kyaa huaa arsh par gayaa naala — Bayan Akbarabadi

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

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa

'haqqi'-e-dil-girafta ke bas mein na jaane kab nahin
hijr mein shaad-kaam thaa vasl ke darmiyaan bujhaa

gila kis se karein aghyaar-e-dil-aazaar kitne hain
hamein maalum hai ahbaab bhi gham-khvaar kitne hain

ise shaairi na jaano ye hai meri aap-biti
main ne likh diyaa hai dil kaa sabhi haal chalte chalte