dil ke aangan mein andheraa hai bahut — Husna Sarwar

shahr-dar-shahr bhaTakte hi rahe umr tamaam
kyaa tire haath ki rekhaaon mein aaraam nahin

jaagi kirnein to sabze par jhilmil aansu bol uThe
raat ko tanhaai mein shabnam chupke chupke roi hai

baiThe baiThe yuun hi tanhaai ke sahraaon mein
dard ki ret pe likhte hain tiraa naam aksar

jhiil mein chaandni kaa aks-e-jamil
yaa tiri yaad dil se guzri hai

main apni zaat mein gum be-khudi mein rahti huun
sabaa ki tarah koi chheDe gudgudaae mujhe

tiri nigaah mein ye jo kiran si kaanpti hai
dayaar-e-dil mein ye kaisaa charaagh jaltaa hai

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

dil ki haalat se khabar deti hai
'asar' aashufta-bayaani meri

dil kaun hai ki us se kahein raaz-e-ishq ham
tere khayaal se bhi na ham guftugu karein

jab mile do dil mukhil phir kaun hai
baiTh jaao khud hayaa uTh jaaegi

ye aarzu thi ki ham us ke saath saath chalein
magar vo shakhs to rasta badaltaa jaataa hai