sau bar yun garajne ko baadal garaj gaya
lekin zamin-e-khushk ko kuchh bhi na taj gaya

ghar ja ke motiyon ki tarah jagmaga uthi
main apne sath le ke jo dariya ki raj gaya

har tajwar ki taj-wari zer-e-khak hai
lekin abhi kulah-e-ana ka na kaj gaya

jab bhi tere khayal ki khushbu mahak uthi
kamra suhag-raat ke phulon se saj gaya

do mehr-o-mah ek hi qalib mein dhal gae
aksar shab-e-visal ka jab ek baj gaya

zahid main aaj tak na haram tak gaya magar
ku-e-sanam mein roz hi karne ko haj gaya

barson se fan ki kisht thi banjar padi hui
ai 'kaif' tere khun se kya kya upaj gaya