وہ فراق اور وہ وصال کہاں

Woh firaq aur woh wisal kahan

Woh shab-o-roz-o-mah-o-saal kahan

Fursat karobar-e-shauq kise

Zauq-e-nazara-e-jamal kahan

Dil to dil woh dimagh bhi na raha

Shor-e-sauda-e-khat-o-khaal kahan

Thi woh ek shakhs ke tasawwur se

Ab woh ranai-e-khayal kahan

Aisa asan nahin lahu rona

Dil mein taqat jigar mein haal kahan

Hum se chhuta qumar-khana-e-ishq

Wan jo jawein girah mein maal kahan

Fikr-e-duniya mein sar khapata hoon

Main kahan aur yeh babaal kahan

Muzmahil ho gaye quwa Ghalib

Woh anasir mein aitidal kahan

Bosa mein woh muzaiqa na kare

Par mujhe taqat-e-sawal kahan

Falak sufla be-muhaba hai

Is sitamgar ko infi'al kahan