judaa’ii kaa samaa hai aaj tak apnii nigaahoN meN,
na ko’ii baat kii tumne, na ko’ii baat kii hamne,
(judaa’ii : separation; samaa : environment)
kisii ke jalvaa haaye nau-ba-nau jab yaad aaye haiN,
to ashkoN se bujhayii hai nazroN kii tashnagii hamne,
( tashnagii : thirst)
vo kuch kahne ko the ham paa gaye, vo muskuraa uThThe,
ko’ii to baat thii jo munh se chhiin lii hamne,
hameN maaluum hai majbuuriyoN kii intihaa kyaa hai,
ke dekhii hai nigaah-e-husn kii bechaargii hamne,
( bechaargii : desperateness)
bas ek zauq-e-nazar par naaz thaa vo bhii nahiiN baaqii,
“Hafeez” unke taGhaaful ko ye daulat saunp dii hamne,
(zauq : taste;  naaz : pride;  taGhaaful : neglect; saunp : gave away)