Gham-e-duniyaa se gar paaii bhii fursat sar uthaane kii 
falak kaa dekhanaa taqariib tere yaad aane kii 

khulegaa kis tarah mazmuun mere maktoob kaa yaarab 
qasam khaaii hai us kaafir ne kaaghaz ke jalaane kii 

lipatanaa paraniyaan mein sholaa-e-aatish kaa aasaan hai 
vale mushkil hai hikamat dil mein soz-e-gham chhupaane kii 

unhe’n manzoor apane zakhmiyo’n kaa dekh aanaa thaa 
uthe the sair-e-gul ko dekhanaa shokhii bahaane kii 

hamaarii saadagii thii iltafaat-e-naaz par marnaa 
teraa aanaa na thaa zaalim magar tamhiid jaane kii 

laqad-kob-e-havaadis kaa tahammul kar nahiin saktii 
merii taaqat ke zaamin thii buton ke naaz uthaane kii 

kahuu’n kyaa khuubi-e-auzaagh-e-ibnaa-e-zamaan "Ghalib" 
badii kii usane jis se hamane kii thii baarahaa nekii