kuchh itni raushni mein the chehron ke aaine — Ada Jafarey

bas ek baar manaayaa thaa jashn-e-mahrumi
phir us ke baad koi ibtilaa nahin aai

jis ki jaanib 'adaa' nazar na uThi
haal us kaa bhi mere haal saa thaa

hazaar kos nigaahon se dil ki manzil tak
koi qarib se dekhe to ham ko pahchaane

dil ke viraane mein ghume to bhaTak jaaoge
raunaq-e-kucha-o-baazaar se aage na baDho

huaa yuun ki phir mujhe zindagi ne basar kiyaa
koi din the jab mujhe har nazaara hasin milaa

varna insaan mar gayaa hotaa
koi be-naam justuju hai abhi

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

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

sau baar band-e-ishq se aazaad ham hue
par kyaa karein ki dil hi adu hai faraagh kaa

yuun sajaa rakkhaa thaa qurbaani kaa bakraa shokh ne
dil hamaaraa dekhte hi dekhte bakri huaa

javaab dene ke badle vo shakl dekhte hain
ye kyaa huaa mere chehre ko arz-e-haal ke baad