aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak
	

	aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak 
	kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak 	
	
	daam har mauj me.n hai halqaa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahang 
	dekhe.n kyaa guzare hai qatare pe gauhar hone tak 	
	
	aashiqii sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab 
	dil kaa kyaa rang karuu.N Khuun-e-jigar hone tak 	
	
	ham ne maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin 
	Khaak ho jaaye.nge ham tum ko Khabar hone tak 	
	
	partav-e-Khuur se hai shabanam ko fanaa kii taaliim 
	mai.n bhii huu.N ek inaayat kii nazar hone tak 	
	
	yak_nazar besh nahii.n fursat-e-hastii Gaafil 
	garmii-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak 	
	
	Gam-e-hastii kaa 'Asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj 
	shammaa har rang me.n jalatii hai sahar hone tak 
	
	
	
	har ek baat pe kahate ho tum ki tuu kyaa hai
	
	
	har ek baat pe kahate ho tum ki tuu kyaa hai
	tumhii.n kaho ke ye a.ndaaz-e-guftaguu kyaa hai
	
	na shole me.n ye karishmaa na barq me.n ye adaa
	koii bataao ki vo shoKh-e-tu.ndaKhuu kyaa hai
	
	ye rashk hai ki vo hotaa hai hamasuKhan hamase
	vagarnaa Khauf-e-badaamozii-e-ad kyaa hai
	
	chipak rahaa hai badan par lahuu se pairaahan
	hamaarii jeb ko an haajat-e-rafuu kyaa hai
	
	jalaa hia jism jahaa.N dil bhii jal gayaa hogaa
	kuredate ho jo ab raakh justajuu kyaa hai
	
	rago.n me.n dau.Date phirane ke ham nahii.n qaayal
	jab aa.Nkh hii se na Tapakaa to phir lahuu kyaa hai
	
	vo chiiz jisake liye hamako ho bahisht aziiz
	sivaa_e baadaa-e-gulfaam-e-mushkabuu kyaa hai
	
	piyuu.N sharaab agar Khum bhii dekh luu.N do chaar
	ye shiishaa-o-qadaah-o-kuuzaa-o-subuu kyaa hai
	
	rahii na taaqat-e-guftaar aur agar ho bhii
	to kis ummiid pe kahiye ke aarazuu kyaa hai
	
	banaa hai shaah kaa musaahib, phire hai itaraataa
	vagarnaa shahar me.n "Ghalib" kii aabaruu kyaa hai 
	
	
	
	hazaaro.n Khvaahishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale
	
	
	hazaaro.n Khvaahishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale
	bahut nikale mere armaa.N lekin phir bhii kam nikale
	
	Dare kyuu.N meraa qaatil kyaa rahegaa usakii gardan par
	vo Khuu.N jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yuu.N dam-ba-dam nikale
	
	nikalanaa Khuld se aadam kaa sunate aaye hai.n lekin
	bahut be-aabaruu hokar tere kuuche se ham nikale
	
	bharam khul jaaye zaalim tere qaamat kii daraazii kaa
	agar is turraa-e-purapech-o-Kham kaa pech-o-Kham nikale
	
	magar likhavaaye koii usako Khat to hamase likhavaaye
	huii subah aur ghar se kaan par rakkhar qalam nikale
	
	huii is daur me.n ma.nsuub mujhase baadaa-ashaamii
	phir aayaa vo zamaanaa jo jahaa.N se jaam-e-jam nikale
	
	huii jinase tavaqqo Khastagii kii daad paane kii
	vo hamase bhii ziyaadaa Khastaa-e-teG-e-sitam nikale
	
	muhabbat me.n nahii.n hai farq jiine aur marane kaa
	usii ko dekh kar jiite hai.n jis kaafir pe dam nikale
	
	zara kar jor siine par ki tiir-e-pursitam nikale
	jo vo nikle to dil nikale jo dil nikale to dam nikale
	
	Khudaa ke vaaste pardaa na kaabe se uThaa zaalim
	Kahii.n aisaa na ho yaa.N bhii vahii kaafir sanam nikale
	
	Kahaa.N maiKhaane ka daravaazaa 'Ghalib' aur kahaa.N vaaiz
	par itanaa jaanate hai.n kal vo jaataa thaa ke ham nikale 


	
	ye jo ham hijr me.n diivaar-o-dar ko dekhate hai.n
	
	
	ye jo ham hijr me.n diivaar-o-dar ko dekhate hai.n
	kabhii sabaa ko kabhii naamaabar ko dekhate hai.n
	
	vo aaye ghar me.n hamaare Khudaa kii kudarat hai
	kabhii ham un ko kabhii apane ghar ko dekhate hai.n
	
	nazar lage na kahii.n usake dast-o-baazuu ko
	ye log kyo.n mere zaKhm-e-jigar ko dekhate hai.n
	
	tere javaahiir-e-tarf-e-kulah ko kyaa dekhe.n
	ham auj-e-taalaa-e-laal-o-guhar ko dekhate hai.n