ke wafa hum se to gair use jafa kahate hain
hoti aayi hai ke achon ko bura kahate hain
aj hum apni pareshani-e-khatir un se
kahane jate to hain, par dekhiye kya kahate hain
agale vaqton ke hain ye log, inhen kuch na kaho
jo may-o-nagmen ko andoharuba kahate hain
dil mein aa jae hai, hoti hai jo fursat gash se
aur phir kon se nale ko rasa kahate hain?
hai par-e-sarahad-e-idarak se apna masjud
qible ko, ahal-e-nazar, qiblanuma kahate hain
pa-e-afagar pe jab se tujhe raham aaya hai
khar-e-rah ko tere hum mehr-e-giya kahate hain
ik sharar dil mein hai, us se koi ghabarayega kya
aag matalub hai hamako, jo hawa kahate hain
dekhiye lati hai us shokh ke nakhvat kya rang
us ke har baat pe hum nam-e-khuda kahate hain
vahashat-o-shefta ab marsiya kahaven shayad
mar gaya “ghalib”-e-ashuftanava kahate hain
