dar-o-rasan ne kis ko chuna dekhte chalen 
ye kaun sar-buland hua dekhte chalen 
aaega phir chaman pe tasarruf ka waqt bhi 
pahle qafas ki aab-o-hawa dekhte chalen 
jate the hum to pher ke munh jalwa-gah se 
lekin dil o nazar ne kaha dekhte chalen 
han ek nazar 'hafiz' pe ibrat ke waste 
kya rah gai hai qadr-e-wafa dekhte chalen
        Ghazal
Dar-o-rasan ne kis ko chuna dekhte chalen
Hafeez Merathi

