Shayari
jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai
dil se shauq-e-rukh-e-niku na gayaa
jhaanknaa-taaknaa kabhu na gayaa
دل سے شوق رخ نکو نہ گیا
جھانکنا تاکنا کبھو نہ گیا
dil se shauq-e-ruḳh-e-nikū na gayā
jhāñknā-tāknā kabhū na gayā

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai
maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge
ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain
dil ki yak qatra khuun nahin hai besh
ek aalam ke sar balaa laayaa
mire saliqe se meri nibhi mohabbat mein
tamaam umr main naakaamiyon se kaam liyaa
chalte ho to chaman ko chaliye kahte hain ki bahaaraan hai
paat hare hain phuul khile hain kam-kam baad-o-baaraan hai
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 mubtalaa-e-hijr rifaaqat mein rah gayaa
lagtaa hai koi farq mohabbat mein rah gayaa
dil se ik yaad bhulaa di gai hai
kisi ghaflat ki sazaa di gai hai
duur tak phailaa huaa paani hi paani har taraf
ab ke baadal ne bahut ki mehrbaani har taraf
khamoshi se musibat aur bhi sangin hoti hai
taDap ai dil taDapne se zaraa taskin hoti hai