gandumi rang jo hai duniyaa mein — Qayem Chaandpuri

mai pi jo chaahe aatish-e-dozakh se tu najaat
jaltaa nahin vo uzv jo tar ho sharaab mein

kahtaa hai aaina ki hai tujh saa hi ek aur
baavar nahin to laa main tire ru-ba-ru karun

iraad kar na paDh ke miraa khat ki ye tamaam
be-rabtiyaan hain samra-e-hangaam-e-ishtiyaaq

koi din aage bhi zaahid ajab zamaana thaa
har ik mohalle ki masjid sharaab-khaana thaa

har taraf zarf-e-vazu bharte hain zaahid hui subh
saath uTh ham bhi suraahi mein mai-e-naab karein

TuuTaa jo kaaba kaun si ye jaa-e-gham hai shaikh
kuchh qasr-e-dil nahin ki banaayaa na jaaegaa

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

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

aah qaasid to ab talak na phiraa
dil dhaDaktaa hai kyaa huaa hogaa