ajab zamane ki gardishen hain khuda hi bas yaad aa raha hai nazar na jis se milate the hum wahi ab aankhen dikha raha hai badhi hai aapas mein bad-gumani maza mohabbat ka aa raha hai hum us ke dil ko tatolte hain to hum ko wo aazma raha hai ghar apna karti hai na-umidi hamare dil mein ghazab hai dekhiyo ye wo makan hai ki jis mein barson umidon ka jamghata raha hai badal gaya hai mizaj un ka main apne is jazb-e-dil ke sadqe wahi shikayat hai ab udhar se idhar jo pahle gila raha hai kisi ki jab aas tut jae to khak wo aasra lagae shikasta dil kar ke mujh ko zalim nigah ab kya mila raha hai yahan to tark-e-sharab se khud dil-o-jigar phunk rahe hain waiz suna ke dozakh ka zikr-e-nahaq jale ko tu bhi jala raha hai karun na kyun husn ka nazara sunun na kyun ishq ka fasana isi ka to mashghala tha barson isi ka to walwala raha hai umid jab had se badh gai ho to hasil us ka hai na-umidi bhala na kyun yas dafatan ho ki muddaton aasra raha hai mujhe tawaqqoa ho kya khabar ki zaban hai qasid ki hath bhar ki lagi hawa tak nahin udhar ki abhi se baaten bana raha hai zara yahan jis ne sar uthaya ki us ne nicha use dikhaya koi batae to ye zamana kasi ka bhi aashna raha hai 'hafiz' apna kamal tha ye ki jis ke hathon zawal dekha falak ne jitna hamein badhaya ziyaada us se ghata raha hai