afsana-e-dil kya tum se kahen kuchh shad bhi kuchh nashad bhi hai
ye fikr-o-nazar ka qaidi hai is qaid mein ye aazad bhi hai

is nisbat-e-am ki duniya mein ab kis ki shikayat kis se karen
kuchh hum bhi hain barbaad-e-jahan kuchh hum se jahan barbaad bhi hai

afsos tasalsul-e-zulf-o-rukh is sham-o-sahar ne tod diya
be-rabt sa hai ab qissa-e-dil kuchh bhul gae kuchh yaad bhi hai

ai kash nigah-e-shauq tujhe kuchh aur saliqa mil jata
kuchh zinat-e-husn to hoti hai kuchh sai-e-nazar barbaad bhi hai

is dil ki tabahi mein shamil kuchh un ki nigah-e-lutf bhi hai
kuchh apne mizaj-o-tabiat ki mayusi-o-gham uftad bhi hai

be-shubh 'shafiq' ye teri ghazal is mahw-e-tarab tak pahunchegi
ye soz mein duba saz-e-hasin ek naghma bhi hai fariyaad bhi hai