terii talaash me.n ham jab kabhii nikalate hai.n
ik ajanabii kii tarah raaste badalate hai.n

daraaz ho Gam-e-hijraa.N ki haasil-e-hijraa.N
vo hausale.n hai.n jo aaGosh-e-Gam me.n palate hai.n

[daraaz = long; haasil-e-hijraa.N = result of separation]
[aaGosh = embrace]

ravaa nahii.n hai Gam-e-ishq is qadar bhii Garuur
tere baGair bhii duniyaa ke kaam chalate hai.n

[ravaa = proper; Garuur = pride]

kabhii jo had se ba.Dhii un kii yaad to samajhe
ki un ke dil me.n bhii kuchh val_vale machalate hai.n

shab-e-firaaq kuchh aisii bhii tiiragii to nahii.n
kabhii kabhii sar-e-mizgaa.N charaaG jalate hai.n

[shab-e-firaaq = night of separation; tiiragii = darkness]
[sar-e-mizgaa.N = on the eyelashes]

ab un ke Gam se bhii maharuum ho na jaaye.n kabhii
vo jaanate hai.n ki is Gam se dil bahalate hai.n

mohabbat karanevaale kam na ho.nge
terii mahafil me.n lekin ham na ho.nge 

zamaane bhar ke Gam yaa ik teraa Gam
ye Gam hogaa to kitane Gam na ho.nge 

dilo.n kii ulajhane.n ba.Datii rahe.ngii
agar kuchh mashvare baaham na ho.nge 

agar tuu ittafaaqan mil bhii jaaye
terii furqat ke sadame.n kam na ho.nge 

’Hafeez’ un se mai.n jitanaa bad_gumaa.N huu.N
vo mujh se is qadar barham na ho.nge 

kuchh is tarah se nazar se guzar gayaa ko_ii
ki dil ko Gam kaa sazaavaar kar gayaa ko_ii 

dil-sitam-zadaa ko jaise kuchh huaa hii nahii.n
Khud apane husn se yuu.N beKhabar gayaa ko_ii 

nigaah-e-shauq kii maharuumiyo.n se naavaaqif
nigaah-e-shauq pe ilzaam dhar gayaa ko_ii 

ab unake husn me.n husn-e-nazar bhii shaamil hai
kuchh aur merii nazar se sa.Nvar gayaa ko_ii 

kisii ke paa.Nv kii aahaT, ki dil kii dha.Dakan thii
hazaar baar uThaa suu-e-dar gayaa ko_ii 

nasiib-e-ahal-e-vafaa ye sukuun-e-dil to na thaa
zaruur naalaa-e-dil be-asar gayaa ko_ii 

kahii.n dekhii hai shaayad terii suurat is se pahale bhii
ki guzarii hai mere dil pe ye haalat is se pahale bhii 

na jaane kitane jalve pesh-rau the tere jalvo.n ke
tujhii se baarahaa kii hai mohabbat is se pahale bhii 

sunaatii hai.n ko_ii afasaanaa terii sahamagii.n nazare.n
hu_ii hai mujhase gustaaKhaanaa jur’at is se pahale bhii 

merii qismat ki mai.n is daur me.n badanaam huu.N varnaa
vafaadaarii thii shart-e-aadamiiyat is se pahale bhii 

diipak raag hai chaahat apanii kaahe sunaaye.n tumhe.n
ham to sulagate hii rahate hai.n kyo.n sulagaaye.n tumhe.n 

tark-e-muhabbat, tark-e-tamannaa kar chukane ke baad
ham pe ye mushkil aan pa.Dii hai kaise bulaaye.n tumhe.n 

sannaaTaa jab tanhaaii ke zahar me.n bujhataa hai
vo gha.Diiyaa.N kyo.n kar kaTatii hai.n kaise bataaye.n tumhe.n 

jin baato.n ne pyaar tumhaaraa nafrat me.n badalaa
Dar lagataa hai vo baate.n bhii bhuul na jaaye.n tumhe.n 

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

[ba-andaaz-e-digar = in a different way/style; digar = second]

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

[naashanaas-e-Gam = unacquainted with sorrow]
[daad-e-hunar = praise for one’s skills; rusvaa = disgrace]

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

husn ko dekhaa hai mai.n ne husn kii Khaatir ’Hafeez’
varnaa sab apanaa hii me_aar-e-nazar dekhaa kiye

[me_aar-e-nazar = scale/level of comparison]