lagta hai in dinon ke hai mahshar-ba-kaf hawa
hain sar-ba-kaf charagh to khanjar-ba-kaf hua

jab se chaman mein rakkha hai bulbul ne aashiyan
shoala-ba-kaf hai barq to akhgar-ba-kaf hawa

rukhsar-e-gul ke til se hain hairan khushbuen
hai mausam-e-bahaar mein ambar-ba-kaf hua

ilm-o-amal se hoti hai kirdar ki parakh
elan kar rahi hai ye mahzar-ba-kaf hawa

firaun aur abrha jaison se barha
har haal hi mein nibti hai lashkar-ba-kaf hawa

eajaz sher-e-haq ka dikhane ke waste
azhdar ba-kaf hui kabhi khaibar-ba-kaf hawa

gulshan mein mustaqil jo thikana nahin mila
sahra naward ho gai bistar-ba-kaf hawa

diwan-e-be-nuqat se hai tera 'waqar-hilm'
kahti hai ahl-e-fan se ye gauhar-ba-kaf hawa