saif uddin saif ki shayyiri

kis tarha rokta hun ashkon ko
kis qadar dil pe jabr karta hun
aaj bhi karzar-e-hasti mein
jab tere shehr se guzarta hun

haal-e-dil bhi na keh saka garche
tu rahi muddaton qareeb mere
kuch teri azmaton ka darr bhi tha
kuch khayalat thay ajeeb mere
aakhir kar vo ghadi aayi
barood ho gaye raqeeb mere
tu mujhe chod kar chali bhi gayi
khaiir qismat meri nasib mere
ab main kyon tujhko yaad karta hun
jab tere shehr se guzarta hun

vo zamana teri mohabat ka
ik bhuuli hui kahani hai
tere koche mein umar bhar na gaye
saari duniya ki khak chaani hai
lazzat-e-qurb ho ke zakhm-e-faraq
jo bhi hai teri meharbani hai
kis tamana se tujhko chaha tha
kis mohbbat se har mani hai
apni qismat pe naaz karta hun
jab tere shehr se guzarta hun

aaj bhi kar zar-e-hasti mein
tu agar ik baar mil jaaye
kisi mehfil mein samna ho jaaye
ya sar-e-raah guzar mil jaaye
ik nazar dekh le mohbbat se
ik lamhe ka pyar mil jaaye
chaiin aa jaaye arzu'on ko
hasraton ko qarar mil jaye
jaane kya kya khayal karta hun
jab tere shehr se guzarta hun

tujhse koi gila nahi
main tujhe bewaffa nahi kehta
tera milna khwab-o-khayal hua
phir bhi na aashna nahi rehta
vo jo kehta hai mujhko awara
main usse bhi bura nahi kehta
varna ik be_nawa mohbbat mein
dil ke lutne pe kya nahi kehta
main toh mushkil se aah bharta hun
jab tere shehr se guzarta hun