baargaah-e-husn kaa parda uThaa ho mai.n na huu.n

baargaah-e-husn kaa parda uThaa ho mai.n na huu.n

shaan-e-mahbuubii me.n tuu jalva-numaa ho mai.n na huu.n

ahl-e-dil ko diid kaa mauqa' milaa ho mai.n na huu.n

zaa.iro.n kii bhii.D ho rauza tiraa ho mai.n na huu.n

vaa.e-naakaamii ki ik KHalq-e-KHudaa ho mai.n na huu.n

haif ai jazb-e-dilii sad haif ai jazb-e-dilii

KHaak aisii zindagii par tuf hai aisii zindagii

phir madiina kii tamannaa dil kii dil me.n hii rahii

zindagii se us gha.Dii hai maut behtar jis gha.Dii

qaafila mulk-e-'arab kaa jaa rahaa ho mai.n na huu.n

al-amaa.n manzil mohabbat kii bhii hai kaisii ka.Dii

dil me.n soz-e-Gam lagii aa.nkho.n se ashko.n kii jha.Dii

haaye mahruumii qayaamat us se kyaa hogii ba.Dii

zindagii se us gha.Dii hai maut behtar jis gha.Dii

qaafila mulk-e-'arab kaa jaa rahaa ho mai.n na huu.n

KHush nasiibo.n ko mubaarak diid kii vo ne'mate.n

rauza-e-pur-nuur me.n husn-e-kHudaa kii jalvate.n

ra.nj-e-duurii Dhaa rahaa mujh pe kyaa kyaa aafate.n

dil me.n ghuT-ghuT kar rahii jaatii hai.n dil kii hasrate.n

kuucha-e-mahbuub me.n melaa lagaa ho mai.n na huu.n

sab ko hai diidaar haasil un kii jalva-gaah me.n

ek me.n hii naa-muraad aisaa rahaa huu.n chaah me.n

kaarvaa.n kii gard ban kar rah gayaa huu.n raah me.n

mai.n vo radd-e-KHalq Thahraa huu.n ki bazm-e-shaah me.n

ins ho jinn ho farishta ho havaa ho mai.n na huu.n

zaa.iro.n par vaqt-e-ruKHsat ye gha.Dii bhii hai Gazab

yaas kii tasviir ban kar takte hai.n rauza ko sab

sham' se parvaana chhaT kar zinda rah saktaa hai kab

rote dhote sar paTakte rauza se ruKHsat ho.n jab

ai ajal us vaqt ko teraa bhalaa ho mai.n na huu.n

naa't go.ii 'umr bhar 'aarif rahaa jis kaa shi'aar

kyaa miTaa saktii hai us ko gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar

kah gayaa haq baat maddaah-e-shah-e-’aalii-vaqaar

daftar-e-naa't-e-nabii 'haafiz' hai meraa yaadgaar

taa-qayaamat KHalq me.n shohraa miraa ho mai.n na huu.n

baargaah-e-husn kaa parda uThaa ho mai.n na huu.n

shaan-e-mahbuubii me.n tuu jalva-numaa ho mai.n na huu.n

ahl-e-dil ko diid kaa mauqa' milaa ho mai.n na huu.n

zaa.iro.n kii bhii.D ho rauza tiraa ho mai.n na huu.n

vaa.e-naakaamii ki ik KHalq-e-KHudaa ho mai.n na huu.n

haif ai jazb-e-dilii sad haif ai jazb-e-dilii

KHaak aisii zindagii par tuf hai aisii zindagii

phir madiina kii tamannaa dil kii dil me.n hii rahii

zindagii se us gha.Dii hai maut behtar jis gha.Dii

qaafila mulk-e-'arab kaa jaa rahaa ho mai.n na huu.n

al-amaa.n manzil mohabbat kii bhii hai kaisii ka.Dii

dil me.n soz-e-Gam lagii aa.nkho.n se ashko.n kii jha.Dii

haaye mahruumii qayaamat us se kyaa hogii ba.Dii

zindagii se us gha.Dii hai maut behtar jis gha.Dii

qaafila mulk-e-'arab kaa jaa rahaa ho mai.n na huu.n

KHush nasiibo.n ko mubaarak diid kii vo ne'mate.n

rauza-e-pur-nuur me.n husn-e-kHudaa kii jalvate.n

ra.nj-e-duurii Dhaa rahaa mujh pe kyaa kyaa aafate.n

dil me.n ghuT-ghuT kar rahii jaatii hai.n dil kii hasrate.n

kuucha-e-mahbuub me.n melaa lagaa ho mai.n na huu.n

sab ko hai diidaar haasil un kii jalva-gaah me.n

ek me.n hii naa-muraad aisaa rahaa huu.n chaah me.n

kaarvaa.n kii gard ban kar rah gayaa huu.n raah me.n

mai.n vo radd-e-KHalq Thahraa huu.n ki bazm-e-shaah me.n

ins ho jinn ho farishta ho havaa ho mai.n na huu.n

zaa.iro.n par vaqt-e-ruKHsat ye gha.Dii bhii hai Gazab

yaas kii tasviir ban kar takte hai.n rauza ko sab

sham' se parvaana chhaT kar zinda rah saktaa hai kab

rote dhote sar paTakte rauza se ruKHsat ho.n jab

ai ajal us vaqt ko teraa bhalaa ho mai.n na huu.n

naa't go.ii 'umr bhar 'aarif rahaa jis kaa shi'aar

kyaa miTaa saktii hai us ko gardish-e-lail-o-nahaar

kah gayaa haq baat maddaah-e-shah-e-’aalii-vaqaar

daftar-e-naa't-e-nabii 'haafiz' hai meraa yaadgaar

taa-qayaamat KHalq me.n shohraa miraa ho mai.n na huu.n