dil-e-naadaaN tujhe hu’aa kyaa hai
aaKhir is dard kii davaa kyaa hai
ham haiN mushtaaq aur vo bezaar
yaa ilaahii ! ye maajraa kyaa hai
ham bhii muuNh meN zabaan rakhate huuN
kaash puuchho ke mudda’a kyaa hai
jab ki tujh bin nahiiN ko’ii maujuud
phir ye hangaamaa ai Khudaa kyaa hai
ye parii-cheharaa log kaise haiN
Ghamzaa-o-ishvaa-o-adaa kyaa hai
shikan-e-zulf-e-ambarii kyoN hai
nigah-e-chashm-e-suurmaa saa kyaa hai
sabzaa-o-gul kahaaN se aaye haiN
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai
hamko unse vafaa kii hai ummiid
jo nahiiN jaante vafaa kyaa hai
haaN bhalaa kar teraa bhalaa hogaa
aur darvesh kii sadaa kyaa hai
jaan tum par nisaar kartaa huuN
maiN nahiiN jaantaa du’aa kyaa hai
ham ne maanaa ke kuchh nahiiN “Ghalib”
muft haath aaye to buraa kyaa hai
Mirza Ghalib