wo abr jo mai-khwar ki turbat pe na barse
kah do ki khudara kabhi guzre na idhar se

itna to hua aah shab-e-gham ke asar se
fitrat ka jigar phut baha chashm-e-sahar se

ummid ne bhi yas ke murdon ko pukara
aai koi aawaz na dil se na jigar se

naseh ko bulao mera iman sambhaale
phir dekh liya us ne usi ek nazar se

khurshid-e-qayamat ki ada dekh raha hun
milti hui surat hai mere dagh-e-jigar se

ek ek qadam par hai jahan khanda-e-taqdir
tadbir guzarti hai usi rahguzar se

ai khanda-e-gulshan ye hai anjam-e-shab-e-aish
gul rote hain na munh dhanp ke daman-e-sahar se

kuchh shan-e-karimi ne is andaz se taula
bhaari hi raha dida-e-tar daman-e-tar se

khatre mein hain kuchh din se 'hafiz' ahl-e-do-alam
har shab mere nalon ki ladai hai asar se