be-dar-o-deevaar sa ik ghar banaaya chaahie
koee ham-saaya na ho aur paasabaan koee na ho
us anjuman-e-naaz kee kya baat hai ghalib
ham bhee gae vaan aur tiree taqadeer ko ro aae
jam karate ho kyoon raqeebon ko
ik tamaasha hua gila na hua
muddat huee hai yaar ko mehamaan kie hue
josh-e-qadah se bazm charaagaan kie hue
bahara hoon main to chaahie doona ho iltifaat
sunata nahin hoon baat mukarrar kahe bagair
ho chukeen ghalib balaen sab tamaam
ek marg-e-na-gahaanee aur hai
may vo kyoon bahut peete bazm-e-gair mein ya rab
aaj hee hua manzoor un ko imtihaan apana
kee vafa ham se to gair is ko jafa kahate hain
hotee aaee hai ki achchhon ko bura kahate hain
zahar milata hee nahin mujh ko sitamagar varna
kya qasam hai tire milane kee ki kha bhee na sakoon
sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kya cheez hai hava kya hai