ashna-e-dard tu ai ḳhugar-e-ishrat nahin
lazzat-e-gham ke barabar dusri lazzat nahin
qadr-o-qimat dil ki hai jab tak hai is men mauj-e-dard
jis men rang-o-bu us gul ki kuchh vaq.at nahin
nala-e-shab-gir ho pur-josh ho tufan-e-ashk
abr-e-baran ki bhi is ke samne qimat nahin
lutf-e-dard-e-dil se to hai be-ḳhabar ai charagar
is jahan men is se baḌh kar dusri ne.amat nahin
ye jigar baaqi hai gham ki mehmani ke liye
dil subuk-ḳhatir hai is men ḳhuun ki rangat nahin
dil diya hai jis ko vaa.iz hai hamen us ki talash
hur-e-jannat se shanasa.i nahin ulfat nahin
daulat-e-duniya-e-dun sarchashma-e-afkar hai
badshahi ko faqiri se koi nisbat nahin
ziist men meri kami thi ik gham-e-jan-kah ki
mil gaya qismat se vo bhi ab koi hasrat nahin
ho gaya afsos ‘hafiz’ na-murad-e-arzu
DhunDhta hai aur kahin taskin ki surat nahin
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