paarsaai ki javaan-margi na puchh — Akhtar Shirani

kis ko fursat thi zamaane ke sitam sahne ki
gar na us shokh ki aankhon kaa ishaaraa hotaa

ab to miliye bas laDaai ho chuki
ab to chaliye pyaar ki baatein karein

zindagi kitni masarrat se guzarti yaa rab
aish ki tarah agar gham bhi gavaaraa hotaa

yaad aao mujhe lillaah na tum yaad karo
meri aur apni javaani ko na barbaad karo

muddatein ho gaiin bichhDe hue tum se lekin
aaj tak dil se mire yaad tumhaari na gai

jo bhi buraa bhalaa hai allaah jaantaa hai
bande ke dil mein kyaa hai allaah jaantaa 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

hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage
sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage

dil fasurda to huaa dekh ke us ko lekin
umr bhar kaun javaan kaun hasin rahtaa hai

dil ke andar yuun chhupaa rakkhaa hai ik teraa khayaal
jaise ik biij mein poshida shajar rahtaa hai

ab aa gayaa huun to dil mein utaar lenaa mujhe
bulaa ke paas mujhe raaegaan na kar denaa