Thoda-sa aks chaNd ke paikar meiN daal de

Thoda-sa aks chaNd ke paikar meiN daal de
Tu aake jaan raat ke manzar meiN daal de.

Jis din meri jabiN kisi dehleez par jhuke
Us din khuda shigaaf mere sar meiN daal de.

Allaah tere sath hai, mallaah ko na dekh
Ye tooti-phooti naav samandar meiN daal de.

Aa tere maalo-zar ko maiN takdees baksh duN
La apnaa maalo-zar meri thokar meiN daal de.

Bhaag aise rahnuma se jo lagta hai khijr-sa
Jaane ye kis jagah tujhe chakkar meiN daal de.

Is_se tere makaan ka manzar hai badnuma
Chingari mere phoos ke chhappar meiN daal de.

Maine panaah dii tujhe barish ki raat meiN
Tu jate-jate aag mere ghar meiN daal de.

Ae ‘kaif’ jaagte tujhe pichhlaa pahar huaa
Ab laash jaise jism ko bistar meiN daal de.

Daagh duniyaa ne diye zakhm zamaane se mile

Daagh duniyaa ne diye zakhm zamaane se mile
ham ko ye tohafe tumhen dost banaane se mile

ham tarasate hii taraste hii tarasate hii rahe 
vo falaane se falaane se falaane se mile

Khud se mil jaate to chaahat kaa bharam rah jaataa 
kyaa mile aap jo logo’n ke milaane se mile

kaise maane ke unhe’n bhuul gayaa tuu ai 'Kaif' 
un ke khat aaj hame’n tere sarahaane se mile

Haaye logoN kii karam-farmaaiyaaN,

Haaye logoN kii karam-farmaaiyaaN,
tohmateN, badnaamiyaaN, rusvaaiyaaN,
(karam-farmaaiyaaN : favours)

zindagii shaayed isii kaa naam hai,
duuriyaaN, majbuuriyaaN, tanhaaiyaaN,

kyaa zamaane meN yuuN hii kaTtii hai raat,
karvateN, betaabiyaaN, angRaaiyaaN,

kyaa yahii hotii hai shaam-e-intizaar,
aahaTeN, ghabraahaTeN, parchhaiyaaN,

aik paikar meN simaT kar rah gayiiN,
KhuubiyaaN, zebaaiyaaN, raanaaiyaaN,
(paikar : appearance; zebaaiyaaN :
 gracefulness; raanaaiyaaN : beauty)

zaKhm dil ke phir hare karne lagiiN,
badliyaaN, barkhaa ruteN, purvaaiyaaN,

“Kaif” paida kar samandar kii tarah,
vus’ateN, KhaamoshiyaaN, gahraaiyaaN.
(vus’ateN : expanse)