tavaaf-e-maah karnaa aur khalaa mein saans lenaa kyaa — Anees Ahmad Anees

gavaaraa hi na thi jin ko judaai meri dam-bhar ki
unhin se aaj meri shakl pahchaani nahin jaati

ab gham kaa koi gham na khushi ki khushi mujhe
aakhir ko raas aa hi gai zindagi mujhe

main vo rind-e-nau nahin huun jo zaraa si pi ke bahkun
abhi aur aur saaqi ki main phir sambhal rahaa huun

kabhi ik baar haule se pukaaraa thaa mujhe tum ne
kisi ki mujh se ab aavaaz pahchaani nahin jaati

udhar vo ahd-o-paimaan-e-vafaa ki baat karte hain
idhar mashq-e-sitam bhi tark farmaayaa nahin jaataa

hamin ne chun liye phulon ke badle khaar daaman mein
faqat gulchin ke sar ilzaam Thahraayaa nahin jaataa

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

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

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

main faqat insaan huun hindu musalmaan kuchh nahin
mere dil ke dard mein tafriq-e-imaan kuchh nahin

ghalat-fahmiyaan 'mit' rakkho na dil mein
vahi sach nahin jitnaa tum ne sunaa hai