aasmanon se na utrega sahifa koi ai zamin dhund le ab apna masiha koi phir dar-e-dil pe kisi yaad ne dastak di hai phir baha kar mujhe le jaega dariya koi ye to mahfil na hui maqtal-e-ehsas hua aaina de ke mujhe le gaya chehra koi kitne viran hain yaadon ke dar-o-baam na puchh bhul kar bhi idhar aaya na parinda koi main is aaseb-zada shahr mein kis se puchhun kyun mere pichhe laga rahta hai saya koi mangta hai mere aamal ka har roz hisab 'kaif' jo mujh mein raha karta hai mujh sa koi