lafz abhi ijad honge har zarurat ke liye
sharh-e-rahat ke liye gham ki sarahat ke liye

ab mera chup-chap rahna amr-e-majburi sahi
main ne kholi hi zaban kab thi shikayat ke liye

mere chashm-o-gosh-o-lab se puchh lo sab kuchh yahin
mujh ko mere samne lao shahadat ke liye

sakht-koshi sakht-jaani ki taraf lai mujhe
mujh ko ye fursat ghanimat hai alalat ke liye

oxigen se shabistan-e-anasir tabnak
muztarib har zi-nafas us ki rifaqat ke liye

mar gae kuchh log jine ka mudawa soch kar
aur kuchh jite rahe jine ki aadat ke liye

aah marg-e-admi par aadmi roe bahut
koi bhi roya na marg-e-adamiyat ke liye

koi mauqa zindagi ka aakhiri mauqa nahin
is qadar tajil kyon raf-e-kudurat ke liye

istaqamat ai mere dair-ashna-e-gham-gusar
ek aansu hai bahut husn-e-nadamat ke liye

koi 'nasir' ki ghazal koi zafar ki mai-tarang
chahiye kuchh to meri sham-e-ayaadat ke liye

gulshan-abaad-e-jahan mein surat-e-shabnam 'hafiz'
hum agar roe bhi to rone ki fursat ke liye