Ghaalib tumhare saare tarafdaar mar gaye..

Thaa ‘mir’ jin ko sher ka aazaar mar gaye,
Ghaalib tumhare saare tarafdaar mar gaye,

Jazbon ki woh sadaaqten marhoom ho gayin,
Ehsaas ke naye naye izhaar mar gaye,

Saaqi teri sharaab barra kaam kar gayi,
Kuch raaste main, kuch passs-e-deewar mar gaye,

Sheron main ab jahaad hai, roza namaz hai,
Urdu ghazal main jitne thay kufaar mar gaye,

Misron ko hum ne naara-e-takbeer kar diya,
Geeton ke pukhtaa-kaar gulukaar mar gaye,

Ya rab tilism hosh-rubaa hai mushaayera,
Jin ko nahin bulaaya woh gham-khoaar mar gaye..