chalata hoon thodee door har ik tez-rau ke saath
pahachaanata nahin hoon abhee raahabar ko main
main bhala kab tha sukhan-goee pe mail ghalib
sher ne kee ye tamanna ke bane fan mera
bosa kaisa yahee ganeemat hai
ki na samajhe vo lazzat-e-dushnaam
rau mein hai rakhsh-e-umr kahaan dekhie thame
ne haath baag par hai na pa hai rikaab mein
khoob tha pahale se hote jo ham apane bad-khvaah
ki bhala chaahate hain aur bura hota hai
zid kee hai aur baat magar khoo buree nahin
bhoole se us ne saikadon vaade vafa kie
har ik makaan ko hai makeen se sharaf asad
majanoon jo mar gaya hai to jangal udaas hai
ahal-e-beenash ko hai toofaan-e-havaadis makatab
lutma-e-mauj kam az sailee-e-ustaad nahin
leta nahin mire dil-e-aavaara kee khabar
ab tak vo jaanata hai ki mere hee paas hai
likhate rahe junoon kee hikaayaat-e-khoon-chakaan
har-chand is mein haath hamaare qalam hue