kahiin se laut ke ham ladkhadaae hain kya kya
— Kaifi Azmi
Kaheen se lauT ke ham laDkhaDaa.e hain kya kya
Sitaare zer-e-qadam raat aa.e hain kya kya
Nasheb-e-hastee se afsos ham ubhar na sake
Faraaz-e-daar se paighaam aa.e hain kya kya
Jab us ne haar ke khanjar zameen pe phenk diyaa
Tamaam zakhm-e-jigar muskuraa.e hain kya kya
ChhaTaa jahaan se us awaaz kaa ghanaa baadal
Vaheen se dhoop ne talve jalaa.e hain kya kya
UThaa ke sar mujhe itnaa to dekh lene de
Ki qatl-gaah men deevaane aa.e hain kya kya
Kaheen andhere se maanoos ho na jaa.e adab
Charaagh tez havaa ne bujhaa.e hain kya kya