aata hai daag-e-hasarat-e-dil ka shumaar yaad
mujh se mire gunah ka hisaab ai khuda na maang
bulabul ke kaarobaar pe hain khanda-ha-e-gul
kahate hain jis ko ishq khalal hai dimaag ka
hai kuchh aisee hee baat jo chup hoon
varna kya baat kar nahin aatee
dil-e-naadaan tujhe hua kya hai
aakhir is dard kee dava kya hai
go haath ko jumbish nahin aankhon mein to dam hai
rahane do abhee saagar-o-meena mire aage
koee ummeed bar nahin aatee
koee soorat nazar nahin aatee
jaate hue kahate ho qayaamat ko milenge
kya khoob qayaamat ka hai goya koee din aur
ye masaeel-e-tasavvuf ye tira bayaan ghalib
tujhe ham valee samajhate jo na baada-khvaar hota
aae hai bekasee-e-ishq pe rona ghalib
kis ke ghar jaega sailaab-e-bala mere bad
bosa dete nahin aur dil pe hai har lahaza nigaah
jee mein kahate hain ki muft aae to maal achchha hai