dikhaanaa paDegaa mujhe zakhm-e-dil — Altaf Hussain Hali

ek raushan dimaagh thaa na rahaa
shahar mein ik charaagh thaa na rahaa

aa rahi hai chaah-e-yusuf se sadaa
dost yaan thoDe hain aur bhaai bahut

jaanvar aadmi farishta khudaa
aadmi ki hain saikaDon qismein

ham ne avval se paDhi hai ye kitaab aakhir tak
ham se puchhe koi hoti hai mohabbat kaisi

gul-o-gulchin kaa gila bulbul-e-khush-lahja na kar
tu giraftaar hui apni sadaa ke baais

farishte se baDh kar hai insaan bannaa
magar is mein lagti hai mehnat ziyaada

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

rozi-rasaan khudaa hai fikr-e-maaash mat kar
is khaar kaa tu dil mein khauf-e-kharaash mat kar

hamaare aage tiraa jab kisu ne naam liyaa
dil-e-sitam-zada ko ham ne thaam thaam liyaa

ranjish hi sahi dil hi dukhaane ke liye aa
aa phir se mujhe chhoD ke jaane ke liye aa

jaan hai to jahaan hai dil hai to aarzu bhi hai
ishq bhi ho rahegaa phir jaan abhi bachaaiye