chahta hun phunk dun is shahr ko

idhar aa raqib mere main tujhe gale laga lun

janab-e-kaif ye dilli hai mir o ghaalib ki

saya hai kam khajur ke unche daraKHt ka

chaar jaanib dekh kar sach boliye

chalte hain bach ke shaiKH o barhaman ke sae se

wo din bhi hae kya din the jab apna bhi talluq tha

tum se mil kar imli miThi lagti hai

man ki aaghosh mein kal maut ki aaghosh mein aaj

kaif pardes mein mat yaad karo apna makan

aapne jhuTa wada kar ke

dar-o-diwar pe shaklen si banane aai

kaif paida kar samundar ki tarah

dagh duniya ne diye zaKHm zamane se mile

kaise manen ki unhen bhul gaya tu ai kaif