lab-e-gudaz pe alfaz-e-saḳht rahte hain
zaban-e-ghair ke lahje karaḳht rahte hain
kahin kahin to ghulamon se bhi rahe bad-tar
vo jin ke paanv ki Thokar men taḳht rahte hain
ruten badalti hain vaqt ek sa nahin rahta
tamam umr na bedar baḳht rahte hain
ḳhizan ka daur bhi aata hai ek din ‘kaifi’
sada-bahar kahan tak daraḳht rahte hain
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