Hathoon key lakiroon pay matt jaa ae Ghalib,
Naseeb unkay bhi hotay hain jinkaay haath nahi hotay ...
Kaiday-hayaat, banday-gham asal may dono eik hain,
Maut say pahlay aadmey gham say nigaat paye kyun ?
Matt poonch key kya haal hai mera tere pechhee,
Tu dekh key kya rangg hai tera meray aagay ...
Hazaroon khwaheeshen aise ki har khwahesh pay dum nikale,
Bahhut nikale meray armaan lekin phirr bhi kam nikale ...
Nazzaare nay bhe kaam kiya waan naqaabb ka,
Mastey say harr nigaah terey Rukhh par bikharr gaye ...
Jala hai jism jahan dil bhey jal gaya hoga,
Kuraydtay ho jo ab raakkh, justjoo kya hai ?
Naseeb unkay bhi hotay hain jinkaay haath nahi hotay ...
Kaiday-hayaat, banday-gham asal may dono eik hain,
Maut say pahlay aadmey gham say nigaat paye kyun ?
Matt poonch key kya haal hai mera tere pechhee,
Tu dekh key kya rangg hai tera meray aagay ...
Hazaroon khwaheeshen aise ki har khwahesh pay dum nikale,
Bahhut nikale meray armaan lekin phirr bhi kam nikale ...
Nazzaare nay bhe kaam kiya waan naqaabb ka,
Mastey say harr nigaah terey Rukhh par bikharr gaye ...
Jala hai jism jahan dil bhey jal gaya hoga,
Kuraydtay ho jo ab raakkh, justjoo kya hai ?