سیاہی جیسے گر جائے دم تحریر کاغذ پر

Siyahi jaise gir jaye dam-e-tahreer kaghaz parMeri qismat mein yun tasveer hai shab-hay-e-hijran ki

Kahoon kya garam-joshi-e-may-kashi mein shola-rooyan kiKe shama-e-khana-e-dil atish-e-may se furozan ki

Hamesha mujh ko tifli mein bhi mashq-e-teerah-rozi thiSiyahi hai mere ayyam mein loh-e-dabistan ki

Daregh aah-e-sahar-gah kaar-e-bad-e-subh karti haiKe hoti hai ziyada sard-mehri-e-shama-e-rooyan ki

Mujhe apne junoon ki be-takalluf parda-dari thiWalekin kya karoon aave jo ruswaai-e-gireban ki

Hunar paida kiya hai main ne hairat-aazmai meinKe jauhar-e-aaina ka har palak hai chashm-e-hairan ki

Khudaya kis qadar ahl-e-nazar ne khak chhani haiKe hain sad rakhna joon gharbal diwarein gulistan ki

Hua sharm-e-tahi-dasti se wo bhi sar-nigoon aakhirBas aye zakhm-e-jigar ab dekh le shorish-e-namakdan ki

Ba-yaad-e-garmi-e-sohbat ba-rang-e-shola dahke haiChhupaoon kyunkar Ghalib sozishein dagh-e-numayan ki

Junoon tuhmat-kash-e-taskeen na ho gar shadmani kiNamak-pash-e-kharash-e-dil hai lazzat-e-zindagani ki

Kashish-hay-e-hasti se kare kya sayi-e-azadiHui zanjeer-e-mauj-e-aab ko fursat-e-rawani ki

Na khench aye sayi-e-dast-e-narasai zulf-e-tamanna koPareshan tar hai mu-e-khama se tadbeer-e-maani ki

Kahan ham bhi rag-o-pay rakhte hain insaf behtar haiNa khenche taqat-e-khamyaza tuhmat-e-natawani ki

Takalluf bar taraf Farhad aur itni subuk-dastiKhayal aasan tha lekin khwab-e-Khusrau ne girani ki

Pas az murdan bhi diwana ziyarat-gah-e-tiflan haiSharar-e-sang ne turbat pe meri gul-fashani ki

Asad ko boriye mein dhar ke phoonka mauj-e-hasti neFaqeeri mein bhi baqi hai shararat-e-naujawani ki