جادۂ رہ خور کو وقت شام ہے تار شعاع

Jaada-e-rah-e-khur ko waqt-e-shaam hai taar-e-shua'aCharkh va karta hai mah-e-nau se aaghosh-e-wida'a

Sham'a se hai bazm-e-angusht-e-tahayyur dar-dahanSho'la-e-awaz-e-khooban par ba-hangam-e-sama'a

Jun par-e-taus jauhar-e-takhta-e-mashq-e-rang haiBas-ke hai wo qibla-e-aaina-e-mahv-e-ikhtira'a

Ranjish-e-hairat-sarishtan seena-saafi peshkashJauhar-e-aaina hai yaan gard-e-maidan-e-niza'a

Chaar soo-e-dahar mein bazaar-e-ghaflat garm haiAql ke nuqsaan se uthta hai khayal-e-intifa'a

Aashna Ghalibؔ nahin hain dard-e-dil ke aashnaWarna kis ko mere afsaane ki taab-e-istima'a