ah ko chahiye ik umr asar hone tak
kaun jita hai teri zulf k sar hone tak

dam har mauj mein hai halqa-e-sadkam-e-nahang
dekhen kya guzare hai qatre pe gauhar hone tak

ashiqi sabr-talab aur tamanna betab
dil ka kya rang karun khun-e-jigar hone tak

ham ne mana k taaful na karoge lekin
khak ho jayenge ham tum ko khabar hone tak

aina kyun na dun k tamasha kahen jise
aisa kahan se laun k tujhsa kahen jise

hasrat ne la rakha teri bazm-e-khayal mein
guldasta-e-nigah suweda kahen jise

phunka hai kisne goshe muhabbat mein ai Khuda
afsun-e-intazar tamanna kahen jise

sar par hujum-e-dard-e-garibi se daliye
wo ek musht-e-khak k sahra kahen jise

hai chashm-e-tar mein hasrat-e-didar se nihan
shauq-e-inan gusekhta dariya kahen jise

darkar hai shiguftan-e-gul haye aish ko
subh-e-bahar panba-e-mina kahen jise

?ghalib? bura na man jo waiz bura kahe
aisa bhi koi hai k sab acha kahen jise

amad-e-khat se hua hai sard jo bazar-e-dost
dud-e-shama-e-kushta tha shayad khat-e-rukhsar-e-dost

ai dil na aqabat andesh zabt-e-shauq kar
kaun la sakta hai tab-e-jalwa-e-didar-e-dost

khana wiransazi-e-hairat tamasha kijiye
surat-e-naqsh-e-qadam hun rafta-e-raftar-e-dost

ishq main bedad-e-rashq-e-gair ne mara mujhe
kushta-e-dushman hun akhir garche tha bimar-e-dost

chashm-e-may raushan k us bedard ka dil shad hai
dida-e-pur-khun hamara sagar-e-sar-shar-e-dost

bahot sahi gam-e-geti sharab kam kya hai
gulam-e-saqi-e-kausar hun mujhko gam kya hai

tumhari tarz-o-rawish jante hain ham kya hai
raqib par hai agar lutf to sitam kya hai

sukhan mein khama-e-Galib ki atashfashani
yaqin hai hamko bhi lekin ab us mein dam kya hai

bas k dushwar hai har kam ka asan hona
admi ko bhi mayassar nahi insan hona

giriya chahe hai kharabi mere kashane ki
dar-o-diwar se tapak hai bayaban hona

wa-e-diwangi-e-shauq k har dam mujh ko
ap jana udhar aur ap hi hairan hona

jalwa azbas k taqaza-e-nigah karta hai
jauhar-e-aina bhi chahe hai mizagan hona

ishrat-e-qatlgah-e-ahal-e-tamanna mat puch
id-e-nazzara hai shamshir ka uriyan hona

le gaye khak mein ham dag-e-tamanna-e-nishat
tu ho aur ap basadrang-e-gulistan hona

ishrat-e-para-e-dil, zakhm-e-tamannakhana
lazzat-e-rish-e-jigar garq-e-namakdan hona

ki mere qatl k bad us ne jafa se tauba
haye us zodpasheman ka pasheman hona

haif us char girah kapre ki qismat ?ghalib?
jis ki qismat mein ho ashiq ka gareban hona

bazicha-e-atfal hai duniya mere age
hota hai shab-o-roz tamasha mere age

ik khel hai aurang-e-suleman mere nazdik
ik bat hai ejaz-e-masiha mere age

juz nam nahi surat-e-alam mujhe manzur
juz waham nahi hasti-e-ashiya mere age

hota hai nihan gard mein sehra mere hote
ghista hai jabin khak pe dariya mere age

mat puch k kya hal hai mera tere piche
tu dekh k kya rang hai tera mere age

sach kahte ho khudbin-o-khudara hun na kyon hun
baitha hai but-e-aina sima mere age

phir dekhiye andaz-e-gulafshani-e-guftar
rakh de koi paimana-e-sahba mere age

nafrat ka guman guzre hai main rashk se guzra
kyon kar kahun lo nam na us ka mere age

iman mujhe rok hai jo khinche hai mujhe kufr
kaba mere piche hai kalisa mere age

ashiq hun pe mashuqfarebi hai mera kam
majnun ko bura kahti hai laila mere age

khush hote hain par wasl mein yun mar nahi jate
ai shab-e-hijaran ki tamanna mere age

hai maujzan ik qulzum-e-khun kash! yahi ho
ata hai abhi dekhiye kya-kya mere age

go hath ko jumbish nahi ankhon mein to dam hai
rahne do abhi sagar-o-mina mere age

hampesha-o-hammasharab-o-hamraz hai mera
?ghalib? ko bura kyon kaho acha mere age