itnaa badal gayaa huun ki pahchaanne mujhe — Hakeem Manzoor

giregi kal bhi yahi dhuup aur yahi shabnam
is aasmaan se nahin aur kuchh utarne kaa

teri aankhon mein aansu bhi dekhe hain
tere haathon mein dekhaa hai khanjar bhi

reza reza raat bhar jo khauf se hotaa rahaa
din ko saanson par abhi tak bojh us patthar kaa hai

dekhte hain dar-o-divaar harifaana mujhe
itnaa be-bas bhi kahaan hogaa koi ghar mein kabhi

shahr ke aaiin mein ye mad bhi likkhi jaaegi
zinda rahnaa hai to qaatil ki sifaarish chaahiye

ham kisi bahrupiye ko jaan lein mushkil nahin
us ko kyaa pahchaaniye jis kaa koi chehraa na ho

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

phir kai zakhm-e-dil mahak uTThe
phir kisi bevafaa ki yaad aai

vahi be-vajh udaasi vahi be-naam khalish
raah-o-rasm-e-dil-e-naakaam se ji Dartaa hai

hai dilon kaa vahi jo daana-e-tasbih kaa haal
yuun mile hain pa hain dar-asl judaa ek se ek