Mere aansuuo.n pe nazar na kar meraa shikavaa sun ke Khafaa na ho,
use zindagii kaa bhii haq nahii.n jise dard-e-ishq milaa na ho,
ye inaayate.n ye navaazishe.n mere dard-e-dil kii davaa nahii.n ,
mujhe us nazar kii talaash hai jo adaa shanaas-e-vafaa na ho,
tujhe kyaa bataauu.N mai.n beKhabar ki hai dard-e-ishq me.n kyaa asar ,
ye hai vo latiif sii kaifiyat jo zubaa.N tak aaye adaa na ho,
ye sharaab rez-e-hasii.n ghaTaa jo hai "Kaif" naazish-e-maykadaa ,
kisii tashnaa-kaam kii aarzuu kisii tashnaa-lab kii duaa na ho.