aa ki merii jaan me.n qaraar nahii.n hai
taaqat-e-bedaad-e-intazaar nahii.n hai

dete hai.n jannat hayaat-e-dahar ke badale
nashshaa baa_andaazaa-e-Khumaar nahii.n hai

giriyaa nikaale hai terii bazm se mujh ko
haaye! ki rone pe iKhtiyaar nahii.n hai


ham se abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-Khaatir
Khaak me.n ushshaq kii Gubaar nahii.n hai

dil se uThaa lutf-e-jalvaa haaye ma_anii
Gair-e-gul aa_iinaa-e-bahaar nahii.n hai


qatl kaa mere kiyaa hai ahad to baare
vaaye! agar ahad ustavaar nahii.n hai


tuu ne qasam mai_kashii kii khaa_ii hai 'Ghalib'
terii qasam ka kuchh aitabaar nahii.n hai (NM)

dard apanaataa hai paraaye kaun
kaun sunataa hai aur sunaaye kaun

kaun doharaaye vo puraanii baat
Gam abhii soyaa hai jagaaye kaun

vo jo apane haiyn kyaa vo apane hain
kaun dukh jhele aazamaaye kaun

ab sukuun hai to bhuulane mein hai
lekin us shaKhs ko bhulaaye kaun

aaj phir dil hai kuchh udaas udaas
dekhiye aaj yaad aaye kaun