khol kar in siyah balon ko
rok do sub.h ke ujalon ko
tere qadmon ne sarfaraz kiya
ek muddat ke pa.emalon ko
ik tabassum se umr bhar ke liye
raushni de ga.e ḳhayalon ko
ham rahin-e-gham-e-hayat rahe
maut aa.i nasib valon ko
misl-e-najm-e-sahar larazte hain
dekhta ja shikasta-halon ko
‘saif’ jab vo nigah yaad aa.i
aag si lag ga.i ḳhayalon ko
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