aa ki merii jaan me.n qaraar nahii.n hai
taaqat-e-bedaad-e-intazaar nahiin hai
dete hain jannat hayaat-e-dahar ke badale
nashshaa baa_andaazaa-e-Khumaar nahiin hai
giriyaa nikaale hai terii bazm se mujh ko
haaye! ki rone pe iKhtiyaar nahin hai
ham se abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-Khaatir
Khaak me.n ushshaq kii Gubaar nahin hai
dil se uThaa lutf-e-jalvaa haaye ma_anii
Gair-e-gul aa_iinaa-e-bahaar nahin hai
qatl kaa mere kiyaa hai ahad to baare vaaye!
agar ahad ustavaar nahin hai
tuu ne qasam mai_kashii kii khaa_ii hai 'Ghalib'
terii qasam ka kuchh aitabaar nahin hai
taaqat-e-bedaad-e-intazaar nahiin hai
dete hain jannat hayaat-e-dahar ke badale
nashshaa baa_andaazaa-e-Khumaar nahiin hai
giriyaa nikaale hai terii bazm se mujh ko
haaye! ki rone pe iKhtiyaar nahin hai
ham se abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-Khaatir
Khaak me.n ushshaq kii Gubaar nahin hai
dil se uThaa lutf-e-jalvaa haaye ma_anii
Gair-e-gul aa_iinaa-e-bahaar nahin hai
qatl kaa mere kiyaa hai ahad to baare vaaye!
agar ahad ustavaar nahin hai
tuu ne qasam mai_kashii kii khaa_ii hai 'Ghalib'
terii qasam ka kuchh aitabaar nahin hai