aaj unhen kuchh is tarah ji khol kar dekha kiye
ek hi lamhe mein jaise umr-bhar dekha kiye

dil agar betab hai dil ka muqaddar hai yahi
jis qadar thi hum ko taufiq-e-nazar dekha kiye

khud-faroshana ada thi meri surat dekhna
apne hi jalwe ba-andaz-e-digar dekha kiye

na-shanas-e-gham faqat dad-e-hunar dete rahe
hum mata-e-gham ko ruswa-e-hunar dekha kiye

dekhne ka ab ye aalam hai koi ho ya na ho
hum jidhar dekha kiye pahron udhar dekha kiye

husn ko dekha hai main ne husn ki khatir 'hafiz'
warna sab apna hi meyar-e-nazar dekha kiye