ab lagta hai theek kaha tha ghalib ne badhte-badhte dard davaa ho jaata hai

vo zamaana guzar gaya kab ka tha jo deewaana mar gaya kab ka

tariqe aur bhi hain is tarah parkha nahin jaata charaaghon ko hawa ke saamne rakha nahin jaata mohabbat faisla karti hai pahle chand lamhon men jahaan par ishq hota hai vahaañ socha nahin jaata

vo mujh ko chhod ke jis aadmi ke paas gaya baraabari ka bhi hota to sabr aa jaata

zikr har-soo bikhar gaya uskaa koi deewaana mar gaya uskaa usne jee bhar ke mujh...ko chaaha tha aur phir jee hi bhar gaya uskaa

na pooch haal mira chob-e-khushk-e-sehra hooñ laga ke aag mujhe kaarwaan ravana hua

kuchh nazar aata nahin us ke tasavvur ke siva hasrat-e-deedaar ne aankhoñ ko andha kar diya

uth gaii hain saamne se kaisi kaisi sooraten roiyie kis ke li.e kis kis ka maatam keejie

be-ginati bose lenge rukh-e-dil-pasand ke aashiq tire parhe nahin ilm-e-hisaab ko