جس زخم کی ہو سکتی ہو تدبیر رفو کی

Jis zakhm ki ho sakti ho tadbeer-e-rafoo ki

Likh dijiyo ya Rabb use qismat mein adu ki

Achha hai sar-e-angusht-e-hinai ka tasawwur

Dil mein nazar aati to hai ek baund lahu ki

Kyun darte ho ushshak ki be-hauslagi se

Yan to koi sunta nahin faryad-e-kasu ki

Dashne ne kabhi munh na lagaya ho jigar ko

Khanjar ne kabhi baat na poochhi ho galu ki

Sad haif woh nakam ke ek umr se Ghalib

Hasrat mein rahe ek but-e-arbada-ju ki

Go zindagi-e-zahid-e-bechara abas hai

Itna hai ke rehti to hai tadbeer-e-wuzu ki

Ab be-khabaran mere lab zakhm-e-jigar par

Bukhya jise kehte ho shikayat hai rafoo ki