sochta hun raat jo suraj tha daen hath mein
subh kaise dhal gaya wo mere baen hath mein

hum agar kuchh aur apne zehn-o-dil raushan karen
dosto ye mah-o-anjum jagmagaen hath mein

hal na ho paya agar qaht-e-zamin ka masala
ye bhi mumkin hai ki hum faslen ugaen hath mein

dasht-e-chashm-o-qalb mein bhi jo nazar aata nahin
aao hum tum ko wahi manzar dikhaen hath mein

jab hisar-e-khauf se aazad ho jata hai dil
qaid ho jati hain tab sari balaen hath mein

jab meri sanson se ye mahaul yakh-basta hua
munjamid hone lagin jalti hawaen hath mein

shaeri ki ye shab-e-tarik dhalti hi nahin
'kaif' kab tak hum charagh-e-fan jalaen hath mein