darwesh hun jo ganj mayassar nahin to kya
dil se ghani hun pas mere zar nahin to kya

lakhon sada-e-sur hain pazeb-e-yar mein
chham-chham ka shor fitna-e-mahshar nahin to kya

sailab-e-ashk mauja-e-tufan-e-nuh hai
aankhon mein band sat samundar nahin to kya

rang-e-hina se hath buton ke hain lal lal
phir ye hamare khun ka mahzar nahin to kya

lakhon hain moajize lab-e-jaan-bakhsh-e-yar mein
rashk-e-masih hain wo payambar nahin to kya

sar-khush hain hum khayal mein ek chashm-e-mast ke
saqi hamare daur mein saghar nahin to kya

mauzun-kalam pak-bayan khush-khayal hai
'kaifi' sukhan-shanas sukhnawar nahin to kya