koi bhi dil mein zaraa jam ke khaak uDaataa to — Idris Babar

pachaas miil hai khushki se bahriya-town
bas ek ghanTe mein achchhaa zamaana aataa hai

kahaaniyon ne miri aadatein bigaaDi thiin
main sirf sach ko zafar-yaab dekh saktaa thaa

dil ki ik ek kharaabi kaa sabab jaante hain
phir bhi mumkin hai ki ham tum se muravvat kar jaaein

reg-e-dil mein kai naadida parinde bhi hain dafn
sochte honge ki dariyaa ki ziyaarat kar jaaein

haan ai ghubaar-e-aashnaa main bhi thaa ham-safar tiraa
pi gaiin manzilein tujhe khaa gae raaste mujhe

ik khauf-zada saa shakhs ghar tak
pahunchaa kai raaston mein baT kar

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

jab bhi aql banaati hai pahlaa misraa
dil ko misra-e-saani honaa paDtaa hai

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

dil par pahan liyaa hai vo gajre ke jaisaa shakhs
lekin gale kaa haar nahin kar rahaa huun main