koee ummeed bar naheeN aatee.....

koee ummeed bar naheeN aatee
koee soorat nazar naheeN aatee.

maut ka ek din mu'ayyan hai
neeNd kyoN raat bhar naheeN aatee ?

aage aatee thee haal-e-dil pe haNsee
ab kisee baat par naheeN aatee .

jaanta hooN sawaab-e-taa'at-o-zahad
par tabeeyat idhar naheeN aatee.

hai kuchch 'eisee hee baat jo chup hooN
warna kya baat kar naheeN aatee ?

kyoN na cheeKHooN ki yaad karate haiN
meree aawaaz gar naheeN aatee .

daaGH-e-dil gar nazar naheeN aata
boo bhee 'ei chaaraagar ! naheeN aatee.

ham wahaaN haiN jahaaN se hamko bhee
kuchch hamaaree KHabar naheeN aatee.

marte haiN aarzoo meiN marne ki
maut aatee hai par naheeN aatee.

kaaba'a kis muNh se jaaoge 'GHalib'
sharm tumko magar naheeN aatee.