meree qismat mein gam gar itana tha
dil bhee ya-rab kaee die hote
dard minnat-kash-e-dava na hua
main na achchha hua bura na hua
kab vo sunata hai kahaanee meree
aur phir vo bhee zabaanee meree
aaeena dekh apana sa munh le ke rah gae
saahab ko dil na dene pe kitana guroor tha
kahaan may-khaane ka daravaaza ghalib aur kahaan vaiz
par itana jaanate hain kal vo jaata tha ki ham nikale
karane gae the us se tagaaful ka ham gila
kee ek hee nigaah ki bas khaak ho gae
marate hain aarazoo mein marane kee
maut aatee hai par nahin aatee
ham vahaan hain jahaan se ham ko bhee
kuchh hamaaree khabar nahin aatee
koee mere dil se poochhe tire teer-e-neem-kash ko
ye khalish kahaan se hotee jo jigar ke paar hota
saadiq hoon apane qaul ka ghalib khuda gavaah
kahata hoon sach ki jhoot kee aadat nahin mujhe