dil-e-naadan tujhe huaa kyaa hai
dil-e-naadan tujhe huaa kyaa hai
aakhir is dard ki dawaa kyaa hai
hum hain mushtaaq aur wo bezaar
ya ilaahi ye majraa kyaa hai
main bhi muhn me zabaan rakhta hoon
kash poochho ke mudaa kyaa hai
jaan tum par nisaar karta hoon
main nahi jaanta duaa kyaa hai
humko unse wafaa ki hai umeed
jo nahi jaante wafaa kyaa hai
jab ki tujh bin nahi koi maujood
phir ye hungama-e-khudaa kyaa hai
ye pari chehra log kaise hain
ghamza-o-ashwa-o-adaa kyaa hai
shikan-e-zulf-e-ambreen kyun hain
nigaah-e-chashm-e-surma saa kyaa hai
sabza-o-gul kahan se aaye hain
abr kyaa cheez hai hawaa kyaa hai
humne maanaa ke kuchh nahi 'ghalib'
muft haath aaye to buraa kyaa hai
aakhir is dard ki dawaa kyaa hai
hum hain mushtaaq aur wo bezaar
ya ilaahi ye majraa kyaa hai
main bhi muhn me zabaan rakhta hoon
kash poochho ke mudaa kyaa hai
jaan tum par nisaar karta hoon
main nahi jaanta duaa kyaa hai
humko unse wafaa ki hai umeed
jo nahi jaante wafaa kyaa hai
jab ki tujh bin nahi koi maujood
phir ye hungama-e-khudaa kyaa hai
ye pari chehra log kaise hain
ghamza-o-ashwa-o-adaa kyaa hai
shikan-e-zulf-e-ambreen kyun hain
nigaah-e-chashm-e-surma saa kyaa hai
sabza-o-gul kahan se aaye hain
abr kyaa cheez hai hawaa kyaa hai
humne maanaa ke kuchh nahi 'ghalib'
muft haath aaye to buraa kyaa hai