hai bas ki har ik unake ishaare me.n nishaa.N aur........

hai bas ki har ik unake ishaare me.n nishaa.N aur
karate hai.n muhabbat to guzarataa hai gumaa.N aur

yaa rab vo na samajhe hai.n na samajhe.nge merii baat
de aur dil unako jo na de mujhako zubaa.N aur

abaruu se hai kyaa us nigaah -e-naaz ko paiba.nd
hai tiir muqarrar magar usakii hai kamaa.N aur

tum shahar me.n ho to hame.n kyaa Gam jab uThe.nge
le aaye.nge baazaar se jaakar dil-o-jaa.N aur

har cha.nd subuk_dast hue but_shikanii me.n
ham hai.n to abhii raah me.n hai sang-e-giraa.N aur

hai Khuun-e-jigar josh me.n dil khol ke rotaa
hote kaii jo diidaa-e-Khuu.Nnaaba_fishaa.N aur

marataa huu.N is aavaaz pe har cha.nd sar u.D jaaye
jallaad ko lekin vo kahe jaaye ki haa.N aur

logo.n ko hai Khurshiid-e-jahaa.N taab kaa dhokaa
har roz dikhaataa huu.N mai.n ik daaG-e-nihaa.N aur

letaa na agar dil tumhe.n detaa koii dam chain
karataa jo na marataa koii din aah-o-fuGaa.N aur

paate nahii.n jab raah to cha.D jaate hai.n naale
rukatii hai merii tabaa to hotii hai ravaa.N aur hai.n aur

bhii duniyaa me.n suKhanavar bahut achchhe
kahate hai.n ki 'Ghalib' kaa hai a.ndaaz-e-bayaa.N aur