jab tasavvur mein koee maah-jabeen hota hai
raat hotee hai magar din ka yakeen hota hai
uph vo bedaad inaayat bhee tasadduk jis par
hae vo gam jo masarrat se haseen hota hai
hijr kee raat fusoon-kaaree-e-zulmat mat poochh
sham jalatee hai magar noor nahin hota hai
door tak ham ne jo dekha to ye maaloom hua
ki vo isaan kee rag-e-jaan se qareen hota hai
ishq mein maaraka-e-qalb-o-nazar kya kahie
chot lagatee hai kaheen dard kaheen hota he
ham ne dekhe hain vo aalam bhee mohabbat mein ‘hafeez’
aastaan khud jahaan mushtaak-e-jabeen hota hai