bas ki dushwaar hai har kaam ka aasaa.N honaaa
aadamii ko bhii mayassar nahii.n insaa.N honaa

giriyaa chaahe hai Kharaabii mere kaashaane kii
dar-o-diivaar se Tapake hai bayaabaa.N honaa

waa-e-diiwaangii-e-shauq ke har dam mujh ko
aap jaanaa udhar aur aap hii hairaa.N honaa

jalvaa az_bas ke taqaaza-e-nigah karataa hai
jauhar-e-aaiina bhii chaahe hai mizaGaa.N honaa

ishrat-e-qatl_gah-e-ahal-e-tamannaa mat puuchh
iid-e-nazzaaraa hai shamashiir kaa uriyaa.N honaa

le gaye Khaak me.n ham daaG-e-tamannaa-e-nishaat
tuu ho aur aap ba_sad_ra.ng-e-gulistaa. N honaa

ishrat-e-paaraa-e-dil, zaKhm-e-tamannaa_Khaanaa
lazzat-e-riish-e-jigar Garq-e-namakdaa.N honaa

kii mere qatl ke baad us ne jafaa se taubaa
haae us zod_pashemaa.N kaa pashemaa.N honaa

haif us chaar girah kapa.De kii qismat 'Ghalib'
jis kii qismat me.n ho aashiq kaa garebaa.N honaa

--ghalib

shab ko kisee kay Khwaab mey aayaa na ho kaheeN
dukhtay haiN aaj us but-e-naazuk_badan ke paoN

--ghalib

aage aatii thii haal-e-dil pe ha.Nsii
ab kisii baat par nahii.n aatii
--ghalib

dil se teree nigaah jigar tak utar gayee
donoN ko ik adaa meiN razaamand kar gayee

woh baada-e-shabaana kee sar mastiyaaN kahaN?
uthiye bas ab ki lazzat-e-KHwaab-e-sahar gayee

farda-o-dee ka tafarqa yak baar mit gaya
kal tum gaye ke ham pe qayaamat guzar gayee

maara zamaane ne 'Asadullah KHaaN' tumhe
woh walwale kahaaN, woh jawaanee kidhar gayee ?

--ghalib

muddat huee hai yaar ko mehmaaN kiye hue
josh-e-qadah se bazm chiraaGHaaN kiye hue

karta hooN jama'a fir jigar-e-laKHt-laKHt ko
arsa hua hai daawat-e-mizhgaaN kiye hue

fir waz'a-e-'ehtiyaat se rukane laga hai dam
barsoN hue haiN chaak girebaaN kiye hue

phir jii me.n hai ki dar pe kisii ke pa.De rahe.n
sar zer baar-e-minnat-e-darbaa.N kiye hue
[sar zer baare = bowed head]

jee DhoonDta hai fir wohee fursat ke raat din
baiTHe rahaiN tasavvur-e-jaanaaN kiye hue

'GHalib' hameiN na cheD ki fir josh-e-ashq se
baiTHe haiN ham tahayya-e-toofaaN kiye hue
--ghalib