dard se mere hai tujhako beqaraarii haa_e haa_e
kyaa huaa zaalim terii Gafalatashi'aarii haa_e haa_e

tere dil me.n gar na thaa aashob-e-Gam kaa hausalaa
tuu ne phir kyuu.N kii thii merii Gam-gusaarii haa_e haa_e

kyuu.N merii Gam-Khvaaragii kaa thujhako aayaa thaa Khayaal
dushmanii apanii thii merii dostadaarii haa_e haa_e


umr bhar kaa tuune paimaan-e-vafaa baa.Ndhaa to kyaa
umr bhar ko bhii to nahii.n hai paayadaarii haa_e haa_e


zahar lagatii hai mujhe aab-o-havaa-e-zindagii
yaanii tujhase thii ise naasaazagaarii haa_e haa_e


gulafishaani haa_e naaz-e-jalvaa ko kyaa ho gayaa
Khaak par hotii hai terii laalaakaarii haa_e haa_e

sharm-e-rusavaa_ii se jaa chhupanaa naqaab-e-Khaak me.n
Khatm hai ulfat kii tujh par pardaadaarii haa_e haa_e


Khaak me.n naamuus-e-paimaan-e-muhabbat mil ga_ii
uTh ga_ii duniyaa se raah-o-rasm-e-yaarii haa_e haa_e

haath hii teGaazamaa kaa kaam se jaataa rahaa
dil pe ik lagane naa paayaa zaKhmekaarii haa_e haa_e


kis tarah kaaTe ko_ii shab haa_e taar-e-barshigaal
hai nazar Khuu.Nkardaa-e-aKhtar_shumaarii haa_e haa_e

gosh mahajuur-e-payaam-o-chashm maharuum-e-jamaal
ek dil, tis par ye naa-ummiidavaarii haa_e haa_e


ishq ne paka.Daa na thaa "Ghalib" abhii vahashat kaa rang
rah gayaa thaa dil me.n jo kuchh zauq-e-Khvaarii haa_e haa_e