kutiya mein kaun aaega is tirgi ke sath
ab ye kiwad band karo khamushi ke sath

saya hai kam khajur ke unche darakht ka
ummid bandhiye na bade aadmi ke sath

chalte hain bach ke shaikh o barhaman ke sae se
apna yahi amal hai bure aadmi ke sath

shaistagan-e-shahr mujhe khwah kuchh kahen
sadkon ka husn hai meri aawargi ke sath

shair hikayaten na suna wasl o ishq ki
itna bada mazaq na kar shairi ke sath

likhta hai gham ki baat masarrat ke mood mein
makhsus hai ye tarz faqat 'kaif' hi ke sath