadal ke pichhe
kitnaa tanhaa hogaa chaand

husn kaafir thaa adaa qaatil thi baatein sehr thiin
aur to sab kuchh thaa lekin rasm-e-dildaari na thi

chaae piinaa to ik bahaana thaa
aarzu dil ki tarjumaani thi

dil ki haalat se khabar deti hai
'asar' aashufta-bayaani meri