dil mein koi khushi nahin lekin — Rifat Sultan

umr bhar tujh ko dekhne par bhi
zauq-e-nazzaara kam nahin hotaa

tu miri baat kaa javaab na de
main samajhtaa huun khaamushi ki zabaan

gham-e-hayaat se itni bhi hai kahaan fursat
ki teri yaad mein ji bhar ke ro liyaa jaae

mujhe bhi yuun to baDi aarzu hai jiine ki
magar savaal ye hai kis tarah jiyaa jaae

ab is maqaam pe laai hai zindagi mujh ko
ki chaahtaa huun tujhe bhi bhulaa diyaa jaae

jaltaa rahaa huun ziist ke dozakh mein umr bhar
ye aur baat hai miri koi khataa 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

ham mein baaqi nahin ab khaalid-e-jaan-baaz kaa rang
dil pe ghaalib hai faqat hafiz-e-shiraaz kaa rang

dil ki taklif kam nahin karte
ab koi shikva ham nahin karte

ashk Dhalte nahin dekhe jaate
dil pighalte nahin dekhe jaate

ye do-dili mein rahaa ghar na ghaaT kaa 'anjum'
buton ko kar na sakaa khush khudaa ko paa na sakaa