jaa phansaa dil zulf mein ab soiye — Dulhan Begum

itne kam-zarf nahin ham jo bahakte jaavein
misl-e-gul jaavein jidhar jaavein mahakte jaavein

din kaTaa fariyaad se aur raat zaari se kaTi
umr kaTne ko kaTi par kitni khvaari se kaTi

mat karo fikr imaarat ki koi zer-e-falak
khaana-e-dil jo giraa hai use taamir karo

bahaa hai phuuT ke aankhon se aabla dil kaa
tari ki raah se jaataa hai qaafila dil kaa

bayaan main kis se karun jaa ke ab gila dil kaa
ye dil kaa dil hi mein hovegaa faisla dil kaa

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

ghuTan to dil ki rahi qasr-e-marmarin mein bhi
na raushni se huaa kuchh na kuchh havaa se huaa

tumhaare naam pe dil ab bhi ruk saa jaataa hai
ye baat vo hai ki is se mafar nahin hotaa

hijr ki baat yaa visaal ki baat
dil ne phir ki tire malaal ki

tum maslahat kaho yaa munaafiq kaho mujhe
dil mein magar ghubaar bahut der tak rahaa