koi barsaa na sar-e-kisht-e-vafaa — Syed Aabid Ali Aabid

unhin ko arz-e-vafaa kaa thaa ishtiyaaq bahut
unhin ko arz-e-vafaa naa-gavaar guzri hai

gham ke taarik ufuq par 'aabid'
kuchh sitaare sar-e-mizhgaan guzre

shara-o-aain ki taazir ke baa-vasf shabaab
lab-o-rukhsaar ki jaanib nigaraan hai ki jo thaa

subu uThaa ki ye naazuk maqaam hai saaqi
na ahrman hai na yazdaan hai dekhiye kyaa ho

ik din us ne nain milaa ke sharmaa ke mukh moDaa thaa
tab se sundar sundar sapne man ko ghere phirte hain

meraa jiinaa hai sej kaanTon ki
un ke marne kaa naam taaj-mahal

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

haal-e-dil likhte na logon ki zabaan mein paDte
vajh-e-angusht-numaai ye qalam hai ham ko

hai aks-e-aaina dil mein kisi bilqis-e-saani kaa
tasavvur hai miraa ustaad bahzaad aur maani kaa

yuun guftugu-e-ulfat dilchasp ham kareinge
aankhon se tum kahoge aankhon se ham suneinge

us ke dil se nikle to ham khud ke dil tak aa pahunche
aanaa jaanaa hotaa rahtaa hai apnaa viraanon mein