dil-e-naadaa.N tujhe huaa kyaa hai
aaKhir is dard kii davaa kyaa hai.

ham hai.n mushtaaq aur vo bezaar
yaa ilaahii ye maajaraa kyaa hai.

mai.n bhii muu.Nh me.n zabaan rakhataa huu.N
kaash puuchho ki muddaa kyaa hai.

jab ki tujh bin nahii.n koii maujuud
phir ye ha.ngaamaa, ai Khudaa kyaa hai.
qataah:
ye parii cheharaa log kaise hai.n
Gamazaa-o-ishvaa-o-adaa kyaa hai.

shikan-e-zulf-e-ambarii kyo.n hai
nigah-e-chashm-e-surmaa saa kyaa hai.

sabazaa-o-gul kahaa.N se aaye hai.n
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai.

hamako unase vafaa kii hai ummiid
jo nahii.n jaanate vafaa kyaa hai.

haa.N bhalaa kar teraa bhalaa hogaa
aur darvesh kii sadaa kyaa hai.

jaan tum par nisaar karataa huu.N
mai.n nahii.n jaanataa duaa kyaa hai.

mai.n ne maanaa ki kuchh nahii.n 'Ghalib'
muft haath aaye to buraa kyaa hai.
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