husn-e-azal ka jalwa hamari nazar mein hai
jo tur par hua tha dil-e-dida-war mein hai

dair o haram mein kis liye aawara-gardiyan
jis ki tujhe talash hai wo dil ke ghar mein hai

jo dekhne ki aankh hai tujh ko nahin mili
wo nur qad mein warna shajar mein hajar mein hai

khamoshiyon mein mahfil-e-anjum ki us ko dekh
hangama-mast kyun tu numud-e-sahar mein hai

dekha hai aur phir nahin aaya nazar tujhe
wo husn wo jalal jo shams o qamar mein hai

us ko natije illat-e-ghai ki is ko dhun
farq is qadar hi be-khabar o ba-khabar mein hai

dhunda hai jis ne us ne hi paya suna nahin
likkha hua ye hukm qaza-o-qadar mein hai

han han khuda khuda hi hai aur hai bashar bashar
is uqde ka jo hal hai wo qalb-e-bashar mein hai

wo bhi to hain nazara-e-kul juz mein hai jinhen
poshida raaz-e-did to husn-e-nazar mein hai

hai ishq juzw-e-la-yatajazza yaqin jaan
ye qimat-e-majaz-o-haqiqat khatar mein hai

kya shauq-e-did tujh pe to ghaalib hai lutf-e-did
jo baat tere dil mein hai apni nazar mein hai

nikle na phans ke gesu-e-pur-pech-o-kham se dil
sahil pe khak pahunche jo kashti bhanwar mein hai

ulfat hai kis ki kaisi mohabbat kahan ka ishq
madum tu to fikr-e-dahan-o-kamar mein hai

naqis thi ibtida to hai anjam-e-ishq bhi
be-rabti mubtada mein jo thi wo khabar mein hai

'kaifi' masih-e-sher hain ahbab aur bhi
ek tujh se jaan-e-taza nahin is dhachar mein hai