a
ki meri jan mein qarar nahi hai
taqat-e-bedad-e-intazar nahi hai
dete
hain jannat hayat-e-dahar ke badle
nasha ba andaza-e-Khumar nahi hai
giriya
nikle hai teri bazm se mujh ko
haye! k rone pe ikhtiyar nahi hai
ham
se abas hai guman-e-ranjish-e-khatir
khak mein ushshaq ki gubar nahi hai
dil
se utha lutf-e-jalwa haye mani
gair-e-gul aina-e-bahar nahi hai
qatl
ka mere kiya hai ahad to bare
waye! agar ahad ustawar nahi hai
tu
ne qasam maikashi ki khai hai 'Ghalib'
teri qasm ka kuch aitabar nahi hai