aap jaate to hain us bazm mein 'shibli' lekin — Shibli Nomani

jama kar lijiye ghairon ko magar khubi-e-bazm
bas vahin tak hai ki baazaar na hone paae

faraaz-e-daar pe bhi main ne tere giit gaae hain
bataa ai zindagi tu legi kab tak imtihaan meraa

main ruh-e-aalam-e-imkaan mein sharh-e-azmat-e-yazdaan
azal hai meri bedaari abad khvaab-e-giraan meraa

ye nazm-e-aain ye tarz-e-bandish sukhanvari hai fusun-gari hai
ki rekhta mein bhi tere 'shibli' maza hai tarz-e-'ali-hazin' kaa

ajab kyaa hai jo nau-khezon ne sab se pahle jaanein diin
ki ye bachche hain in ko jald so jaane ki aadat hai

taskhir-e-chaman par naazaan hain tazin-e-chaman to kar na sake
tasnif fasaana karte hain kyuun aap mujhe bahlaane ko

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

jab bhi aql banaati hai pahlaa misraa
dil ko misra-e-saani honaa paDtaa hai

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

kisi ki yaad manaane mein iid guzregi
so shahr-e-dil mein bahut duur tak udaasi hai

dil par pahan liyaa hai vo gajre ke jaisaa shakhs
lekin gale kaa haar nahin kar rahaa huun main