kyuun kisi se vafaa kare koi — Yagana Changezi

parda-e-hijr vahi hasti-e-mauhum thi 'yaas'
sach hai pahle nahin maalum thaa ye raaz mujhe

jaras ne muzhda-e-manzil sunaa ke chaunkaayaa
nikal chalaa thaa dabe paanv kaarvaan apnaa

ajab kyaa hai ham aise garm-raftaaron ki Thokar se
zamaane ke buland-o-past kaa hamvaar ho jaanaa

vatan se kyaa ki havaa-e-vatan se hain bezaar
lipaT rahe jo bagulon se dasht-e-ghurbat ke

maut maangi thi khudaai to nahin maangi thi
le duaa kar chuke ab tark-e-duaa karte hain

nai zamin nayaa aasmaan nai duniyaa
ajiib shai ye tilism khayaal hotaa hai

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

aisaa dil-kash thaa ki thi maut bhi manzur hamein
ham ne jis jurm ki kaaTi hai sazaa zindaan mein

shadid garmi mein pahle un ko nadi mein nahlaa diyaa gayaa
havaa mein phir giile baadalon ko jhaTak ke phailaa diyaa gayaa

duniyaa mein koi ishq se bad-tar nahin hai chiiz
dil apnaa muft dijiye phir ji se jaaiye

jo chiiz hai jahaan mein vo be-misaal hai
har fard-e-khalq vahdat-e-haq par dalil hai