Qasid KHilaf-e-KHat kahin tera bayan na ho

qasid KHilaf-e-KHat kahin tera bayan na ho
karna sambhal ke baat ki wo bad-guman na ho

nalon ka mere aaTh-pahr imtihan na ho
Darte nahin ki ek zamin aasman na ho

tohmat ho bhul-chuk ki paighambar ke sar
shikwon ka lutf kya jo koi darmiyan na ho

nalon se laD rahi hai sada-e-jaras jo aaj
gum-karda-rah koi pas-e-karwan na ho

sau sun ke ek bhi na kahen hum baja durust
us se ye kahiye aae ki jis ke zaban na ho

ab tak wo yaad hain meri agli inayaten
bas bas hamare haal pe tu mehrban na ho

chhuTi teri gali to ye mujh ko yaqin hua
jannat hai wo jahan sitam-e-asman na ho

karte hain ek ek se meri shikayaten
sirf is KHayal se ki koi bad-guman na ho

ye kya ki sar chaDha ke nazar se gira diya
ab mehrban hue ho to na-mehrban na ho

dil ko kahan hai sadma-e-rashk-e-adu ki tab
sau imtihan hain aur ye ek imtihan na ho

marna phaDak phaDak ke gawara sahi magar
itna to ho qafas mein gham-e-ashiyan na ho

kabe mein but-kade mein KHarabaat mein rahe
insan wo hai kahin jo kisi par garan na ho

apni bhi sar-guzasht hai ik-tarfa dastan
barson suno to nisf ye qissa bayan na ho

dil se hai dil ko rah ye sach hai agar 'hafiz'
mumkin nahin KHayal yahan ho wahan na ho