hue ishq mein imtihan kaise kaise
pade marhale darmiyan kaise kaise

rahe dil mein wahm-o-guman kaise kaise
sara mein tike karwan kaise kaise

ghar apna gham-o-dard samjhe hain dil ko
bane mezban mehman kaise kaise

shab-e-hijr baaten hain diwar-o-dar se
mile hain mujhe raaz-dan kaise kaise

dikhata hai din-raat aankhon ko meri
siyah-o-safed aasman kaise kaise

jo kabe se nikle jagah dair mein ki
mile un buton ko makan kaise kaise

farishte bhi ghayal hain tir-e-ada ke
nishana hue be-nishan kaise kaise

jo khanjar ruka chadh gai un ki tewri
wo bigde dam-e-imtihan kaise kaise

idhar maut udhar wo dam-e-naza aae
ikattha hue mehrban kaise kaise

kabhi bijli tadpi kabhi aandhi aai
badhe dushman-e-ashiyan kaise kaise

mere jurm mahshar mein karti hai ifsha
mere munh pe meri zaban kaise kaise

mohabbat ke hathon hue zulm kya kya
gae jaan se naujawan kaise kaise

nishan mit gae nam phir bhi hain baqi
jawan the tah-e-asman kaise kaise

karun yaad kis kis ko kis kis ko roun
'hafiz' uth gae mehrban kaise kaise