ham ne paalaa muddaton pahlu mein ham koi nahin — Munshi Amirullah Tasleem

kyaa khabar mujh ko khizaan kyaa chiiz hai kaisi bahaar
aankhein kholin aa ke main ne khaana-e-sayyaad mein

ahd ke baa'd liye bose dahan ke itne
ki lab-e-zud-pashimaan ko mukarne na diyaa

subh hoti hai shaam hoti hai
umr yunhi tamaam hoti hai

aas kyaa ab to umid-e-naa-ummidi bhi nahin
kaun de mujh ko tasalli kaun bahlaae mujhe

taDapti dekhtaa huun jab koi shai
uThaa letaa huun apnaa dil samajh kar

dil-lagi mein hasrat-e-dil kuchh nikal jaati to hai
bose le lete hain ham do-chaar hanste bolte

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

phir mujhe dida-e-tar yaad aayaa
dil jigar tishna-e-fariyaad aayaa

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

na ho ehsaas to saaraa jahaan hai be-his-o-murda
gudaaz-e-dil ho to dukhti ragein milti hain patthar mein