dil ko isi sabab se hai iztirab shayad qasid phira hai le kar khat ka jawab shayad aankhen chadhi hui hain baaten hain bahki bahki aae ho tum kahin se pi kar sharab shayad kya jaane kis hawa mein itna ubhar raha hai hasti nahin samajhta apni habab shayad mujh par jo wo sahar se is darja mehrban hain shab ki dua hui hai kuchh mustajab shayad bimar hun bandhi hai dhun raat-din safar ki ghurbat mein apni mitti hogi kharab shayad pichhle se wasl ki shab aasar subh ke hain niklega raat hi se aaj aaftab shayad aaya bahut dinon par zahid jo mai-kade mein bhuli hui thi us ko rah-e-sawab shayad barsat ki kami se kya qadr ghat gai hai aisi kabhi biki ho arzan sharab shayad apne dimagh mein to ab ye basi hui hai behtar tere pasine se ho gulab shayad bazm-e-adu mein aa kar jis tarah hum jale hain dozakh mein ho kisi par aisa azab shayad ashkon se tar hui thi yun raat sej un ki yaad aa gaya tha koi hangam-e-khwab shayad ai shaikh tu mila kar dekh un se umr apni huron ka dhal gaya ho ab to shabab shayad tauba 'hafiz' mai ka pad jae jis ko chaska phir us se marte dam tak chhute sharab shayad