vo mire saath hai saae ki tarah — Mahmood Ayaz

tu ru-ba-ru ho to ai ru-e-yaar tujh se kahein
vo harf-e-gham ki harif-e-gham-e-zamaanaa hai

vo nahin hai na sahi tark-e-tamannaa na karo
dil akelaa hai ise aur akelaa na karo

lafz o manzar mein maaani ko TaTolaa na karo
hosh vaale ho to har baat ko samjhaa na karo

chaand khaamosh jaa rahaa thaa kahin
ham ne bhi us se koi baat na ki

sham-e-shab-taab ek raat jali
jalne vaale tamaam umr jale

jiine vaalon se kaho koi tamannaa DhunDein
ham to aasuda-e-manzil hain hamaaraa kyaa hai

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

na ho ehsaas to saaraa jahaan hai be-his-o-murda
gudaaz-e-dil ho to dukhti ragein milti hain patthar mein

badalte vaqt ne badle mizaaj bhi kaise
tiri adaa bhi gai meraa baankpan bhi gayaa

'qamar' apne daagh-e-dil ki vo kahaani main ne chheDi
ki sunaa kiye sitaare miraa raat bhar fasaana