sab kahaN kuchh lala-o-gul men numayaN ho gain

sab kahaN kuchh lala-o-gul men numayaN ho gain 

Khak men kya suraten hongi ki pinhaN ho gain

yad thi hamako bhi ranga rang bazmaraiyaN 

lekin ab naqsh-o-nigar-e-taq-e-nisiyaN ho gain

thin banatunnash-e-garduN din ko parde men nihaN

shab ko unake ji men kya ai ki uriyaN ho gain

qaid men yaqub ne li go na yusuf ki Khabar 

lekin aNkhen rauzan-e-divar-e-zindaN ho gain

sab raqibon se hon naKhush, par zanan-e-misr se 

hai zulaiKha Khush ke mahv-e-mah-e-kanaN ho gain

ju-e-KhuN aNkhon se bahane do ki hai sham-e-firaq

main ye samajhuNga ke shamaen ho farozaN ho gain

in parizadon se lenge Khuld men ham intaqam 

qudarat-e-haq se yahi huren agar waN ho gain

nind usaki hai, dimaG usaka hai, raten usaki hain
 
teri zulfen jisake bazu par parishaN ho gain

main chaman men kya gaya, goya dabistaN khul gaya
 
bul-bulen sun kar mere nale, GazalKhvaN ho gain

vo nigahen kyuN hui jati hain yarab dil ke par 

jo meri kotahi-e-qismat se mizshgaN ho gain

bas ki roka main ne aur sine men ubharen pai ba pai 

meri ahen baKhiya-e-chak-e-garibaN ho gain

waN gaya bhi main to unaki galiyon ka kya javab 

yad thi jitani duayen, sarf-e-darbaN ho gain

jaNfiza hai bada, jisake hath men jam a gaya 

sab lakiren hath ki goya rag-e-jaN ho gain

ham muvahihad hain, hamara kesh hai tark-e-rusum
 
millaten jab miT gain, ajza-e-imaN ho gain

ranj se Khugar hua insaN to miT jata hai ranj 

mushkilen mujh par paDi itani ke asaN ho gain

yuN hi gar rota raha 'Ghalib', to ae ahl-e-jahaN 

dekhana in bastiyon ko tum ki viraN ho gain