مانع دشت نوردی کوئی تدبیر نہیں

Mani-e-dasht-nawardi koi tadbeer nahin

Ek chakkar hai mere paon mein zanjeer nahin

Shauq is dasht mein dauraye hai mujh ko ke jahan

Jada ghair az nigah-e-deeda-e-tasveer nahin

Hasrat-e-lazzat-e-aazar rahi jati hai

Jada-e-raah-e-wafa juz dam-e-shamsher nahin

Ranj-e-na-umeedi-e-jawed gawara rahiyo

Khush hoon gar nala-e-zabooni-kash-e-taseer nahin

Sar khujata hai jahan zakhm-e-sar achha ho jaye

Lazzat-e-sang ba-andaza-e-taqreer nahin

Jab karam rukhsat-e-bebaki-o-gustakhi de

Koi taqseer bajuz khijlat-e-taqseer nahin

Ghalib apna yeh aqeeda hai ba-qaul-e-Nasikh

Aap be-bahra hai jo mo'taqid-e-Mir nahin

Mir ke sher ka ahwal kahoon kya Ghalib

Jis ka deewan kam az gulshan-e-Kashmir nahin

Aaina dam ko parda mein chhupata hai abas

Ke pari-zad-e-nazar qabil-e-taskheer nahin

Misl-e-gul zakhm hai mera bhi sinan se towam

Tera turkash hi kuch abastani-e-teer nahin