Aaj ashko.n kaa taar TuuT gayaa
rishtaa-e-intazaar TuuT gayaa

yuu.N vo Thukaraa ke chal diye goyaa
ik khilaunaa thaa pyaar TuuT gayaa

roye rah-rah kar hich_kiyaa.N lekar
saaz-e-Gam baar baar TuuT gayaa

aap kii beruKhii kaa shikavaa kyaa
dil thaa naapaa_idaar TuuT gayaa

dekh lii dil ne besabaatii-e-gul
phir tilism-e-bahaar TuuT gayaa

'Saif' kyaa chaar din kii ranjish se
itanii muddat kaa pyaar TuuT gayaa

koii ummiid bar nahii.n aatii
koii suurat nazar nahii.n aatii

maut kaa ek din mu'ayyaa.N hai
nii.nd kyo.n raat bhar nahii.n aatii

aage aatii thii haal-e-dil pe ha.Nsii
ab kisii baat par nahii.n aatii

jaanataa huu.N savaab-e-taa'at-o-zahad
par tabiiyat idhar nahii.n aatii

hai kuchh aisii hii baat jo chup huu.N
varna kyaa baat kar nahii.n aatii

kyo.n na chiiKhuu.N ki yaad karate hai.n
merii aavaaz gar nahii.n aatii

daaG-e-dilagarnazar nahii.n aata
buu bhii ai chaaraagar nahii.n aatii

ham vahaa.N hai.n jahaa.N se ham ko bhii
kuchh hamaarii Khabar nahii.n aatii

marate hai.n aarazuu me.n marane kii
maut aatii hai par nahii.n aatii

kaabaa kis muu.Nh se jaaoge 'Ghalib'
sharm tumako magar nahii.naatii

Gam-e-duniyaa se gar paa_ii bhii fursat sar uThaane kii
falak kaa dekhanaa taqariib tere yaad aane kii

khulegaa kis tarah mazamuu.N mere maktuub kaa yaarab
qasam khaa_ii hai us kaafir ne kaaGaz ke jalaane kii

lipaTanaa paraniyaa.N me.n sholaa-e-aatish kaa aasaa.N hai
vale mushkil hai hikamat dil me.n soz-e-Gam chhupaane kii

u.nhe.n ma.nzuur apane zaKhmiyo.n kaa dekh aanaa thaa
uThe the sair-e-gul ko dekhanaa shoKhii bahaane kii

hamaarii saadagii thii iltafaat-e-naaz par maranaa
teraa aanaa na thaa zaalim magar tamahiid jaane kii

laqad-kob-e-havaadis kaa tahammul kar nahii.n sakatii
merii taaqat ke zaami.n thii buto.n ke naaz uThaane kii

kahuu.N kyaa Khuubi-e-auzaaG-e-ibnaa-e-zamaa.N "Ghalib"
badii kii usane jis se hamane kii thii baarahaa nekii

nisaar mai.n terii galiyo.n ke ae watan, ki jahaa.N
chalii hai rasm ki koii na sar uThaa ke chale
jo koii chaahanewaalaa tawaaf ko nikale
nazar churaa ke chale, jism-o-jaa.N bachaa ke chale

hai ahl-e-dil ke liye ab ye nazm-e-bast-o-kushaad
ki sang-o-Khisht muqayyad hai.n aur sag aazaad

bahot hai.n zulm ke dast-e-bahaanaa-juu ke liye
jo cha.nd ahl-e-junuu.N tere naam levaa hai.n
bane hai.n ahl-e-hawas muddaii bhii, mu.nsif bhii
kise wakiil kare.n, kis se mu.nsifii chaahe.n

magar guzaranewaalo.n ke din guzarate hai.n
tere firaaq me.n yuu.N subh-o-shaam karate hai.n

bujhaa jo rauzan-e-zi.ndaa.N to dil ye samajhaa hai
ki terii maa.ng sitaaro.n se bhar gaii hogii
chamak uThe hai.n salaasil to hamane jaanaa hai
ki ab sahar tere ruKh par bikhar gaii hogii

Garaz tasavvur-e-shaam-o-sahar me.n jiite hai.n
giraft-e-saayaa-e-diwaar-o-dar me.n jiite hai.n

yuu.N hii hameshaa ulajhatii rahii hai zulm se Khalq
na unakii rasm naii hai, na apanii riit naii
yuu.N hii hameshaa khilaaye hai.n hamane aag me.n phuul
na unakii haar naii hai na apanii jiit naii

isii sabab se falak kaa gilaa nahii.n karate
tere firaaq men ham dil buraa nahii.n karate

Gar aaj tujhase judaa hai.n to kal baham ho.nge
ye raat bhar kii judaaii to koii baat nahii.n
Gar aaj auj pe hai taala-e-raqiib to kyaa
ye chaar din kii Khudaaii to koii baat nahii.n

jo tujhase ahd-e-wafaa ustavaar rakhate hai.n
ilaaj-e-gardish-e-lail-o-nihaar rakhate hai.n

merii tanhaa_iiyaa.N tum hii lagaa lo mujh ko siine se
ki mai.n ghabaraa gayaa huu.N is tarah ro-ro ke jiine se

ye aadhii raat ko phir chuu.Diyo.n sii kyaa khanakatii hai
ko_ii aataa hai ke merii zanjiire.n chhanakatii hai.n
ye baate.n kis tarah mai.n puuchhuu.N saavan ke mahiine se
ke mai.n ghabaraa gayaa huu.N is tarah ro ro ke jiine se

bahut lambii hai.n raahe.n pyaar kii aur zindagii kam hai
ghaTaa bhii ghir aa_ii hai diye kii lau bhii maddham hai
kinaraa duur hotaa jaa rahaa hai phir safiine se
ke mai.n ghabaraa gayaa huu.N is tarah ro ro ke jiine se

mujhe piine do apane hii lahuu kaa jaam piine do
na siine do kisii ko bhii meraa daaman na siine do
merii vahashat na ba.D jaaye kahii.n daaman ke siine se
ke mai.n ghabaraa gayaa huu.N is tarah ro ro ke jiine se

tumhaarii yaad ke jab zaKhm bharane lagate hai.n
kisii bahaane tumhe.n yaad karane lagate hai.n

hadiis-e-yaar ke unavaa.N nikharane lagate hai.n
to har hariim me.n gesuu sa.Nvarane lagate hai.n

har ajanabii hame.n maharam dikhaa_ii detaa hai
jo ab bhii terii galii galii se guzarane lagate hai.n

sabaa se karate hai.n Gurbat-nasiib zikr-e-vatan
to chashm-e-subah me.n aa.Nsuu ubharane lagate hai.n

vo jab bhii karate hai.n is nutq-o-lab kii baKhiyaagarii
fazaa me.n aur bhii naGme.n bikharane lagate hai.n

dar-e-qafas pe a.Ndhere kii muhar lagatii hai
to "Faiz" dil me.n sitaare utarane lagate hai.n

mujh se meraa kyaa rishtaa hai har ik rishtaa bhuul gayaa
itane aa_iine dekhe hai.n apanaa cheharaa bhuul gayaa

ab to ye bhii yaad nahii.n hai farq thaa kitanaa dono.n me.n
us kii baate.n yaad rahii.n aur us kaa lahajaa bhuul gayaa

pyaasii dhartii ke ho.nTho.n par meraa naam nahii.n to kyaa
mai.n vo baadal kaa tuka.Daa huu.N jis ko dariyaa bhuul gayaa

duniyaa vaale kuchh bhii kahe.n "Raashid" apanii majabuurii hai
us kii galii jab yaad aa_ii hai ghar kaa rastaa bhuu gayaa

ghar chho.D ke bhii zindagii hairaaniyo.n me.n hai
shaharo.n kaa shor dasht kii viiraaniyo.n me.n hai

kitanaa kahaa thaa us se ke daaman sameT le
ab vo bhii mere saath pareshaaniyo.n me.n hai

laharo.n me.n Dhuu.NDhataa huu.N mai.n khoye huye nagiin
cheharo.n kaa aks bahate huye paaniyo.n me.n hai

Darataa huu.N ye bhii vaqt ke haatho.n se miT na jaaye
halkee sii jo chamak abhii peshaaniyo.n me.n hai

zulmat-e-shab me.n ujaalo.n kii tamannaa na karo
Khvaab dekhaa hai to ab Khvaab ko rusvaa na karo

bojh suuraj kaa pa.Degaa to lachak jaaye.ngii
raat kii surma_ii shaaKho.n pe baseraa na karo

Khvaab ummiid nashaa saa.Ns tabasuum aa.Nsuu
TuuTane vaalii kisii shay pe bharosaa na karo

ham ne aa.Nkho.n ko jalaayaa thaa ki kuchh dhundh chhaTe
tum na_ii nasl ke suuraj ho tum aisaa na karo

ashk piine kaa hunar siikh lo ham se aakar
jazbaa-e-dil ko nigaaho.n se havedaa na karo

mausamii barf hai.n kuchh der me.n bah jaye.nge
in badalate hue rishto.n pe bharosaa na karo

ye fazaa raas na aayegii tumhe.n ai "Najmi"
yaad guzare hue lamhaat kii taazaa na karo

tumhe.n bhuul jaa_uu.N ye hotaa nahii.n
ko_ii vaqt ho dard sotaa nahii.n

na ho jaao bad_naam tum is liye
mai.n ro ro ke daaman bhigotaa nahii.n

ye vo fasl hai jo uge Khud-ba-Khud
ko_ii dard ke biij botaa nahii.n

ye maanaa ke tuufaan kaa zor hai
mai.n ghabaraa ke kashtii Dubotaa nahii.n