khol kar in siyah baalon ko
rok do subh ke ujalon ko

tere qadmon ne sarfaraaz kiya
ek muddat ke paemalon ko

ek tabassum se umr bhar ke liye
raushni de gae khayalon ko

hum rahin-e-gham-e-hayat rahe
maut aai nasib walon ko

misl-e-najm-e-sahar larazte hain
dekhta ja shikasta-haalon ko

'saif' jab wo nigah yaad aai
aag si lag gai khayalon ko