jaan-e-man mujh se baja hai ye shikayat teri
ki mere sher mein mazi ka wo andaz nahin

jo meri nazm ko ilham bana deta tha
aaj kyon mere takhayyul mein wo eajaz nahin

jis ne bakhshi thi meri fikr-e-rasa ko mearaj
aaj kyon meri tabiat mein wo parwaz nahin

ab kahan ahd-e-jawani ke wo afkar-e-jamil
aaj kyon apne tafakkur pe mujhe naz nahin

dekh kar tu mujhe khamosh isi soch mein hai
waqt-o-mahaul hai na-saz ki wo saz nahin

ai mujhe 'hafiz'-o-'khayyam' banane wali
mere sheron mein wo sar-masti-e-shiraaz nahin

jo teri ruh ko naghmon ko jaga deti thi
ab mere bas mein wo mausiqi-e-awaz nahin

jo tujhe loriyan de de ke sulata tha kabhi
ab mere pas wo aahang-e-fusun-saz nahin

apni aashuftagi-e-fikr-o-nazar ka bais
aaj main tere liye maya-e-eazaz nahin

tu magar wahm ke bais ye samajh baithi hai
tu bhi meri nigah-e-shauq mein mumtaz nahin

ai meri nazm ko ilham batane wali
ab takhayyul ka ye ilham fusun-saz nahin

hai koi aur hi quwwat jo badalti hai hamein
inqilab-e-falak-e-shoabada-pardaz nahin

kash tu meri khamoshi ki sada sun sakti
naghma-khwani ke liye hajat-e-awaz nahin

main tujhe loriyan de de ke sulaun kyun-kar
meri duniya mein kahin khwab-gah-e-naz nahin

wo bahaaren wo umangen wo tamanna wo shabab
ahd-e-hazir ki faza un ke liye saz nahin

mo'tarif hun main ba-dastur mohabbat ka teri
lekin ab apni mohabbat pe mujhe naz nahin

dhundhta hun gham-e-hasti ka wo anjam 'rais'
aql kahti hai ki jis ka koi aaghaz nahin