kahan kahan na tasawwur ne dam phailae
hudud-e-sham-o-sahr se nikal ke dekh aae

nahin payam rah-e-nama-o-payam tu hai
abhi saba se kaho un ke dil ko bahlae

ghurur-e-jada-shanasi baja sahi lekin
suragh-e-manzil-e-maqsud bhi koi pae

khuda wo din na dikhae ki rahbar ye kahe
chale the jaane kahan se kahan nikal aae

guzar gaya koi darmanda-rah ye kahta
ab is faza mein koi qafile na thahrae

na jaane un ke muqaddar mein kyun hai tira-shabi
wo ham-nawa jo sahar ko qarib-tar lae

koi fareb-e-nazar hai ki tabnak faza
kise khabar ki yahan kitne chand gahnae

gham-e-zamana teri zulmaten hi kya kam thin
ki badh chale hain ab un gesuon ke bhi sae

bahut buland hai is se mera maqam-e-ghazal
agarche main ne mohabbat ke git bhi gae

'hafiz' apna muqaddar 'hafiz' apna nasib
gire the phul magar hum ne zakhm hi khae