go muddatein hui hain kisi se judaa hue — Behzad Lakhnavi

ishq kaa ejaaz sajdon mein nihaan rakhtaa huun main
naqsh-e-paa hoti hai peshaani jahaan rakhtaa huun main

ham bhi khud ko tabaah kar lete
tum idhar bhi nigaah kar lete

ai jazba-e-dil gar main chaahun har chiiz muqaabil aa jaae
manzil ke liye do gaam chalun aur saamne manzil aa jaae

ai dekhne vaalo mujhe hans hans ke na dekho
tum ko bhi mohabbat kahin mujh saa na banaa de

'bahzaad' saaf saaf main kahtaa huun haal-e-dil
sharminda-e-kamaal miri shaairi nahin

zinda huun is tarah ki gham-e-zindagi nahin
jaltaa huaa diyaa huun magar raushni nahin

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

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

sar agar sar hai to nezon se shikaayat kaisi
dil agar dil hai to dariyaa se baDaa honaa hai

hamaare dil ko ik aazaar hai aisaa nahin lagtaa
ki ham daftar bhi jaate hain ghazal-khvaani bhi karte hain

jaan ham kaar-e-mohabbat kaa sila chaahte the
dil-e-saada koi mazdur hai ujrat kaisi