kahaa.n vo kaiqubaadii kaarKHaana

kahaa.n vo kaiqubaadii kaarKHaana

kahaa.n vo mai vo jaam-e-kHusravaana

kahuu.n kyaa tujh se ai yaar-e-yagaana

sahar-gaahaana maKHmuur-e-shabaana

giriftam baadah baa-cha.ng-o-chaGaana

pa.Daa jab gosh me.n vo naala-e-nai

to suujhii aur hii aalam kii ik shai

hu.ii mastii-o-mad-hoshii jo dar pe

nihaadam 'aql raa rah tu shah az mai

ba-mulk-e-’aaqibat kardam ravaana

kyaa pahle hii saaGar ne ye dil shaad

ki sar apnaa rahaa mujh ko na paa yaad

tu mujh ko kar ke aur ik jaam imdaad

nigaare mai-farosham ’ishva-e-daad

ki aiman gashtam az makr-e-zamaan

hu.aa jab mai.n nihaayat shaad-o-KHurram

to rakh kar sar qadam par us ke har-dam

kahaa mai.n ne use ai saaqii-e-jam

ba-deh kashtii-e-mai taa-kHush saraayam

darii.n dariyaa-e-naa-paidaa karaana

kiyaa hai gar mujhe manzil se mahram

to raste me.n na chho.D ai KHizr-e-'aalam

kahaa jab mai.n ne ye nukta to us dam

za-saaqii-e-zamaa.n abr-o-shaniidam

ki ai tiir-e-malaamat raa nishaana

ye rah baariik hai aur tuu hai farba

gumaa.n is 'azm kii hargiz na kar zeh

gumaan-o-vahm kii jaagah nahii.n hai ye

ba-rua ii.n daam bar murG-e-digar na

ki 'anqaa raa buland ast aashiyaana

agar hai tujh ko is rah se sarokaar

to ho sab maa-sivaa se taarik ai yaar

na rakhiyo buu KHudii kii kuchh KHabar-daar

na bandii zaa.n miyaa.n tauq-e-kamar-daar

agar KHud raa na-biinii darmiyaana

vahii 'aashiq vahii maa'shuuq dil-juust

vahii buud aur vahii maGz aur vahii post

vahii haamii vahii dushman vahii post

sharaab-o-shaahid-o-saaqii hama-uust

KHayaal-e-aab-o-gil dar rah bahaana

'naziir' ai chuu.n tu shaidaa.iist 'haafiz'

tan-e-KHaakii 'ajab jaa.iist 'haafiz'

na dariyaa-o-na sahraa.iist 'haafiz'

vujuud-e-maa mu’ammaa.iist 'haafiz'

ki tahqiiqash fusuunast-o-fasaana

kahaa.n vo kaiqubaadii kaarKHaana

kahaa.n vo mai vo jaam-e-kHusravaana

kahuu.n kyaa tujh se ai yaar-e-yagaana

sahar-gaahaana maKHmuur-e-shabaana

giriftam baadah baa-cha.ng-o-chaGaana

pa.Daa jab gosh me.n vo naala-e-nai

to suujhii aur hii aalam kii ik shai

hu.ii mastii-o-mad-hoshii jo dar pe

nihaadam 'aql raa rah tu shah az mai

ba-mulk-e-’aaqibat kardam ravaana

kyaa pahle hii saaGar ne ye dil shaad

ki sar apnaa rahaa mujh ko na paa yaad

tu mujh ko kar ke aur ik jaam imdaad

nigaare mai-farosham ’ishva-e-daad

ki aiman gashtam az makr-e-zamaan

hu.aa jab mai.n nihaayat shaad-o-KHurram

to rakh kar sar qadam par us ke har-dam

kahaa mai.n ne use ai saaqii-e-jam

ba-deh kashtii-e-mai taa-kHush saraayam

darii.n dariyaa-e-naa-paidaa karaana

kiyaa hai gar mujhe manzil se mahram

to raste me.n na chho.D ai KHizr-e-'aalam

kahaa jab mai.n ne ye nukta to us dam

za-saaqii-e-zamaa.n abr-o-shaniidam

ki ai tiir-e-malaamat raa nishaana

ye rah baariik hai aur tuu hai farba

gumaa.n is 'azm kii hargiz na kar zeh

gumaan-o-vahm kii jaagah nahii.n hai ye

ba-rua ii.n daam bar murG-e-digar na

ki 'anqaa raa buland ast aashiyaana

agar hai tujh ko is rah se sarokaar

to ho sab maa-sivaa se taarik ai yaar

na rakhiyo buu KHudii kii kuchh KHabar-daar

na bandii zaa.n miyaa.n tauq-e-kamar-daar

agar KHud raa na-biinii darmiyaana

vahii 'aashiq vahii maa'shuuq dil-juust

vahii buud aur vahii maGz aur vahii post

vahii haamii vahii dushman vahii post

sharaab-o-shaahid-o-saaqii hama-uust

KHayaal-e-aab-o-gil dar rah bahaana

'naziir' ai chuu.n tu shaidaa.iist 'haafiz'

tan-e-KHaakii 'ajab jaa.iist 'haafiz'

na dariyaa-o-na sahraa.iist 'haafiz'

vujuud-e-maa mu’ammaa.iist 'haafiz'

ki tahqiiqash fusuunast-o-fasaana