chupaye dil mein gamon ka jahan baithey hain
tumhari bazm mein hum be-zaban baithey hain

yeh aur bat k manzil pe ham pohanch na sakey
magar yeh kam hai k rahon ko chhaan baithey hain

fugan hai dard hai soz-o-firaq-o-dag-e-alam
abhi to ghar mein bahut mehrban baithey hain

ab aur gardish-e-taqdir kya sataiy gi
luta k ishq mein naam-o-nishan baithey hain

woh ek lafz-e-mohabbat he dil ka dushman hai
jisey shariat-e-ehsas masn baithey hain

hai maikadon ki baharon se dosti ‘Sagar’
baraye had-e-yaqin-o-guman baithey hain

Saghar Saddiqui