guhar samjhaa thaa lekin sang niklaa — Iqbal Kaifi

dekhaa hai mohabbat ko ibaadat ki nazar se
nafrat ke avaamil hamein maayub rahe hain

amn 'kaifi' ho nahin saktaa kabhi
jab talak zulm-o-sitam maujud hai

khizaan kaa daur bhi aataa hai ek din 'kaifi'
sadaa-bahaar kahaan tak darakht rahte hain

phulon kaa tabassum bhi vo pahlaa saa nahin hai
gulshan mein bhi chalti hai havaa aur tarah ki

mohabbaton ko bhi us ne khataa qaraar diyaa
magar ye jurm hamein baar baar karnaa hai

main aise husn-e-zan ko khudaa maantaa nahin
aahon ke ehtijaaj se jo maavaraa rahe