nae sire se phir aaj ‘kaifi’ ham apni duniya basa rahe hain
jo kho chuke us se be-khabar hain jo rah gaya vo luta rahe hain
nashat-e-imroz ki qasam hai ki dil ne sab mahfilen bhula diin
diye the maazi ne daagh jitne vo khud-ba-khud mitte ja rahe hain
khusha ye daur-e-shabab un ka ye dil-navaz iltifat un ka
ki be-piye aaj har qadam par mire qadam ladkhada rahe hain
udhar nazar hai idhar nazar hai kuchh apni rusvaiyon ka dar hai
jhijak rahe hain thithak rahe hain magar miri samt aa rahe hain
haya ne go jurat-e-takallum zaban se chhin li hai lekin
vo ankhon ankhon hi men bahut kuchh suna chuke aur suna rahe hain
shabab hai aur shadmani bahar hai aur kamrani
bane hain sarshari-e-mujassam mujhe bhi vo khud bana rahe hain
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