lab-e-gudaz pe alfaz-e-sakht rahte hain
zaban-e-ghair ke lahje karakht rahte hain

kahin kahin to ghulamon se bhi rahe bad-tar
wo jin ke panw ki thokar mein takht rahte hain

ruten badalti hain waqt ek sa nahin rahta
tamam umr na bedar bakht rahte hain

khizan ka daur bhi aata hai ek din 'kaifi'
sada-bahaar kahan tak darakht rahte hain