Aaj unhe’n kuchh is tarah jii khol kar dekhaa kiye
ek hii lamhe me’n jaise umr bhar dekhaa kiye

dil agar betaab hai dil kaa muqaddar hai yahii
jis qadar thii ham ko taufiiq-e-nazar dekhaa kiye

Khud faroshaanaa adaa thii merii suurat dekhanaa
apane hii jalve ba-andaaz-e-digar dekhaa kiye

naashanaas-e-gham faqat daad-e-hunar dete rahe
ham mataa-e-gham ko rusvaa-e-hunar dekhaa kiye

dekhane kaa ab ye aalam hai koii ho yaa na ho
ham jidhar dekhaa kiye paharo’n udhar dekhaa kiye

husn ko dekhaa hai main ne husn kii Khaatir 'Hafeez'
varnaa sab apanaa hii meaar-e-nazar dekhaa kiye