ummid o yaas ki rut aati jaati rahti hai — Manzoor Hashmi

yaqin ho to koi raasta nikaltaa hai
havaa ki oT bhi le kar charaagh jaltaa hai

tiis chaalis din to kaaT diye
aur kitne hain is mahine mein

qubul kaise karun un kaa faisla ki ye log
mire khilaaf hi meraa bayaan maangte hain

sunaa hai sachchi ho niyat to raah khulti hai
chalo safar na karein kam se kam iraada karein

kabhi kabhi to kisi ajnabi ke milne par
bahut puraanaa koi silsila nikaltaa hai

hadaf bhi mujh ko banaanaa hai aur mere harif
mujhi se tiir mujhi se kamaan maangte hain

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 mein na ho jurat to mohabbat nahin milti
khairaat mein itni baDi daulat nahin milti

log kahte hain dil lagaanaa jise
rog vo bhi lagaa ke dekh liyaa

gumaan na thaa ki lifaafe mein khat ke badle vo
lahu-luhaan taDapti zabaan rakh degaa

manzar ko kisi tarah badalne ki duaa de
de raat ki ThanDak ko pighalne ki duaa de