ham dil hi dil mein us pe uThaa lete kuchh savaal — Miraash

thi kal dayaar-e-'ishq mein 'iduzzuhaa 'miraash'
ham kyaa galaa kaTaate 'ajab bheD-chaal thi

ghar palaT kar jo miri raushan-khayaali aai hai
shor hai shahr-e-sukhan mein phir divaali aai hai

jo mere banne se pahle ik intizaar banaa
us intizaar ke andar main baar baar banaa

khanak rahaa huun main nashshe mein chaabiyon ki tarah
khuli hai pyaas magar mai-kade pe taalaa hai

kis gardish-e-paiham mein miraa sho’la-e-dil hai
jaltaa hai lahu roghan-e-khurshid ki surat

gard aainon ki chaaron taraf hai jami hui
'aalam 'ajib shisha-gari ki dukaan 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

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

daaman ke daagh ashk-e-nadaamat ne dho diye
lekin ye dil kaa daagh miTaayaa na jaa sakaa

aaj rukhsat ho gayaa duniyaa se ik bimaar-e-gham
dard aisaa dil mein uTThaa jaan le kar hi gayaa

halki si khalish dil mein nigaahon mein udaasi
shaayad yunhi hoti hai mohabbat ki shuruaat