کی وفا ہم سے تو غیر اس کو جفا کہتے ہیں

Ki wafa hum se to ghair us ko jafa kehte hain

Hoti aayi hai ke achhon ko bura kehte hain

Aaj hum apni pareshani-e-khatir un se

Kahne jate to hain par dekhiye kya kehte hain

Agle waqton ke hain yeh log unhein kuch na kaho

Jo mai-o-naghma ko andoh-ruba kehte hain

Dil mein aa jaye hai hoti hai jo fursat-e-ghash se

Aur phir kaun se nale ko rasa kehte hain

Hai pare sarhad-e-idrak se apna masjood

Qibla ko ahl-e-nazar qibla-numa kehte hain

Paye-afgar pe jab se tujhe reham aaya hai

Khar-e-rah ko tere hum mehr-giya kehte hain

Ek sharar dil mein hai us se koi ghabraye ga kya

Aag matloob hai hum ko jo hawa kehte hain

Dekhiye lati hai is shokh ki nukhwat kya rang

Us ki har baat pe hum naam-e-Khuda kehte hain

Wahshat-o-Shefta ab marsiya kahawin shayad

Mar gaya Ghalib aashufta-nawa kehte hain