bhalaa huaa ki na haath aayaa jaama-e-pur-zar — Imdad Ali Bahr

qaazi ko jo rind kuchh chaTaa dein
masjid ki baghal mein mai-kada ho

khush raho yaar agar ham se ho bezaar bahut
dil agar apnaa salaamat hai to dildaar bahut

mire qatl par tum ne biiDaa uThaayaa
mire haath kaa paan khaayaa to hotaa

ham na kahte the hansi achchhi nahin
aa gai aakhir rukaavaT dekhiye

mire baghair na ik-dam use qaraar aataa
zaraa bhi zabt jo mujh be-qaraar mein hotaa

sau fasaad ek ishq mein uTThe
boyaa ik tukhm uge hazaar darakht

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

na puchho jaan par kyaa kuchh guzarti hai gham-e-dil se
qaraar aanaa kahaan kaa saans bhi aati hai mushkil se

apne dil mein aap hi rahtaa hai vo
dusraa kyaa us mein rah saktaa nahin

maanaa apni jaan ko vo bhi dil kaa rog lagaaeinge
ahl-e-junun khud kyaa samjhe hain naaseh kyaa samjhaaeinge