khafa hai gar ye khudai to fikr hi kya hai
teri nigah salamat mujhe kami kya hai

bas ek tajalli-e-rangin bas ek tabassum-e-naz
riyaz-e-dahr mein phulon ki zindagi kya hai

khuda-rasida sahi lakh barguzida sahi
jo aadmi ko na samjhe wo aadmi kya hai

abas ye mashq-e-ruku-o-sujud hai yaro
agar pata nahin mafhum-e-bandagi kya hai

kahin ye lutf-o-inayat ki ibtida to nahin
tumhin batao ye andaz-e-barhami kya hai

dilon ke tar jo chhu le wahi hai sher 'hafiz'
agar ye baat nahin hai to shairi kya hai