kaw kaw-e-saKHt-jaani hae-tanhai na puchh

reKHte ke tumhin ustad nahin ho ghaalib

hum kahan ke dana the kis hunar mein yakta the

jo ye kahe ki reKHta kyunke ho rashk-e-farsi

ye kahan ki dosti hai ki bane hain dost naseh

in aablon se panw ke ghabra gaya tha main

ho chukin ghaalib balaen sab tamam

etibar-e-ishq ki KHana-KHarabi dekhna

ghair len mahfil mein bose jam ke

ya rab hamein to KHwab mein bhi mat dikhaiyo

ghaalib apna ye aqida hai ba-qaul-e-nasiKH

har bul-hawas ne husn-parasti shiar ki

ragon mein dauDte phirne ke hum nahin qail

jab tawaqqoa hi uTh gai ghaalib

kis se mahrumi-e-qismat ki shikayat kije