kuchh is tarah se luTi hai mataa-e-dida-o-dil — Ahmad Riyaz

shikast-e-ahd-e-sitam par yaqin rakhte hain
ham intihaa-e-sitam kaa gilaa nahin karte

fart-e-gham-e-havaadis-e-dauraan ke baavajud
jab bhi tire dayaar se guzre machal gae

main nukta-chin nahin huun magar ye bataaiye
vo kaun the jo hans ke gulon ko masal gae

gham-e-habib gham-e-zindagi gham-e-dauraan
kisi maqaam pe ham ji buraa nahin karte

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

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

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

'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