darta hun arz-e-haal se dhoka na ho kahin
wo ruth jaen aur bhi aisa na ho kahin

kab tak talash dil ki karun aur kahan kahan
zulfon mein dekh lijiye uljha na ho kahin

qasid mere makan ki taraf se gaya jo aaj
hota hai shak mujhe ki bulaya na ho kahin

ho jae jal ke khak na khud ye mera wajud
darta hun aah ka asar ulta na ho kahin

dil le ke apne pas bulaen wo kis liye
ye bhi to sochte hain taqaza na ho kahin

ai shaikh teri baat ka kya e'tibar ho
parde mein is aba ke bhi duniya na ho kahin

muddat hui ki dil ko qarar-o-sukun nahin
phirta hai jaise is ka thikana na ho kahin

un ka mariz-e-gham hai kai din se jaan-ba-lab
wo dil mein sochte hain bahana na ho kahin

ku-e-butan mein tera guzar hai jo bar bar
ai dil tu aisi baaton se ruswa na ho kahin

'hafiz' ki chashm-e-tar pe nazar chahiye zarur
ye tar-e-ashk dekhiye dariya na ho kahin