baithe hain chain se kahii j aanaa to hai nahin ham be-gharon ka koi thik aanaa to hai nahin tum bhi ho beete vaqt ke maanind hoo-b-hoo tum ne bhi yaad aanaa hai aanaa to hai nahin ahad-e-wafaa se kis li.e khaif ho meri jaan kar lo ki tum ne ahd nibh aanaa to hai nahin vo jo ha men aziz hai kaisa hai kaun hai kyun poochte ho ham ne bat aanaa to hai nahin duniya ham ahl-e-ishq pe kyun fenkti hai jaal ham ne tire fareb men aanaa to hai nahin vo ishq to karega magar dekh bhaal ke faris vo tere jaisa deewana to hai nahin

sitam dhhaate hue socha karoge hamaare saath tum aisa karoge angoothi to mujhe lautaa rahe ho angoothi ke nishaan ka kya karoge main tumse ab jhagdta bhi nahin hooñ to kya is baat par jhagda karoge meraa daaman tumheen thaa men hue ho meraa daaman tumheen maila karoge batao vaa'da kar ke aaoge nake pichhli baar ke jaisa karoge vo dulhan ban ke ruksat ho gaii hai kahaan tak car ka peecha karoge mujhe bas yuñ hi tumse poochna tha agar main mar gaya to kya karoge

haath khaali hain tire shahar se jaate jaate jaan hoti to mirii jaan lutate jaate ab to har haath ka patthar ha men pahchaanta hai umr guzri hai tire shahar men aate jaate ab ke mayus hua yaaron ko ruksat kar ke ja rahe the to koi zakham lagaate jaate renagne ki bhi ijaazat nahin ham ko warna ham jidhar jaate naye phool khilaate jaate main to jalte hue seharaaon ka ik patthar tha tum to dariyaa the mirii pyaas bujhaate jaate mujh ko rone ka saleeqa bhi nahin hai shaayad log hanste hain mujhe dekh ke aate jaate ham se pahle bhi musaafir kaii guzre honge kam se kam raah ke patthar to hataate jaate

pooch lete vo bas mizaaj mira kitna aasaan tha ilaaj mira chaara-gar ki nazar bataati hai haal achha nahin hai aaj mira main to rehta hooñ dasht men masroof qais karta hai kaam-kaaj mira koi kaasa madad ko bhej allah mere bas men nahin hai taaj mira main mohabbat ki baadshaahat hooñ mujh pe chaltaa nahin hai raaj mira

tamasha-e-deir-o-haram dekhte hain tujhe har bahaane se ham dekhte hain hamaari taraf ab vo kam dekhte hain vo nazrein nahin jin ko ham dekhte hain zamaane ke kya kya sitam dekhte hain humeen jaante hain jo ham dekhte hain

raun dii hui hai kaukaba-e-shahriyaar ki itr aa.e kyun na KHaak sar-e-rahguzaar ki jab us ke dekhne ke li.e aayen baadshaah logon men kyun numood na ho laala-zaar ki bhooke nahin hain sair-e-gulistaan ke ham wale kyunkar na khaaiye ki hawa hai bahaar ki

hareef-e-matlab-e-mushkil nahin fusoon-e-niyaaz dua qubool ho ya rab ki umr-e-khizr daraaz na ho ba-harza biyaabaan-navard-e-vahm-e-wujood hanooz tere tasavvur men hai nasheb-o-faraz visaal jalwa tamasha hai par dimaagh kahaan ki deeje aaina-e-intezaar ko pardaz har ek zarra-e-aashiq hai aftaab-parast gaii na KHaak hue par hawa-e-jalwa-e-naaz na pooch wusaat-e-may-khaana-e-junoon ghalib jahaan ye kaasa-e-gardoon hai ek khaak-andaaz fareb-e-sanat-e-ijaad ka tamasha dekh nigaah aks-farosh o khayal aaina-saaz zi-bas-ki jalwa-e-sayyaad hairat-aara hai udri hai safha-e-khaatir se soorat-e-parwaaz hujoom-e-fikr se dil misl-e-mauj larze hai ki sheesha naazuk o sahba-e-aabgeen-gudaaz asad se tark-e-wafa ka gumaan vo maani hai ki kheenchiye par-e-taair se soorat-e-parwaaz hanooz ai asar-e-deed nang-e-ruswaai nigaah fitna-khiraam o dar-e-do-aalam baaz

dil miraa soz-e-nihaan se be-muhaaba jal gaya aatish-e-khaamosh ki maanind goya jal gaya dil men zauq-e-wasl o yaad-e-yaar tak baaki nahin aag is ghar men lagii aisi ki jo tha jal gaya main adam se bhi pare hooñ warna ghaafil baar-ha meri aah-e-aatishi'n se baal-e-anqa jal gaya arz kijeye jauhar-e-andesha ki garmi kahaan kuchh khayal aaya tha vehshat ka ki sehra jal gaya dil nahin tujh ko dikhaata warna daaghoon ki bahaar is charaaghaan ka karoon kya kaar-farma jal gaya main hooñ aur afsurdagi ki aarzoo ghalib ki dil dekh kar tarz-e-tapaak-e-ahl-e-duniya jal gaya khaanmaan-e-aashiqan dukaan-e-aatish-baaz hai shola-roo jab ho ga.e garm-e-tamaasha jal gaya ta kuja afsos-e-garmi-ha-e-sohbat ai khayal dil ba-soz-e-aatish-e-daagh-e-tamanna jal gaya hai asad begaana-e-afsurdagi ai bekasi dil z-andaaz-e-tapaak-e-ahl-e-duniya jal gaya dood miraa sumbulistaan se kare hai ham-sari bas-ki shauq-e-aatish-gul se saraapa jal gaya sham'a-ruyaan ki sar-angusht-e-hinaai dekh kar guncha-e-gul par-fishaan parwaana-aasa jal gaya

ham se khul jaao b-waqt-e-may-parasti ek din warna ham chhedenge rakh kar uzr-e-masti ek din gharr-a-e-auj-e-bina-e-aalam-e-imkaan na ho is bulan dii ke naseebon men hai pasti ek din qarz ki peete the may lekin samjhte the ki haan rang laavegi hamaari faqa-masti ek din naghma-ha-e-gham ko bhi ai dil ghaneemat jaaniye be-sada ho jaayega ye saaz-e-hasti ek din dhaul-dhappa us saraapa-naaz ka sheva nahin ham hi kar baithe the ghalib pesh-dasti ek din

na hogaa yak-bayaabaan maandagi se zauq kam meraa habaab-e-mauja-e-raftaar hai naqsh-e-qadam meraa mohabbat thii chaman se lekin ab ye be-dimaaghi hai ki mauj-e-boo-e-gul se naak men aata hai dam meraa rah-e-khwaabida thii gardan-kash-e-yak-dars-e-aagaahi zameen ko sailee-e-ustaad hai naqsh-e-qadam meraa suraagh-aawaaraa-e-arz-e-do-aalam shor-e-mahshar hooñ par-afshaan hai ghubaar aa soo-e-sehraa-e-adam meraa hawaa-e-subh yak-aalam garebaan chaaki-e-gul hai dahan-e-zakhm paida kar agar khaata hai gham meraa na ho vahshat-kash-e-dars-e-sharaab-e-satr-e-aagaahi main gard-e-raah hooñ be-muddaa hai pech-o-kham meraa asad vahshat-parast-e-gosha-e-tanhaai-e-dil hai b-rang-e-mauj-e-may khemyaaza-e-saaghar hai ram meraa