کہوں جو حال تو کہتے ہو مدعا کہیے

Kahoon jo haal to kehte ho mudda kahiye

Tumhein kaho ke jo tum yun kaho to kya kahiye

Na kahiyo taan se phir tum ke hum sitam-gar hain

Mujhe to khu hai ke jo kuch kaho baja kahiye

Woh neshtar sahi par dil mein jab utar jave

Nigah-e-naaz ko phir kyun na ashna kahiye

Nahin zaria-e-rahat jarahat-e-paikan

Woh zakhm-e-taigh hai jis ko ke dil-kasha kahiye

Jo muddai bane us ke na muddai baniye

Jo nasaza kahe us ko na nasaza kahiye

Kahin haqeeqat-e-jaan ka hi marz likhiye

Kahin museebat-e-na-sazi-e-dawa kahiye

Kabhi shikayat-e-ranj-e-giran-nasheen kijiye

Kabhi hikayat-e-sabr-e-gurez-pa kahiye

Rahe na jaan to qatil ko khoon-baha dijiye

Kate zaban to khanjar ko marhaba kahiye

Nahin nigar ko ulfat na ho nigar to hai

Rawani-e-rowish-o-masti-e-ada kahiye

Nahin bahar ko fursat na ho bahar to hai

Tarawat-e-chaman-o-khoobi-e-hawa kahiye

Safina jab ke kinare pe aa laga Ghalib

Khuda se kya sitam-o-jaur-e-nakhuda kahiye