ye hadsa bhi shahr-e-nigaran mein ho gaya
be-chehragi ki bhid mein har chehra kho gaya

jis ko saza mili thi ki jage tamam umr
sunta hun aaj maut ki banhon mein so gaya

harkat kisi mein hai na hararat kisi mein hai
kya shahr tha jo barf ki chattan ho gaya

main us ko nafraton ke siwa kuchh na de saka
wo chahaton ka bij mere dil mein bo gaya

marham to rakh saka na koi mere zakhm par
jo aaya ek nishtar-e-taza chubho gaya

ya kijiye qubul ki har chehra zard hai
ya kahiye har nigah ko yarqan ho gaya

main ne to apne gham ki kahani sunai thi
kyun apne apne gham mein har ek shakhs kho gaya

us dushman-e-wafa ko dua de raha hun main
mera na ho saka wo kisi ka to ho gaya

ek mah-wash ne chum li peshani-e-'hafiz'
dilchasp hadsa tha jo kal raat ho gaya