ye kaisi jagah hai ki dil kho rahaa hai — Akhlaq Ahmad Ahan

zo'm-e-tuqaa hijaab-e-tazaahur nifaaq kaa
har jaa raqam hai is mein bhi izn o qum-e-darogh

ai jamaal-e-be-badal lekin adaa mein be-rukhi
ho gaiin sadiyaan ki chashm-e-tishna teri muntazir

zaat-e-khaaKi ki tahon mein khufta hain anvaa’-e-khaak
rang-haa-e-tah-ba-tah kaa pech-o-kham kuchh aur hai

luTaa ye kaarvaan kab kaa na jaane kaun thi manzil
magar ahbaab ab bhi zo'm-e-chughtaai mein jiite hain

vo jaadu adaaein adaaon mein jaadu
ye pahunchaaein ham ko fanaa se baqaa tak

sitaaron ki gardish dilon kaa bichhaDnaa
ye kaise khudaa ki hai kaisi khudaai

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

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