lafz abhī ījād hoñge har zarūrat ke liye

sharh-e-rāhat ke liye ġham kī sarāhat ke liye

ab mirā chup-chāp rahnā amr-e-majbūrī sahī

maiñ ne kholī hī zabāñ kab thī shikāyat ke liye

mere chashm-o-gosh-o-lab se pūchh lo sab kuchh yahīñ

mujh ko mere sāmne laao shahādat ke liye

saḳht-koshī saḳht-jānī kī taraf laa.ī mujhe

mujh ko ye fursat ġhanīmat hai alālat ke liye

oxigen se shabistān-e-anāsir tābnāk

muztarib har zī-nafas us kī rifāqat ke liye

mar ga.e kuchh log jiine kā mudāvā soch kar

aur kuchh jiite rahe jiine kī aadat ke liye

aah marg-e-ādmī par aadmī ro.e bahut

koī bhī royā na marg-e-ādamiyat ke liye

koī mauqa zindagī kā āḳhirī mauqa nahīñ

is qadar tājīl kyoñ raf-e-kudūrat ke liye

istaqāmat ai mire dair-āshnā-e-ġham-gusār

ek aañsū hai bahut husn-e-nadāmat ke liye

koī 'nāsir' kī ġhazal koī zafar kī mai-tarañg

chāhiye kuchh to mirī shām-e-ayādat ke liye

gulshan-ābād-e-jahāñ meñ sūrat-e-shabnam 'hafīz'

ham agar ro.e bhī to rone kī fursat ke liye