ta phir na intizaar mein neend aae umr bhar
aane ka ahad kar gae aae jo khvaab mein
aatish-e-dozakh mein ye garmee kahaan
soz-e-gam-ha-e-nihaanee aur hai
qat keeje na talluq ham se
kuchh nahin hai to adaavat hee sahee
tujh se qismat mein miree soorat-e-qufl-e-abajad
tha likha baat ke banate hee juda ho jaana
kuchh to padhie ki log kahate hain
aaj ghalib gazal-sara na hua
hua hai shah ka musaahib phire hai itaraata
vagarana shahar mein gaalib kee aabaroo kya hai
ham kahaan ke daana the kis hunar mein yakata the
be-sabab hua gaalib dushman aasamaan apana
ghalib-e-khasta ke bagair kaun se kaam band hain
roie zaar zaar kya keejie hae hae kyoon
na sataish kee tamanna na sile kee parava
gar nahin hain mire ashaar mein manee na sahee
ghalib na kar huzoor mein too baar baar arz
zaahir hai tera haal sab un par kahe bagair