Shayari
ye mai-kada hai kalisaa o khaanqaah nahin
uruj-e-fikr o farogh-e-nazar ki manzil hai
shabaab-e-husn hai barq-o-sharar ki manzil hai
ye aazmaaish-e-qalb-o-nazar ki manzil hai
شباب حسن ہے برق و شرر کی منزل ہے
یہ آزمائش قلب و نظر کی منزل ہے
शबाब-ए-हुस्न है बर्क़-ओ-शरर की मंज़िल है
ये आज़माइश-ए-क़ल्ब-ओ-नज़र की मंज़िल है

ye mai-kada hai kalisaa o khaanqaah nahin
uruj-e-fikr o farogh-e-nazar ki manzil hai
rah-e-talab mein kise aarzu-e-manzil hai
shuur ho to safar khud safar kaa haasil hai
ye chaar din ki rifaaqat bhi kam nahin ai dost
tamaam umr bhalaa kaun saath detaa hai
nikhar gae hain pasine mein bhiig kar aariz
gulon ne aur bhi shabnam se taazgi paai
bastiyon mein hone ko haadse bhi hote hain
pattharon ki zad par kuchh aaine bhi hote hain
manzilein raah mein thiin naqsh-e-qadam ki surat
ham ne muD kar bhi na dekhaa kisi manzil ki taraf
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
dil mein vo bhiiD hai ki zaraa bhi nahin jagah
aap aaiye magar koi armaan nikaal ke
achchhi surat nazar aate hi machal jaataa hai
kisi aafat mein na Daale dil-e-naashaad mujhe
yahi do kaam mohabbat ne diye hain ham ko
dil mein hai yaad tiri zikr hai lab par teraa