na puchh ai ham-nafas afsana-e-ranj-o-mehan mera
na hai bas mein zaban meri na qabu mein dahan mera

shamim-e-zulf ne mahka diya dil ka har ek gosha
jo bikhrin yar ki zulfen bana pallu khutan mera

sata le jitna ji chahe magar itna samajh rakhna
rasa hoga kabhi to nala ai charkh-e-kuhan mera

na daman hi salamat hai na jeb-o-astin baqi
hua hai nazr-e-khar-e-dasht sara pairahan mera

hare phir kar diye zakhm-e-jigar abr-e-bahaaran ne
hua shadab do chhinton mein ye ujda chaman mera

wo kahte hain kaho jo kuchh tumhein kahna ho ai 'kaifi'
magar taqat kahan se lae kahne ki dahan mera