kaun aayegaa yahaa.N ko_ii na aayaa hogaa
meraa daravaazaa havaao.n ne hilaayaa hogaa

dil-e-naadaa.N na dha.Dak, ai dil-e-naadaa.N na dha.Dak
ko_ii Khat leke pa.Dosii ke ghar aayaa hogaa

gul se lipaTii hu_ii titalii ko giraakar dekho
aa.Ndhiyo.n tum ne draKhto.n ko giraayaa hogaa

’Kaif’ parades me.n mat yaad karo apanaa makaa.N
ab ke baarish me.n use to.D giraayaa hogaa

jhuum ke jab ri.ndo.n ne pilaa dii
sheKh ne chupake chupake duaa dii

ek kamii thii taaj mahal me.n
hamane terii tasviir lagaa dii

aap ne jhuuThaa vaadaa kar ke
aaj hamaarii umr ba.Daa dii

terii galii me.n sajde kar ke
hamane ibaadat_gaah banaa dii

teraa cheharaa kitanaa suhaanaa lagataa hai
tere aage chaa.Nd puraanaa lagataa hai

tirachhe tirachhe tiir nazar ke lagate hai.n
siidhaa siidhaa dil pe nishaanaa lagataa hai

aag kaa kyaa hai pal do pal me.n lagatii hai
bujhate bujhate ek zamaanaa lagataa hai

sach to ye hai phuul kaa dil bhii chhalanii hai
ha.Nsataa cheharaa ek bahaanaa lagataa hai

daaG duniyaa ne diye zaKhm zamaane se mile
ham ko ye tohafe tumhe.n dost banaane se mile

ham tarasate hii taraste hii tarasate hii rahe
vo falaane se falaane se falaane se mile

Khud se mil jaate to chaahat kaa bharam rah jaataa
kyaa mile aap jo logo.n ke milaane se mile

kaise maane ke unhe.n bhuul gayaa tuu ai ’Kaif’
un ke Khat aaj hame.n tere sarahaane se mile