suni ye baat to be-saakhta ik dil-jali boli — Badr Muneer

muskuraa kar agar vo dekhe to
aaine par nishaan paD jaae

kunj-e-hairat se chale dasht-e-ziyaan tak laae
kaun laa saktaa hai ham dil ko jahaan tak laae

ek ummid ke sahaare par
kitni taakhir dekh lete hain

kyaa khabar kaun saa rasta tiri jaanib nikle
be-iraada bhi kai baar safar karte hain

laD rahaa huun main akelaa kaar-zaar-e-hast mein
kar faraaham tu bhi zaalim apne hone kaa javaaz

paD jaate hain kitne chhaale haathon mein
aate hain phir chand nivaale haathon mein

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

misl-e-majnun jo pareshaan hai bayaabaan mein aaj
kyuun dilaa kaun samaayaa hai tire dhyaan mein aaj

haan kuchh bhi to derina mohabbat kaa bharam rakh
dil se na aa duniyaa ko dikhaane ke liye aa

tujhe sang-dil ye pata hai kyaa ki dukhe dilon ki sadaa hai kyaa?
kabhi choT tu ne bhi khaai hai kabhi teraa dil bhi dukhaa hai kyaa?

khaak mein dil ko milaate ho ghazab karte ho
andhe aaine mein kyaa dekhoge surat apni