husn ki devi bani baiThi hain dil hai but-kada — Azhar Bakhsh Azhar

un ke khemon mein hain sab log kamar-basta magar
ham mein ghaflat ki hai bhar-maar khudaa khair kare

jab kamsin se ishq laDaanaa paDtaa hai
bachchon jaisaa paaTh paDhaanaa paDtaa hai

ik ghazal to mire haathon se misaali ho jaae
kaash ki tu miraa mahbub-e-khayaali ho jaae

tum chitaa in ki jalaao na karo dafn inhein
pyaar ke khat hain ye hindu yaa musalmaan nahin

har vaqt kase rahte hain maaon ki piiTh se
godi mein nahin khelte mazdur ke bachche

tum ne dekhaa nahin hogaa kabhi aisaa qaatil
jo lahu chusne kaa jashn manaane nikle

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

dil ki haalat se khabar deti hai
'asar' aashufta-bayaani meri

surat chhupaaiye kisi surat-parast se
ham dil mein naqsh aap ki tasvir kar chuke

vo habib ho ki rahbar vo raqib ho ki rahzan
jo dayaar-e-dil se guzre use ham-kalaam kar lo

dil ko har lamha bachaate rahe jazbaat se ham
itne majbur rahe hain kabhi haalaat se ham