afsurdagi-e-dil se ye rang hai sukhan mein
yani khizan-rasida kuchh phul hain chaman mein

ghurbat mein bhi rahe hum yaron ki anjuman mein
yaad-e-watan ne rakkha aksar hamein watan mein

kya sans ka bharosa phir aae ya na aae
kab tak jalegi aakhir ye shama anjuman mein

lakhon mein ek nikli waz-e-junun bhi apni
ab bhi rahe na dab kar hum un se bankpan mein

kya jaane kya wahan se laya khushi ka muzhda
phula nahin samata qasid jo pairahan mein

jo chahte hain rahat likkhen wo haal-e-ghurbat
hum nang jaante hain khat bhejna watan mein

shayad kuchh amn panw hathon se aasman ke
khak us gali ki le kar malna mere kafan mein

go pir-zan hai mukhbir bais to hai ye aakhir
aaluda dast-e-shirin hai khun-e-kohkan mein

hum mai-kashon ko pi kar ye infial aaya
rasha pada hua hai ek ek uzw-e-tan mein

khana-kharabi apni yaad aai ji bhar aaya
ujda hua jo dekha ek aashiyan chaman mein

waiz teri zaban se ghibat buton ki sun kar
masjid se uth ke pahunche hum dair-e-barahman mein

wo dil mein aur dil hai sau hasraton ka maskan
khalwat mein anjuman hai khalwat hai anjuman mein

shaer 'hafiz' tum se kaamil bahut hain lekin
kahte hain dard aisa paida kahan sukhan mein