kis gardish-e-paiham mein miraa sho’la-e-dil hai — 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

khutut aag mein jalte hain aur sikhon par
kisi kaa dil to jigar hai kisi parinde kaa

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

jab bhi aql banaati hai pahlaa misraa
dil ko misra-e-saani honaa paDtaa hai

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye

dil par pahan liyaa hai vo gajre ke jaisaa shakhs
lekin gale kaa haar nahin kar rahaa huun main

hijr ki shab naala-e-dil vo sadaa dene lage
sunne vaale raat kaTne ki duaa dene lage