dil-e-naadaaN tujhe huaa kyaa hai
aaKhir is dard kii davaa kyaa hai
ham hain mushtaaq aur vo bezaar
yaa ilaahii ye maajaraa kyaa hai
main bhii muuNh men zabaan rakhataa huuN
kaash puuchho ki muddaa kyaa hai
jab ki tujh bin nahiin koii maujuud
phir ye hangaamaa, ai Khudaa kyaa hai
ye parii cheharaa log kaise hain
Gamazaa-o-ishvaa-o-adaa kyaa hai
shikan-e-zulf-e-ambarii kyon hai
nigah-e-chashm-e-surmaa saa kyaa hai
sabazaa-o-gul kahaaN se aaye hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai
hamako unase vafaa kii hai ummiid
jo nahiin jaanate vafaa kyaa hai
haaN bhalaa kar teraa bhalaa hogaa
aur darvesh kii sadaa kyaa hai
jaan tum par nisaar karataa huuN
main nahiin jaanataa duaa kyaa hai
main ne maanaa ki kuchh nahiin 'Ghalib'
muft haath aaye to buraa kyaa hai