churaa ke muTThi mein dil ko chhupaae baiThe hain — Meer Mehdi Majrooh

shaghl-e-ulfat ko jo ahbaab buraa kahte hain
kuchh samajh mein nahin aataa ki ye kyaa kahte hain

itnaa mardud huun ki Dar hai mujhe
qabr se pheink de zamin na kahin

apni kashti kaa hai khudaa haafiz
pichhe tufaan hai saamne girdaab

kyuun paas mire aa kar yuun baiThe ho munh phere
kyaa lab tire misri hain main jin ko chabaa jaataa

sahal ho garche adu ko magar us kaa milnaa
itnaa main khuub samajhtaa huun ki aasaan to nahin

aa hi kuudaa thaa dair mein vaaiz
ham ne Taalaa khudaa khudaa kar ke

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

dard-e-dil zindagi ki khushi pi gayaa
ik samundar hamaari nadi pi gayaa

jo tum na hogi to dil haveli saraae hogi
saraae jis mein hasin chehre rukaa kareinge

dilon ke biich na divaar hai na sarhad hai
dikhaai dete hain sab faasle nazar ke mujhe

ye chhaanv chhaanv na rovo 'zahir' dil ko sambhaalo
Dhali hai shaam magar yuun koi divaana huaa hai