tujh se milne ko be-qaraar thaa dil — Rasa Chughtai

jin aankhon se mujhe tum dekhte ho
main un aankhon se duniyaa dekhtaa huun

miTTi jab tak nam rahti hai
khushbu taaza-dam rahti hai

aur kuchh yuun huaa ki bachchon ne
chhinaa-jhapTi mein toD Daalaa mujhe

huiin aankhein ajab behaal ab ke
ye baarish kar gai kangaal ab ke

dil dhaDaktaa hai sar-e-raah-e-khayaal
ab ye aavaaz jahaan tak pahunche

hai koi yahaan shahr mein aisaa ki jise main
apnaa na kahun aur vo apnaa mujhe samjhe

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

ye alag baat ki vo dil se kisi aur kaa thaa
baat to us ne hamaari bhi ba-zaahir rakkhi

kitni ghaTaaein aaiin baras kar guzar gaiin
shola hamaare dil kaa bujhaayaa na jaa sakaa

aaj rukhsat ho gayaa duniyaa se ik bimaar-e-gham
dard aisaa dil mein uTThaa jaan le kar hi gayaa

jo rang-e-ishq se faarigh ho us ko dil nahin kahte
jo maujon se na Takraae use saahil nahin kahte