Is dhang se uthaayee kal usne 'asad' ki laash
dushman bhee jisko dekhke ghamnaak ho gaye

Zakhm ne daad na dee, tangee-e-dil ki yaarab
teer bhee seena-e-bismil se parafshaan niklaa

Boo-e-gul, naala-e-dil, dood-e-charaagh-e-mehfil
jo teree bazm se nikla, so parishaan niklaa

Thee nauaamozfana'a himmat-e-dushwaarpasand
sakht mushkil hai ki yah kaam bhee aasaan nikla

Dil mei’n fir giryaa’n ne ik shor uthaaya 'ghalib'
aah jo qatra na nikla tha, so toofaa’n nikla