shisha-e-aabru sambhaal ai dil — Mirza Daood Beg

dekhnaa hai piyaa ki zulf-e-daraaz
yaa ilaahi mujhe de umr-e-daraaz

har kitaab-e-sohbat-e-rangin ke maani dekh kar
fard-e-tanhaai ke mazmun kuun kiyaa huun intikhaab

yak qadam raah-e-dost hai 'daaud'
lekin afsos paa-e-bakht hai lang

'vali' saani nahin daaud lekin
ghazal kahtaa hai har ik baa-talaazum

piv binaa dil miraa udaasi hai
gaah jogi hai gaah sanyaasi hai

sun nasihat miri ai zaahid-e-khushk
ashk ke aab bin vuzu mat kar

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

mohabbat karne vaale dard mein tanhaa nahin hote
jo ruThoge kabhi mujh se to apnaa dil dukhaaoge

tum ne kyuun dil mein jagah di hai buton ko 'saabir'
tum ne kyuun kaaba ko but-khaana banaa rakkhaa hai

pahli nazar bhi aap ki uff kis balaa ki thi
ham aaj tak vo choT hain dil par liye hue

dil ki haalat se khabar deti hai
'asar' aashufta-bayaani meri