muddatein guzrin mulaaqaat hui thi tum se — Haneef Kaifi

anaa anaa ke muqaabil hai raah kaise khule
taalluqaat mein haail hai baat ki divaar

shab-e-daraaz kaa hai qissa mukhtasar 'kaifi'
hui sahar ke ujaalon mein gum charaagh ki lau

bikhar ke ret hue hain vo khvaab dekhe hain
miri nigaah ne kitne saraab dekhe hain

koi bhi rut ho mili hai dukhon ki fasl hamein
jo mausam aayaa hai us ke itaab dekhe hain

sab nazar aate hain chehre gard gard
kyaa hue be-aab aaine tamaam

apni jaanib nahin ab lauTnaa mumkin meraa
Dhal gayaa huun main saraapaa tire aaine mein