ye dhoka ho na ho ummid hi malum hoti hai
ki mujh ko duur se kuchh raushni malum hoti hai
ḳhuda jaane kis andaz-e-nazar se tum ne dekha hai
ki mujh ko zindagi ab zindagi malum hoti hai
isi ka naam shayad zindagi ne yaas rakha hai
nafas ki jo khaTak hai aḳhiri malum hoti
hua hai husn se kuchh aur aks-e-husn-e-ḳhuddari
ḳhamoshi un ke honTon par hansi malum hoti hai
na aaya haath mere baḌh ke jo daman inayat ka
ye mahrumi talab ki kuchh kami malum hoti hai
jhukaya aaj dar par ai zahe baḳht-e-sar-afrazi
tiri rahmat qubul-e-bandagi malum hoti hai
tujhe apne liye dast-e-karam ye janta huun main
ki tu hai jis qadar duniya vahi malum hoti hai
kahan huun kis taraf huun main ḳhabar is ki nahin mujh ko
yahi gum-gashtagi kuchh agahi malum hoti hai
sar-e-mauj-e-nafas kashti-e-dil ko kya kahun ‘kaifi’
ubharti hai jahan tak Dubti ma.alum hoti hai
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