Kaave-kaave sakhtjaanee haay tanhaaee na pooch
subah karna shaam ka laana hai joo-e-sheer ka

Jazba-e-beikhtiyaar-e-shauq dekha chaahiye
seena-e-shamsheer se baahar hai dam shamsheer ka

Aagahee daam-e-shuneedan jis qadar chaahe bichaaye
mudda'a 'anqa hai apne aalam-e-taqreer ka

Bus ke hoo’n 'ghalib' aseeree mei’n bhee aatish zer-e-pa
moo-e-aatishdeeda hai halqa meree zanjeer ka