asar-e-ah-e-dil-e-zar ki afwahen hain
yani mujh par karam yar ki afwahen hain

sharm ai nala-e-dil khana-e-aghyar mein bhi
josh-e-afghan-e-aza-bar ki afwahen hain

kab kiya dil pe mere pand-o-nasihat ne asar
naseh-e-behuda-guftar ki afwahen hain

jins-e-dil ke wo kharidar hue the kis din
ye yunhi kucha-o-bazar ki afwahen hain

qais-o-farhad ka munh? mujh se muqabil honge?
mardum-e-wadi-o-kohsar ki afwahen hain

ye bhi kuchh baat hai main aur karun ghair se baat
tum na mano ki ye aghyar ki afwahen hain

kis tawaqqo pe jien 'shefta' mayus karam
ghair par bhi sitam yar ki afwahen hain