دل ہی تو ہے نہ سنگ و خشت درد سے بھر نہ آئے کیوں

Dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyun

Royenge hum hazar baar koi humein sataye kyun

Dair nahin haram nahin dar nahin aastan nahin

Baithe hain rah-guzar pe hum ghair humein uthaye kyun

Jab woh jamal-e-dilfroz surat-e-mehr-e-nimroz

Aap hi ho nazara-soz soz mein main munh chhupaye kyun

Dashna-e-ghamza jaan-sitan nauk-e-naz be-panah

Tera hi aks-e-rukh sahi samne tere aaye kyun

Qaid-e-hayat o band-e-gham asl mein donon ek hain

Maut se pehle aadmi gham se nijat paye kyun

Husn aur us pe husn zan reh gayi bu-al-hawas ki sharam

Apne pe aitmad hai ghair ko azmaye kyun

Wan woh ghurur-e-izz-o-naz yan yeh hijab-e-pas-e-zah

Raah mein hum milen kahan bazm mein woh bulaye kyun

Han woh nahin khuda-parast jao woh be-wafa sahi

Jis ko ho deen-o-dil aziz us ki gali mein jaye kyun

Ghalib khasta ke baghair kaun se kaam band hain

Roiye zar-zar kya kijiye haye haye kyun