dil ki haalat puchhne vaalo — Hastimal Hasti

khel zindagi ke tum khelte raho yaaro
haar jiit koi bhi aakhiri nahin hoti

pyaar kaa pahlaa khat likhne mein vaqt to lagtaa hai
nae parindon ko uDne mein vaqt to lagtaa hai

kuchh aur sabaq ham ko zamaane ne sikhaae
kuchh aur sabaq ham ne kitaabon mein paDhe the

hamein pasand nahin jang mein bhi makkaari
jise nishaane pe rakkhein bataa ke rakhte hain

kahin khulus kahin dosti kahin pe vafaa
baDe qarine se ghar ko sajaa ke rakhte hain

khud charaagh ban ke jal vaqt ke andhere mein
bhiik ke ujaalon se raushni nahin hoti

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

jaan-bujh kar samajh kar main ne bhulaa diyaa
har vo qissa jo dil ko bahlaane vaalaa thaa

ham jo dastak kabhi dete the sabaa ki maanind
aap darvaaza-e-dil khol diyaa karte the

chup ke aalam mein vo tasvir si surat us ki
bolti hai to badal jaati hai rangat us ki

'yagaanaa' vahi faateh-e-lakhknau hain
dil-e-sang-o-aahan mein ghar karne vaale