aa, ki meri jaan mei qaraar nahi hai

aa, ki meri jaan mei qaraar nahi hai 
taaqat-e-bedaad-e-intezaar nahi hai 

dete hain jannat hayaat-e-dehar ke badle 
nasha baa-andaaza-e-khumaar nahi hai 

giriyaa nikaale hai teri bazm se mujhko 
haaye! ki rone pe ikhtiyaar nahi hai 

humse abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-khaatir 
khaak mei ushaq ki gubaar nahi hai 

dil se utha lutf-e-jalwa haaye maaniye 
gair-e-gul aaina-e-bahaar nahi hai 

qatl ka mere kiya hai ahad to baare 
haaye! agar ahad ustavaar nahi hai 

tu ne qasam maikashi ki khayi hai 'Ghalib' 
teri qasam ka kuchh aitbaar nahi hai

~ Ghalib