thaa mast baandhne mein vo tamhid-e-zakhm-e-dil — Ahmad Sageer

zard mausam ne darakhton ki zabaan sil di thi
phir koi phuul hansaa aur khizaan haar gai

khudaa-yaa apne kun ki laaj rakh le
tiraa shahkaar zaae' ho rahaa hai

javaab aae na aae shikan to aaegi
savaal puchh hi lenaa agarche Darte hue

dastaras mein na rahe lafz-gari behtar hai
ham agar bol paDeinge to bahut boleinge

ajnabiyyat ki jhalak dekhi gai lahje mein
baat Darne ki hai is baat pe Dar jaaiye naa

zard chehron se udaasi ke bichhaDne kaa sabab
log puchheinge to kah denaa ki dukh haar gayaa

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

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

phir mujhe dida-e-tar yaad aayaa
dil jigar tishna-e-fariyaad aayaa

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

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