yahi rasta hai ab yahi manzil — Baqi Siddiqui

is badalte hue zamaane mein
tere qisse bhi kuchh puraane lage

kuchh na paa kar bhi mutmain hain ham
ishq mein haath kyaa khazaane lage

rang-e-dil rang-e-nazar yaad aayaa
tere jalvon kaa asar yaad aayaa

ek hansti hui badli dekhi
ek jaltaa huaa ghar yaad aayaa

vaqt kaa patthar bhaari hotaa jaataa hai
ham miTTi ki surat dete jaate hain

dosti khun-e-jigar chaahti hai
kaam mushkil hai to rasta dekho

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

tumhaare izhaar-e-'ishq se dil mein thoDi halchal hui hai lekin
tumhaari baaton mein is se pahle bhi aa chukaa huun tumhein pataa hai

bajaae siine ke aankhon mein dil dhaDaktaa hai
ye intizaar ke lamhe ajiib hote hain

gale lagaa ke mujhe puchh masala kyaa hai
main Dar rahaa huun tujhe haal-e-dil sunaane se

dil saa anmol ratan kaun kharidegaa 'shakeb'
jab bikegaa to ye be-daam hi bik jaaegaa