phir mujh se is tarah ki na kijegaa dil-lagi — Asad Ali Khan Qalaq

ai be-khudi-e-dil mujhe ye bhi khabar nahin
kis din bahaar aai main divaana kab huaa

adaa se dekh lo jaataa rahe gila dil kaa
bas ik nigaah pe Thahraa hai faisla dil kaa

sindur us ki maang mein detaa hai yuun bahaar
jaise dhanak nikalti hai abr-e-siyaah mein

tilaai rang jaanaan kaa agar mazmun likhun khat mein
to haala gird harfon ke bane sone ke paani kaa

tire honThon se sharmaa kar pasine mein huaa ye tar
khizar ne khud araq ponchhaa jabin-e-aab-e-haivaan kaa

yuun ruuh thi adam mein miri bahr-e-tan udaas
ghurbat mein jis tarah ho gharib-ul-vatan udaas

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

main ne us ke saamne pahle to khanjar rakh diyaa
phir kaleja rakh diyaa dil rakh diyaa sar rakh diyaa

naasehaa mat kar nasihat dil miraa ghabraae hai
main use samjhun huun kab jo tujh se samjhaa jaae hai

sunaa hai ki dilli mein ullu ke paTThe
rag-e-gul se bulbul ke par baandhte hain

rakh ke munh so gae ham aatishin rukhsaaron par
dil ko thaa chain to niind aa gai angaaron par