gum-sum saa khaDaa hai koi darvaaza-e-dil par — Afroz Alam

har khvaab shikasta hai taamir-e-nasheman kaa
har subh ke maathe par baazaar ki garmi hai

ye khulaa jism khule baal ye halke malbus
tum nai subh kaa aaghaaz karoge shaayad

tumhaari guftugu se aas ki khushbu chhalakti hai
jahaan tum ho vahaan pe zindagi maalum hoti hai

main zehni taur pe aavaara hotaa jaataa huun
mire shuur mujhe apni had ke andar khinch

sataati hai tumhaari yaad jab mujh ko shab-e-hijraan
mujhe khud apni hasti ajnabi maalum hoti hai

taarikh bataaegi vo qatra hai ki dariyaa
aansu hai abhi vaqt ke qadmon mein paDaa hai

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

vaa'da amir-e-shahr kaa dariyaa-dili kaa thaa
dekh un kaa faiz shahr ko dariyaa banaa diyaa

duur ham se hain vo to kyaa Dar hai
paas hai apne aarsi dil ki

jab bhi aql banaati hai pahlaa misraa
dil ko misra-e-saani honaa paDtaa hai

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye