Is hadse pe aankh se aa'nsoo nikal gaye
Kitne haseen log mashino'n me'n dhal gaye
Duniya use sunegi to bus muskurayegi
Jugnu pakarh raha thaa mere hath jal gaye
Mausam ke intazar me'n kuchh log hai'n kharhe
Kuchh log manzilo'n se aage nikal gaye
Ham ko bhi apne khu'n se nahana thaa sham tak
Suraj ke saath ham bhi safar par nikal gaye
Ek shakh-e-gul jhuki thee hamare bahut qareeb
Ham larh kharha gaye they magar phir sambhal gaye
Kaghaz ke chand tukrho'n ki umeed me'n "Hafeez"
Le kar kaha'n kaha'n na ham apni ghazal gaye
Kitne haseen log mashino'n me'n dhal gaye
Duniya use sunegi to bus muskurayegi
Jugnu pakarh raha thaa mere hath jal gaye
Mausam ke intazar me'n kuchh log hai'n kharhe
Kuchh log manzilo'n se aage nikal gaye
Ham ko bhi apne khu'n se nahana thaa sham tak
Suraj ke saath ham bhi safar par nikal gaye
Ek shakh-e-gul jhuki thee hamare bahut qareeb
Ham larh kharha gaye they magar phir sambhal gaye
Kaghaz ke chand tukrho'n ki umeed me'n "Hafeez"
Le kar kaha'n kaha'n na ham apni ghazal gaye