Ye kyaa muqaam hai vo nazaare kahaa.N gaye,
vo phuul kyaa huye vo sitaare kahaa.N gaye,
yaaraan-e-bazm-e-jurr’at-e-ri.ndaanaa kyaa hu-ii,
un mast a.nkha.Diyo.n ke ishaare kahaa.N gaye,
ek aur daur kaa vo taqaazaa kidhar gayaa,
uma.De huye vo hosh ke dhaare kahaa.N gaye,
uTh uTh ke baiTh chukii gard raah kii,
yaaro qaafile thake haare kahaa.N gaye,
betaab tere dard se the chaaraagar "Hafeez" ,
kyaa jaaniye vo dard ke maare kahaa.N gaye.