ye sochta hun ki khud aarif-e-hayat bhi hai
bashar jo mahram-e-asrar-e-kaenat bhi hai

nafas nafas mein rahe kyon na ek jahan-e-sifat
meri nigah mein tanwir-e-husn-e-zat bhi hai

dilon ko mil nahin sakti thi ishrat-e-abadi
hazar shukr mohabbat mein gham ki raat bhi hai

wo ek khayal ki jis ne gham-e-hayat diya
wahi khayal ilaj-e-gham-e-hayat bhi hai

jo sirr-e-ishq bhi hai raaz-e-husn-e-jaanan bhi
yaqin karo mere dil mein ek aisi baat bhi hai

ye har gunah pe jo ehsas hai nadamat ka
mujhe to 'kaif' yahi hila-e-najat bhi hai