tumhein bas yah bat aanaa chahta hooñ main tumse kya chhup aanaa chahta hooñ kabhi mujhse bhi koi jhooth bolo main haan men haan mil aanaa chahta hooñ adaakaari bada dukh de rahi hai main sachmuch muskurana chahta hooñ ameeri ishq ki tumko mubarak main bas kh aanaa kam aanaa chahta hooñ main saare shahar ki baisakhiyon ko tere dar par nachana chahta hooñ mujhe tumse bichadna hi padega main tumko yaad aanaa chahta hooñ

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

baithe hain chain se kahii j aanaa to hai nahin ham be-gharon ka koi thik aanaa to hai nahin tum bhi ho beete vaqt ke maanind hoo-b-hoo tum ne bhi yaad aanaa hai aanaa to hai nahin ahad-e-wafaa se kis li.e khaif ho meri jaan kar lo ki tum ne ahd nibh aanaa to hai nahin vo jo ha men aziz hai kaisa hai kaun hai kyun poochte ho ham ne bat aanaa to hai nahin duniya ham ahl-e-ishq pe kyun fenkti hai jaal ham ne tire fareb men aanaa to hai nahin vo ishq to karega magar dekh bhaal ke faris vo tere jaisa deewana to hai nahin

kaise usne ye sab kuchh mujhse chhupkar badla chehra badla rastaa badla baad men ghar badla main uske baare men ye kahtaa tha logon se meraa naam badal dena vo shaKHs agar badla vo bhi KHush tha usne dil dekar dil maanga hai main bhi KHush hooñ maine patthar se patthar badla maine kaha kya meri khaatir KHud ko badloge aur phir usne nazren badlein aur number badla

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

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

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

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

lafz abhii ijaad honge har zaroorat ke li.e sharh-e-raahat ke li.e gham ki saraahat ke li.e ab mira chup-chaap rahna amr-e-majboori sahi main ne khuli hi zabaan kab thii shikaayat ke li.e mire chashm-o-gosh-o-lab se pooch lo sab kuchh yahiin mujh ko mire saamne laao shahaadat ke li.e sakht-koshi sakht-jaani ki taraf laai mujhe mujh ko ye furqat ghaneemat hai alaalat ke li.e oxygen se shabistaan-e-anaasir tabaanaak muztarib har zee-nafs us ki rifaqat ke li.e mar ga.e kuchh log jeene ka mudaava soch kar aur kuchh jeete rahe jeene ki aadat ke li.e aah marg-e-aadmi par aadmi roye bahut koi bhi roya na marg-e-aadmiyat ke li.e koi mauqa zindagi ka aakhiri mauqa nahin is qadar taajeel kyuuñ raf-e-qudrat ke li.e istiqaamat ai mire dair-aashnaa-e-gham-gusaar ek aañsu hai bahut husn-e-nadaamat ke li.e koi naasir ki ghazal koi zafar ki may-tarang chahiye kuchh to mirii shaam-e-ayaadat ke li.e gulshan-aabaad-e-jahaan men soorat-e-shabnam hafiz ham agar roye bhi to rone ki furqat ke li.e

na pooch kyun mirii aankhoñ men aa ga.e aañsu jo tere dil men hai us baat par nahin aa.e wafa-e-ahd hai ye paa-shikastagi to nahin thehar gaya ki mire hum-safar nahin aa.e na chhed un ko KHuda ke li.e ki ahl-e-wafa bhatk ga.e hain to phir raah par nahin aa.e abhii abhii vo ga.e hain magar ye aalam hai bahut dinon se vo jaise nazar nahin aa.e kahii ye tark-e-mohabbat ki ibtida to nahin vo mujh ko yaad k abhii is qadar nahin aa.e ajeeb manzil-e-dilkash adam ki manzil hai musaafiraan-e-adam laut kar nahin aa.e hafiz kab unhen dekha nahin b-rang-e-digar hafiz kab vo b-rang-e-digar nahin aa.e