hui
takhir to kuch bais-e-takhir bhi tha
ap ate the magar koi inangir na tha
tum
se beja hai mujhe apni tabahi ka gila
us main kuch shaib-e-khubi-e-taqdir bhi tha
tu
mujhe bhul gaya ho to pata batla dun
kabhi fitrak main tere koi nakhchir bhi tha
qaid
main hai tere wahshi ko wahi zulf ki yad
han kuch ek ranj-e-garanbari-e-zanjir bhi tha
bijli
kaund gai ankhon k age, to kya
bat karte, k main lab tashna-e-taqrir bhi tha
yusuf
us ko kahun aur kuch na kahe, khair hui
gar bigar baithe to main layaq-e-ta'zir bhi tha
dekh
kar gair ko kyun ho na kaleja thanda
nala karta tha wale talib-e-tasir bhi tha
peshe
main aib nahin, rakhiye na farhad ko nam
ham hi ashufta-saron main wo jawan 'Meer' bhi tha
ham
the marne ko khare pas na aya na sahi
akhir us shaukh k tarkash main koi tir bhi tha
pakre
jate hain farishton k likhe par nahak
admi koi hamara dam-e-tahrir bhi tha
rekhta
k tumhin ustad nahin ho "Ghalib"
kahte hain agle zamane main koi 'meer' bhi tha