ye aalaam-e-hasti ye daur-e-zamaana — Saifuddin Saif

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

'saif' andaaz-e-bayaan rang badal detaa hai
varna duniyaa mein koi baat nai baat nahin

zindagi kis tarah kaTegi 'saif'
raat kaTti nazar nahin aati

hamein khabar hai vo mehmaan ek raat kaa hai
hamaare paas bhi saamaan ek raat kaa hai

kitne anjaan hain kyaa saadgi se puchhte hain
kahiye kyaa meri kisi baat pe ronaa aayaa

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

aaj 'anjum' muskuraa kar us ne phir dekhaa mujhe
shikva-e-jaur-o-jafaa phir bhuul jaanaa hi paDaa

daulat nahin kaam aati jo taqdir buri ho
qaarun ko bhi apnaa khazaanaa nahin miltaa

khud hi jaane lage the aur khud hi
raasta rok kar khaDe hue hain

aql kahti hai dobaara aazmaanaa jahl hai
dil ye kahtaa hai fareb-e-dost khaate jaaiye