bana ke todti hai daere charagh ki lau
baha ke le gai mujh ko kahan shuur ki rau

bana chuka hun adhure mujassame kitne
kahan wo naqsh jo takmil-e-fan ka ho partaw

wo mod mere safar ka hai nuqta-e-aghaz
fareb-khurda-e-manzil hue jahan rah-rau

larazte hain meri mahrum-e-khwab aankhon mein
bikhar chuke hain jo khwab un ke muntashir partaw

bhatak na jaun main tashkik ke andheron mein
laraz rahi hai meri sham-e-etaqad ki lau

shab-e-daraaz ka hai qissa mukhtasar 'kaifi'
hui sahar ke ujalon mein gum charagh ki lau