mere bas men nahin varna qudrat ka likha hua kaatta tere hisse men aa.e bure din koi doosra kaatta laariyon se zyaada bahaav tha tere har ik lafz men main ishaara nahin kaat saka teri baat kya kaatta maine bhi zindagi aur shab e hijr kaatee hai sabki tarah vaise behtar to ye tha ke main kam se kam kuchh naya kaatta tere hote hue mombatti bujhaai kisi aur ne kya khushi rah gayi thii janmdin ki main cake kya kaatta koi bhi to nahin jo mere bhookhe rahne pe naaraz ho jail men teri tasveer hoti to hanskar saza kaatta

chaand sitaare phool parinde shaam savera ek taraf saari duniya uskaa charba uskaa chehra ek taraf vo ladhkar bhi so jaa.e to uskaa maatha choomun main usse muhabbat ek taraf hai usse jhagda ek taraf jis shay par vo ungli rakh de us..ko vo dilwaani hai uski khushiyaan sab se awwal sasta mehnga ek taraf zaKHmon par marham lagwao lekin uske haathon se chaarasaazi ek taraf hai uskaa choona ek taraf saari duniya jo bhi bole sab kuchh shor sharaaba hai sab ka kehna ek taraf hai uskaa kehna ek taraf usne saari duniya maangi maine us..ko maanga hai uske sapne ek taraf hai meraa sapna ek taraf

kyun darein zindagi men kya hogaa kuchh na hogaa to tajurba hogaa hansati aankhoñ men jhaank kar dekho koi aañsu kahii chhupa hogaa in dinon na-umeed sa hooñ main shaayad usne bhi ye suna hogaa dekhkar tumko sochta hooñ main kya kisi ne tumhein chhua hogaa

ye gham kya dil ki aadat hai nahin to kisi se kuchh shikaayat hai nahin to hai vo ik khwaab-e-be taabeer isko bhula dene ki niyat hai nahin to kisi ke bin kisi ki yaad ke bin ji.e jaane ki himmat hai nahin to kisi soorat bhi dil lagta nahin haan to kuchh din se ye haalaat hai nahin to tujhe jisne kahi ka bhi nahin rakha vo ek jaati si vehshat hai nahin to tere is haal par hai sab ko hairat tujhe bhi is pe hairat hai nahin to ham-aahangi nahin duniya se teri tujhe is par nadaamat hai nahin to vo darveshi jo taj kar aa gaya...tu yah daulat us ki qeemat hai nahin to hua jo kuchh yahii maqsoom tha kya yahii saari hikaayat hai nahin to aziyat-naak ummeedon se tujhko aman paane ki hasrat hai nahin to tu rehta hai khayaal-o-khvaab men gam to is wajah se fursat hai nahin to wahaan waalon se hai itni mohabbat yahaan waalon se nafrat hai nahin to sabab jo is judaai ka banaa hai vo mujhse khubsoorat hai nahin to

teri mushkil na badaaunga chala jaaunga ashk aankhoñ men chhupaaunga chala jaaunga apni dahleez pe kuchh der pada rahne de jaise hi hosh men aaunga chala jaaunga KHvaab lene koi aa.e ki na aa.e koi main to awaaz lagaauñga chala jaaunga chand yaaden mujhe bacchon ki tarah pyaari hain unko seene se lagaauñga chala jaaunga muddaton baad main aaya hooñ purane ghar men KHud ko jee bhar ke rulaaunga chala jaaunga is jazeera men ziyaada nahin rahna ab to aajkal naav banaoonga chala jaaunga mausam-e-gul ki tarah laut ke aaunga hasan har taraf phool khilaaoonga chala jaaunga

aaj unhen kuchh is tarah jee khol kar dekha ki.e ek hi lamhe men jaise umr-bhar dekha ki.e dil agar betaab hai dil ka muqaddar hai yahii jis qadar thii ham ko taufeeq-e-nazar dekha ki.e khud-faroshaana ada thii meri soorat dekhna apne hi jalwe b-andaaz-e-digar dekha ki.e naa-shanaas-e-gham faqat daad-e-hunar dete rahe ham mata-e-gham ko ruswa-e-hunar dekha ki.e dekhne ka ab ye aalam hai koi ho ya na ho ham jidhar dekha ki.e paharon udhar dekha ki.e husn ko dekha hai main ne husn ki khaatir hafiz warna sab apna hi meyaar-e-nazar dekha ki.e

kuchh is tarah se nazar se guzar gaya koi ki dil ko gham ka saza-waar kar gaya koi dil-e-sitm-zada ko jaise kuchh hua hi nahin KHud apne husn se yuñ be-KHabar gaya koi vo ek jalwa-e-sad-rang ik hujoom-e-bahaarna jaane kaun tha jaane kidhar gaya koi nazar ki tishna-e-deedaar thii rahi mahroom nazar uthaai to dil men utar gaya koi nigaah-e-shauq ki mahroomiyon se na-waaqif nigaah-e-shauq pe ilzaam dhar gaya koi ab un ke husn men husn-e-nazar bhi shaamil hai kuchh aur meri nazar se sanwar gaya koi kisi ke paanv ki aahat ki dil ki dhadkan thii hazaar baar utha soo-e-dar gaya koi naseeb-e-ahl-e-wafa ye sukoon-e-dil to na tha zaroor naala-e-dil be-asar gaya koi utha phir aaj mire dil men rashk ka toofaan phir un ki raah se baa-chashm-e-tar gaya koi ye kah ke yaad karenge hafiz dost mujhe vafaa ki rasm ko paainda kar gaya koi

nargis pe to ilzaam laga be-basri ka arbab-e-gulistaan pe nahin kam-nazri ka taufiq-e-rifaqat nahin un ko sar-e-manzil raaste men jinhen paas raha ham-safari ka ab khaanka o madrasa o may-kada hain ek ik silsila hai qaafila-e-be-khabari ka har naqsh hai aaina-e-nairang-e-tamaasha duniya hai ki haasil mirii hairaan-nazri ka ab farsh se ta-arsh zaboon-haal hai fitrat ik m'arka dar-pesh hai azm-e-bashri ka kab milti hai ye daulat-e-bedaar kisi ko aur main hooñ ki rona hai isee deeda-wari ka be-vaasta-e-ishq bhi rang-e-rukh-e-parwez unwaan hai farhaad ki khooni-jigari ka aaKHir tire dar pe mujhe le aayi mohabbat dekha na gaya haal mirii dar-badri ka dil men ho faqat tum hi tum aankhoñ pe na jaao aankhoñ ko to hai rog pareshaan-nazri ka be-pairavi-e-'meer hafiz apni ravish hai ham par koi ilzaam nahin kam-hunri ka

tamaam umr tira intizaar ham ne kiya is intizaar men kis kis se pyaar ham ne kiya talash-e-dost ko ik umr chahiye ai dost ki ek umr tira intizaar ham ne kiya tere khayal men dil shaadmaan raha barson tire huzoor use sogwaar ham ne kiya ye tishnagi hai ke un se qareeb rah kar bhi hafiz yaad unhen baar baar ham ne kiya

raushni si kabhi kabhi dil men manzil-e-be-nishaan se aati hai laut kar noor ki kiran jaise safar-e-la-makaan se aati hai nau-e-insaan hai gosh-bar-awaaz kya khabar kis jahaan se aati hai apni fariyaad baazgasht na ho ik sadaa aasmaañ se aati hai takhta-e-daar hai ki takhta-e-gul boo-e-khoon gulistaan se aati hai dil se aati hai baat lab pe hafiz baat dil men kahaan se aati hai