ye dil vaalon se puchho is ko dil vaale samajhte hain — Nisar Itavi

kitne pur-haul andheron se guzar kar ai dost
ham tire husn ki rakhshanda sahar tak pahunche

yaqinan rahbar-e-manzil kahin par raastaa bhulaa
vagarna qaafile ke qaafile gum ho nahin sakte

aa dost saath aa dar-e-maazi se maang laaein
vo apni zindagi ki javaan bhi hasin bhi thi

dil mein kyaa kyaa gumaan guzarte hain
muskuraao na baat se pahle

afsos kisi se miT na saki insaan ke dil ki tishna-labi
shabnam hai ki royaa karti hai baadal hain ki barsaa karte hain

subh bichhaD kar shaam kaa vaada shaam kaa honaa sahal nahin
un ki tamannaa phir kar lenaa subh ko pahle shaam karo

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

toD kar kaabe ko masjid na banaao zaahid
khaana-barbaad kisi dil hi mein kar ghar paidaa

sunaa haal-e-dil-e-'majruh' shab ko
koi hasrat si hasrat thi bayaan mein

pechidgi-e-taba ki ye saaf hai dalil
maani ulajh ke rah gae un ke kalaam mein