kuchh to rangini-e-afkar khule
‘saif’ chal matla-e-anvar khule
barg-e-gul jaise hava ke ruḳh par
kis latafat se lab-e-yar khule
tu zara band-e-qaba khol to de
jauhar-e-nafa-e-tatar khule
dekh ai kucha-e-janan ki hava
dil ke darvaze ka.i baar khule
zaḳhm-e-dil ham ne chhupa.e varna
teri ankhon ne kiye vaar khule
vaah kya Dhang hain sayyadon ke
log phirte hain giraftar khule
kya isi tarah guzar ja.egi
kuchh to un par bhi dil-e-zar khule
hasrat-e-did pas-e-marg na puchh
rah ga.e dida-e-bedar khule
lab-e-ḳhamosh ko va kar zalim
ye hai iqrar ki inkar khule
saaf baḳhshe ga.e vo hashr ke din
jo nazar aa.e gunahgar khule
ka.abe ja kar bhi hamen kashf hua
but-kade men bhi kuchh asrar khule
ham bhi qismat ka likha dekhenge
‘saif’ chal nama-e-dildar khule
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