mujh se kyaa puchhte ho daagh hain dil mein kitne — Taashshuq Lakhnavi

bahut muzir dil-e-aashiq ko aah hoti hai
isi havaa se ye kashti tabaah hoti hai

mauj-e-dariyaa se balaa ki chaahiye kashti mujhe
ho jo bilkul naa-muvaafiq vo havaa paidaa karun

dete phirte the hasinon ki gali mein aavaaz
kabhi aaina-farosh-e-dil-e-hairaan ham the

har taraf hashr mein jhankaar hai zanjiron ki
un ki zulfon ke giraftaar chale aate hain

najd se jaanib-e-lailaa jo havaa aati hai
dil-e-majnun ke dhaDakne ki sadaa aati hai

muntazir tere hain chashm-e-khun-fishaan khole hue
baiThe hain dil bechne vaale dukaan khole hue

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

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

botalein khol kar to pi barson
aaj dil khol kar bhi pi jaae