dil hai kis kaa jis mein armaan aap kaa rahtaa nahin — Natiq Lakhnavi

miri jaanib se un ke dil mein kis shikve pe kiina hai
vo shikva jo zabaan par kyaa abhi dil mein nahin aayaa

sadqe tire hote hain suraj bhi sitaare bhi
ham kis se kahein dil hai siine mein hamaare bhi

mar mar ke agar shaam to ro ro ke sahar ki
yuun zindagi ham ne tiri duuri mein basar ki

ibtidaa se aaj tak 'naatiq' ki ye hai sarguzisht
pahle chup thaa phir huaa divaana ab behosh hai

aazaadiyon kaa haq na adaa ham se ho sakaa
anjaam ye huaa ki giraftaar ho gae

dil rahe yaa na rahe zakhm bhare yaa na bhare
chaarasaazon ki khushaamad mujhe manzur nahin

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

yahi rasta hai ab yahi manzil
ab yahin dil kisi bahaane lage

jab se Taangi hai tiri tasvir dil ki algani par
yaan tabhi se din mein titli baiThti hai shab mein jugnu

dil kaa kamra raushni se bhar gayaa
jab jalaa dipak tumhaari yaad kaa

kyuun DhunDne nikle hain nae gham kaa khazina
jab dil bhi vahi dard ki daulat bhi vahi hai