ajnabi dil ki ajab tarz-e-bayan thi pahle
lab thi taswir nigahon mein zaban thi pahle

hum ne ta-subh jalae hain wafaon ke charagh
tere kucha mein bhi qadar-e-dil-o-jaan thi pahle

aaj har gam pe zanjir hai har baat pe dar
itni maqbul kahin umr-e-rawan thi pahle

dair-o-kaba se nikal aae to aaram mila
hum ko bhi ek khalish-e-sud-o-ziyan thi pahle

husn-e-yusuf ko mili khidmat-e-zindan 'saifi'
be-gunahi bhi badi aafat-e-jaan thi pahle