yuun huaa phir band kar liin us ne aankhein ek din — Meraj Faizabadi

mujh ko thakne nahin detaa ye zarurat kaa pahaaD
mere bachche mujhe buDhaa nahin hone dete

pyaas kahti hai chalo ret nichoDi jaae
apne hisse mein samundar nahin aane vaalaa

aaj bhi gaanv mein kuchh kachche makaanon vaale
ghar mein ham-saae ke faaqa nahin hone dete

shaaeri mein 'mir'-o-'ghaalib' ke zamaana ab kahaan
shohratein jab itni sasti hon adab dekhegaa kaun

zindagi di hai to jiine kaa hunar bhi denaa
paanv bakhshein hain to taufiq-e-safar bhi denaa

jo kah rahe the ki jiinaa muhaal hai tum bin
bichhaD ke mujh se vo do din udaas bhi na rahe

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

shab-e-vaada fasil-e-hijr se aage chamaktaa hai tiraa ism-e-sitaara-ju
ki jaise koi paivand-e-ridaa-e-subh aa jaae kisi qindil ki zad mein

hijr se vasl ki itni thi masaafat yaaro
rang tabdil huaa bahte hue paani kaa

kabhi ishq saaz-e-hayaat thaa kabhi soz-e-dil ne jalaa diyaa
kabhi vasl mein bhi kasak rahi kabhi dard-o-gham ne bhi mazaa diyaa

main badaltaa huun roz apnaa hadaf
ye miri mustaqil-mizaaji hai