har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ke 'too kya hai' ? 
tumheeN kaho ke yeh andaaz-e-guftgoo kya hai ? 

na shole meiN yeh karishma na barq meiN yeh ada 
koee batao ki woh shoKH-e-tund_KHoo kya hai ? 

yeh rashk hai ki wo hota hai ham_suKHan tumse 
wagarna KHauf-e-bad_aamozi-e-adoo kya hai ? 

chipak raha hai badan par lahoo se pairaahan 
hamaaree jeb ko ab haajat-e-rafoo kya hai ? 

jalaa hai jicm jahaaN dil bhee jal gaya hoga 
kuredate ho jo ab raakh, justjoo kya hai ? 

ragoN meiN dauDte firne ke ham naheeN qaayal 
jab aaNkh hee se na Tapka to fir lahoo kya hai ?

woh cheez jiske liye hamko ho bahisht azeez 
siwaay baada-e-gul_faam-e-mushkaboo kya hai ? 

piyooN sharaab agar KHum bhee dekh looN do chaar 
yeh sheesha-o-qadah-o-kooza-o-suboo kya hai ? 

rahee na taaqat-e-guftaar, aur agar ho bhee 
to kis ummeed pe kahiye ke aarzoo kya hai ? 

bana hai shaah ka musaahib, fire hai itaraata 
wagarna shehar meiN 'GHalib' kee aabroo kya hai ?
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