Ye daadhiyan ye tilak dhaariyan nahin chaltin,
Humare ahd mein makkaariyan nahin chaltin,
Qabeele waalon ke dil jodiye mere sardaar,
Saron ko kaat ke sardaariyan nahin chaltin,
Bura na maan agar yaar kuchh bura kah de,
Dilon ke khel mein khuddariyan nahin chaltin,
Chhalak chhalak padi'n aankhon ki gaagarein aksar,
Sambhal sambhal ke ye panhaariyan nahin chaltin,
Janab-e-'Kaif' ye dilli hai 'Meer' o 'Ghaalib' ki,
Yahaan kisi ki taraf-daariyan nahin chaltin.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Tum se na mil ke khush hain, wo daawa kidhar gaya,
Do roz mein gulaab sa chehra utar gaya,
Jaan-e-bahaar tum ne wo kaante chubhoye hain,
Main har gul-e-shagufta ko chhoone se darr gaya,
Is dil ke tootne ka mujhe koi ghum nahin,
Achchha hua ke paap kata, dard-e-sar gaya,
Main bhi samajh raha hun ke tum tum nahin rahe,
Tum bhi ye soch lo ki mera 'Kaif' mar gaya.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Tujhe kaun jaanta tha meri dosti se pahle,
Tera husn kuchh nahin tha meri shaairi se pahle,
Idhar aa raqeeb mere main tujhe gale laga lun,
Mera ishq be-maza tha teri dushmani se pahle,
Kayi inqilaab aaye kayi khush-khiraam guzre,
Na uthi magar qayamat teri kam-sini se pahle,
Meri subah ke sitaare tujhe dhundhti hain aankhein,
Kahin raat das na jaaye teri raushni se pahle.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Thoda sa aks chaand ke paikar mein daal de,
Tu aa ke jaan raat ke manzar mein daal de,
Jis din meri jabeen kisi dahleez par jhuke,
Us din khuda shigaaf mere sar mein daal de,
Allah tere saath hai mallah ko na dekh,
Ye tooti phooti naaw samandar mein daal de,
Aa tere maal o zar ko main taqdees bakhsh dun,
La apna maal o zar meri thokar mein daal de,
Bhaag aise rahnuma se jo lagta hai khizr sa,
Jaane ye kis jagah tujhe chakkar mein daal de,
Is se tere makaan ka manzar hai bad-numa,
Chingaari mere phoos ke chhappar mein daal de,
Main ne panaah di tujhe baarish ki raat mein,
Tu jaate jaate aag mere ghar mein daal de,
Ai 'Kaif' jaagte tujhe pichhla pahar hua,
Ab laash jaise jism ko bistar mein daal de.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Tera chehra subah ka taara lagta hai,
Subah ka tara kitna pyara lagta hai,
Tum se mil kar imli meethi lagti hai,
Tum se bichhad kar shahad bhi khaara lagta hai,
Raat humare saath tu jaaga karta hai,
Chaand bata tu kaun humara lagta hai,
Kis ko khabar ye kitni qayamat dhhata hai,
Ye ladka jo itna bechaara lagta hai,
Titli chaman mein phool se lipti rahti hai,
Phir bhi chaman mein phool kanwara lagta hai,
'Kaif' wo kal ka 'Kaif' kahaan hai aaj miyan,
Ye to koi waqt ka maara lagta hai.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Tera chehra kitna suhana lagta hai,
Tere aage chaand purana lagta hai,
Tirchhe tirchhe teer nazar ke lagte hain,
Seedha seedha dil pe nishana lagta hai,
Aag ka kya hai pal do pal mein lagti hai,
Bujhte bujhte ek zamana lagta hai,
Paanw na baandha panchhi ka, par baandha,
Aaj ka bachcha kitna siyana lagta hai,
Sach to ye hai phool ka dil bhi chhalni hai,
Hansta chehra ek bahana lagta hai,
Sunne waale ghanton sunte rahte hain,
Mera fasana sab ka fasana lagta hai,
'Kaif' bata kya teri ghazal mein jaadu hai,
Bachcha bachcha tera deewana lagta hai.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Tan-e-tanha muqaabil ho raha hun main hazaaron se,
Haseenon se raqeebon se ghumon se gham-gusaaron se,
Unhein main chheen kar laya hun kitne daawedaron se,
Shafaq se chaandni raaton se phoilon se sitaaron se,
Sune koi to ab bhi raushni aawaaz deti hai,
Pahadon se guphaon se bayabanon se ghaaron se,
Humare dagh-e-dil zakhm-e-jigar kuchh milte-julte hain,
Gulon se gul-rukhon se mah-washon se mah-paaron se,
Kabhi hota nahin mahsoos wo yun qatl karte hain,
Nigaahon se kanakhiyon se adaon se ishaaron se,
Hamesha ek pyasi rooh ki aawaz aati hai,
Kuon se panghaton se naddiyon se aabshaaron se,
Ba aaye par na aaye wo unhein kya kya khabar bheji,
Lifaafon se khaton se dukh bhare parchon se taaron se,
Zamane mein kabhi bhi qismatein badla nahin kartin,
Ummidon se bharoson se dilaason se sahaaron se,
Wo din bhi haye kya din the jab apna bhi taalluq tha,
Dashahre se diwali se basanton se bahaaron se,
Kabhi patthar ke dil ai 'Kaif' pighle hain na pighlenge,
Munajaaton se fariyaadon se cheekhon se pukaaron se.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
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Munajaaton = prayers,
Kuttiya mein kaun aayega is teergi ke saath,
Ab ye kiwaad band karo khamushi ke saath,
Saaya hai kam khajoor ke oonche darakht ka,
Ummid baandhiye na bade aadmi ke saath,
Chalte hain bach ke shaikh o barhaman ke saaye se,
Apna yahi amal hai bure aadmi ke saath,
Shaistagan-e-shahar mujhe khwah kuchh kahein,
Sadkon ka husn hai meri aawargi ke saath,
Shaair hikayatein na suna wasl o ishq ki,
Itna bada mazaaq na kar shaairi ke saath,
Likhta hai ghum ki baat masarrat ke mood mein,
Makhsoos hai ye tarz faqat 'Kaif' hi ke saath.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Jism par baaqi ye sar hai kya karun,
Dast-e-qaatil be-hunar hai kya karun,
Chahta hun phoonk dun is shahar ko,
Shahar mein un ka bhi ghar hai kya karun,
Wo to sau sau martaba chahein mujhe,
Meri chahat mein kasar hai kya karun,
Paanw mein zanjeer kaante aable,
Aur phir hukm-e-safar hai kya karun,
'Kaif' ka dil 'Kaif' ka dil hai magar,
Wo nazar phir wo nazar hai kya karun,
'Kaif' mein hun ek nuraani kitaab,
Padhne waala kam-nazar hai kya karun.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Is tarah mohabbat mein dil pe hukmarani hai,
Dil nahin mera goya un ki rajdhaani hai,
Ghaas ke gharaunde se zor-azmaai kya,
Aandhiyan bhi pagli hain barq bhi deewani hai,
Shayad un ke daaman ne ponchh dee'n meri aankhein,
Aaj mere ashkon ka rang zafraani hai,
Poochhte ho kya baba kya hua dil-e-zinda,
Wo mera dil-e-zinda aaj aa'n-jahaani hai,
'Kaif' tujh ko duniya ne kya se kya bana daala
Yaar ab tere munh par rang hai na paani hai.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
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Aa'n-jahaani = late/expired,
Hum ko deewana jaan ke kya kya zulm na dhhaya logon ne,
Deen chhudaya dharm chhudaya des chhudaya logon ne,
Teri gali mein aa nikle the dosh humara itna tha,
Patthar maare tohmat baandhi aib lagaya logon ne,
Teri lato'n mein so lete the be-ghar aashiq be-ghar log,
Boodhe bargad aaj tujhe bhi kaat giraya logon ne,
Noor-e-sahar ne nikhat-e-gul ne rang-e-shafaq ne kah di baat,
Kitna kitna meri zabaan par qufl lagaya logon ne,
'Meer-taqi' ke rang ka ghaaza ru-e-ghazal par aa na saka,
'Kaif' humare 'Meer-taqi' ka rang udaya logon ne.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Haye logon ki karam-farmaiyan,
Tohmatein badnamiyan ruswaiyan,
Zindagi shayad isi ka naam hai,
Dooriyan majbooriyan tanhaiyan,
Kya zamane mein yun hi kat ti hai raat,
Karwatein betabiyan angdaiyan,
Kya yahi hoti hai shaam-e-intizaar,
Aahatein ghabrahatein parchhaiyan,
Ek rind-e-mast ki thokar mein hain,
Shahiyan sultaniyan daaraiyan,
Ek paikar mein simat kar rah gayin,
Khoobiyan zebaiyan raanaiyan,
Rah gayin ek tifl-e-maktab ke huzoor,
Hikmatein aagahiyan daanaiyan,
Zakhm dil ke phir hare karne lagin,
Badliyan barkha rutein purwaiyan,
Deeda-o-danista un ke saamne,
Laghzishein nakaamiyan paspaiyan,
Mere dil ki dhadkanon mein dhhal gayin,
Choodiyan mausiqiyan shahnaiyan,
Un se mil kar aur bhi kuchh badh gayin,
Uljhanein fikrein qayas-araaiyan,
'Kaif' paida kar samandar ki tarah,
Wus'atein khamoshiyan gahraiyan..!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Beemar-e-mohabbat ki dawa hai ke nahin hai,
Mere kisi pahlu mein qaza hai ke nahin hai,
Sunta hun ek aahat si barabar shab-e-waada,
Jaane tere qadmon ki sada hai ke nahin hai,
Sach hai ke mohabbat mein humein maut ne maara,
Kuchh is mein tumhaari bhi khata hai ke nahin hai,
Mat dekh ke phirta hun tere hijr mein zinda,
Ye poochh ke jeene mein maza hai ke nahin hai,
Yun dhundhte phirte hain mere baad mujhe wo,
Wo 'Kaif' kahin tera pata hai ke nahin hai.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Dar-o-deewar pe shaklein si banane aai,
Phir ye baarish meri tanhaai churane aai,
Zindagi baap ki maanind saza deti hai,
Rahm-dil maa ki tarah maut bachane aai,
Aaj kal phir dil-e-barbaad ki baatein hain wahi,
Hum to samjhe the ke kuchh aql thikane aai,
Dil mein aahat si hui rooh mein dastak goonji,
Kis ki khushbu ye mujhe mere sirhaane aai,
Main ne jab pahle-pahal apna watan chhorha tha,
Door tak mujh ko ek aawaz bulane aai,
Teri maanind teri yaad bhi zaalim nikli,
Jab bhi aai hai mera dil hi dukhane aai.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
Daagh duniya ne diye, zakhm zamane se mile,
Hum ko tohfe yeh tumhe dost banane se mile,
Hum taraste hi taraste hi taraste hi rahe,
Woh falaane se falaane se falaane se mile,
Khud se mil jaate to chaahat ka bharam rah jata,
Kya mile aap jo logon ke milane se mile,
Maa ki aaghosh main kal maut ki aaghosh main aaj,
Hum ko duniya main yeh do waqt suhaane se mile,
Kabhi likhwaane gaye khat kabhi padhwaane gaye,
Hum haseenon se isi heelay bahaane se mile,
Ik naya zakhm mila ek nayi umr mili,
Jab kisi shahar main kuch yaar puraane se mile,
Ek hum hi nahin phirte hain liye qisssa-e-ghum,
Un ke khamosh labo'n par bhi fasaane se mile,
Kaise maanein ke unhein bhool gaya tu ai "Kaif",
Un ke khat aaj humein tere sirhaane se mile.!!
"Kaif Bhopali"
