nuktaachii.N hai Gham-e-dil us ko sunaaye na bane 
kyaa bane baat jahaa.N baat banaaye na bane 


[nuktaachii.N=critic/sweetheart ] 


mai.n bulaataa to huu.N us ko magar ae jazbaa-e-dil 
us pe ban jaaye kuchh aisii ki bin aaye na bane 


khel samajhaa hai kahii.n chho.D na de, bhuul na jaaye 
kaash yuu.N bhii ho ki bin mere sataaye na bane 


Gair phirataa hai lie yuu.N tere Khat ko ki agar 
koii puuchhe ki ye kyaa hai to chhupaaye na bane 


is nazaakat kaa buraa ho vo bhale hai.n to kyaa 
haath aaye.n to u.nhe.n haath lagaaye na bane 


[nazaakat=elegance] 


kah sake kaun ki ye jalvaa_garii kisakii hai 
pardaa chho.Daa hai vo usane ki uThaaye na bane 


[jalvaa_garii=manifestation ] 


maut kii raah na dekhuu.N ki bin aaye na rahe 
tum ko chaahuu.N ki na aao to bulaaye na bane 


bojh wo sar pe giraa hai ki uThaaye na uThe 
kaam vo aan pa.Daa hai ki banaaye na bane 


ishq par zor nahii.n, hai ye vo aatish 'Ghalib' 
ki lagaaye na lage aur bujhaaye na bane 


[aatish=fire ]