ham ne jab haal-e-dil un se apnaa kahaa — Asima Tahir

nahin vo itnaa bhi paagal nahin thaa
jo mar jaataa miri vaabastagi mein

mire vajud ke andar hai ik qadim makaan
jahaan se main ye udaasi udhaar leti huun

khvaab kaa intizaar khatm huaa
aankh ko niind se jagaate hain

shahzaadi ke kaanon mein jo baat kahi thi ik tu ne
baad tire vo baat tire hi afsaanon mein gunjti hai

Dubne ki na tairne ki khabar
ishq-dariyaa mein bas utar dekhun

khushbu jaisi raat ne meraa
apne jaisaa haal kiyaa thaa

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

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

na ho ehsaas to saaraa jahaan hai be-his-o-murda
gudaaz-e-dil ho to dukhti ragein milti hain patthar mein

aa mere saath baiTh mire saath chaae pi
aa mere saath mere dalaail pe baat kar