ghalib duniya mein waahid shaa'ir hai jo samajh mein na aaye to dugna maza deta hai.

phunka hai tu ne kya mere yaron pe aaj kal

phunka hai tu ne kya mire yaron pe aaj kal sab chal rahe hain tere isharon pe aaj kal jo raushni ki re se bhi vaqif nahin rahe tanqid kar rahe hain sitaron pe aaj kal ta'lim de rahe hain mujhe nazm-o-zabt ki vo kar rahe hain baat qataron pe aaj kal gar zindagi 'aziz hai lahron se duur rah koi nahin bharosa kinaron pe aaj kal kuchh astin-zadon ki halat pe ghhaur ho chhai hui hai murdani saron pe aaj kul phunka hai tu ne kya mere yaron pe aaj kal sab chal rahe hain tere ishaaron pe aaj kal jo raushni ki re se bhi waqif nahin rahe tanqid kar rahe hain sitaron pe aaj kal ta'lim de rahe hain mujhe nazm-o-zabt ki wo kar rahe hain baat qataron pe aaj kal gar zindagi 'aziz hai lahron se dur rah koi nahin bharosa kinaron pe aaj kal kuchh aastin-zadon ki haalat pe ghaur ho chhai hui hai murdani saron pe aaj kul

insaan woh waahid haiwaan hai jo apna zahar dil mein rakhta hai.

ghode aur aurat ki zaat ka andaaza uski laat aur baat se kiya jaata hai.

mard ki pasand wo pul-siraat hai jis par koi moti aurat nahi chal sakti.

hamaari gaayiki ki buniyaad table par hai, guftugoo ki buniyaad gaali par.

shareef gharaanon mein aai hui dulhan aur jaanwar to mar kar hi nikalte hain.

is zamaane mein sau fee-sad sach bol kar zindagi karna aisa hi hai jaise bajri milaaye baghair sirf cement se makaan banaana.

musalmaan ladke hisaab mein fail hone ko apne musalmaan hone ki aasmaani daleel samajhte hain.

azaad shaa'iri ki misaal aisi hai jaise baghair net tennis khelna.

be-sabab dushmani aur badsoorat aurat se ishq haqeeqat mein dushmani aur ishq ki sabse na-khaalis qism hai. ye shuru hi wahaan se hui hai jahaan ‘aql khatm ho jaave hai.

sher, hawaai jahaaz, goli, truck aur pathan reverse gear mein chal hi nahi sakte.

bandar mein humein iske 'alaawa aur koi 'aib nazar nahi aata ki woh insaan ka jadd-e-aala hai.

jab aadmi ko yeh na maa'loom ho ki uski naal kahaan gadi hai aur purkhon ki haddiyan kahaan dafn hain to money plant ki tarah ho jaata hai. jo mitti ke baghair sirf botalon mein phalta-phoolta hai.

badshaahon aur mutlaq-ul-anaan hukmaraanon ki mustaqil aur dil-pasand sawaari dar-haqeeqat ri'aayaa hoti hai.

umr-e-tabee‘ee tak to sirf kavve, kachhuve, gadhe aur woh jaanwar pahunchte hain jinka khaana shar‘an haraam hai.

maine kabhi pukhta-kaar maulvi ya mizaah-nigaar ko mahaz taqreer-o-tahreer ki paadaash mein jail jaate nahi dekha.

ghalib duniya mein waahid shaa'ir hai jo samajh mein na aaye to dugna maza deta hai.

phunka hai tu ne kya mere yaron pe aaj kal

phunka hai tu ne kya mire yaron pe aaj kal sab chal rahe hain tere isharon pe aaj kal jo raushni ki re se bhi vaqif nahin rahe tanqid kar rahe hain sitaron pe aaj kal ta'lim de rahe hain mujhe nazm-o-zabt ki vo kar rahe hain baat qataron pe aaj kal gar zindagi 'aziz hai lahron se duur rah koi nahin bharosa kinaron pe aaj kal kuchh astin-zadon ki halat pe ghhaur ho chhai hui hai murdani saron pe aaj kul phunka hai tu ne kya mere yaron pe aaj kal sab chal rahe hain tere ishaaron pe aaj kal jo raushni ki re se bhi waqif nahin rahe tanqid kar rahe hain sitaron pe aaj kal ta'lim de rahe hain mujhe nazm-o-zabt ki wo kar rahe hain baat qataron pe aaj kal gar zindagi 'aziz hai lahron se dur rah koi nahin bharosa kinaron pe aaj kal kuchh aastin-zadon ki haalat pe ghaur ho chhai hui hai murdani saron pe aaj kul

insaan woh waahid haiwaan hai jo apna zahar dil mein rakhta hai.

ghode aur aurat ki zaat ka andaaza uski laat aur baat se kiya jaata hai.

mard ki pasand wo pul-siraat hai jis par koi moti aurat nahi chal sakti.

hamaari gaayiki ki buniyaad table par hai, guftugoo ki buniyaad gaali par.

shareef gharaanon mein aai hui dulhan aur jaanwar to mar kar hi nikalte hain.

is zamaane mein sau fee-sad sach bol kar zindagi karna aisa hi hai jaise bajri milaaye baghair sirf cement se makaan banaana.

musalmaan ladke hisaab mein fail hone ko apne musalmaan hone ki aasmaani daleel samajhte hain.

azaad shaa'iri ki misaal aisi hai jaise baghair net tennis khelna.

be-sabab dushmani aur badsoorat aurat se ishq haqeeqat mein dushmani aur ishq ki sabse na-khaalis qism hai. ye shuru hi wahaan se hui hai jahaan ‘aql khatm ho jaave hai.

sher, hawaai jahaaz, goli, truck aur pathan reverse gear mein chal hi nahi sakte.

bandar mein humein iske 'alaawa aur koi 'aib nazar nahi aata ki woh insaan ka jadd-e-aala hai.

jab aadmi ko yeh na maa'loom ho ki uski naal kahaan gadi hai aur purkhon ki haddiyan kahaan dafn hain to money plant ki tarah ho jaata hai. jo mitti ke baghair sirf botalon mein phalta-phoolta hai.

badshaahon aur mutlaq-ul-anaan hukmaraanon ki mustaqil aur dil-pasand sawaari dar-haqeeqat ri'aayaa hoti hai.

umr-e-tabee‘ee tak to sirf kavve, kachhuve, gadhe aur woh jaanwar pahunchte hain jinka khaana shar‘an haraam hai.

maine kabhi pukhta-kaar maulvi ya mizaah-nigaar ko mahaz taqreer-o-tahreer ki paadaash mein jail jaate nahi dekha.