na puchh ai ham-nafas afsana-e-ranj-o-mehan mera
na hai bas men zaban meri na qaabu men dahan mera
shamim-e-zulf ne mahka diya dil ka har ik gosha
jo bikhrin yaar ki zulfen bana pallu khutan mera
sata le jitna ji chahe magar itna samajh rakhna
rasa hoga kabhi to naala ai charkh-e-kuhan mera
na daman hi salamat hai na jeb-o-astin baaqi
hua hai nazr-e-khar-e-dasht saara pairahan mera
hare phir kar diye zakhm-e-jigar abr-e-baharan ne
hua shadab do chhinton men ye ujda chaman mera
vo kahte hain kaho jo kuchh tumhen kahna ho ai ‘kaifi’
magar taqat kahan se laae kahne ki dahan mera
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