arz-e-niyaz-e-ishq k qabil nahi raha

arz-e-niyaz-e-ishq k qabil nahi raha
jis dil pe naz tha mujhe wo dil nahi raha

jata hun dag-e-hasrat-e-hasti liye hue
hun shamma-e-kushta darkhur-e-mahfil nahi raha

marne ki ai dil aur hi tadbir kar k main
shayan-e-dast-o-bazu-e-qatil nahi raha

ba-ru-e-shash jihat dar-e-ainabaz hai
yan imtiaz-e-nakis-o-qamil nahi rahaa

wa kar diye hain shauq ne band-e-naqab-e-husn
gair az nigah ab koi hail nahi raha

go main raha rahin-e-sitam haye rozgar
lekin tere khayal se gafil nahi raha

dil se hawa-e-kisht-e-wafa mit k wan
hasil siwaye hasrat-e-hasil nahi raha

bedad-e-ishq se nahi darta magar 'Asad'
jis dil pe naz tha mujhe wo dil nahi raha

amad-e-khat se hua hai sard jo bazar-e-dost

amad-e-khat se hua hai sard jo bazar-e-dost
dud-e-shama-e-kushta tha shayad khat-e-rukhsar-e-dost

ai dil na aqabat andesh zabt-e-shauq kar
kaun la sakta hai tab-e-jalwa-e-didar-e-dost

khana wiransazi-e-hairat tamasha kijiye
surat-e-naqsh-e-qadam hun rafta-e-raftar-e-dost

ishq main bedad-e-rashq-e-gair ne mara mujhe
kushta-e-dushman hun akhir garche tha bimar-e-dost

chashm-e-may raushan k us bedard ka dil shad hai
dida-e-pur-khun hamara sagar-e-sar-shar-e-dost

aina kyun na dun k tamasha kahen jise

aina kyun na dun k tamasha kahen jise
aisa kahan se laun k tujhsa kahen jise

hasrat ne la rakha teri bazm-e-khayal mein
guldasta-e-nigah suweda kahen jise

phunka hai kisne goshe muhabbat mein ai Khuda
afsun-e-intazar tamanna kahen jise

sar par hujum-e-dard-e-garibi se daliye
wo ek musht-e-khak k sahra kahen jise

hai chashm-e-tar mein hasrat-e-didar se nihan
shauq-e-inan gusekhta dariya kahen jise

darkar hai shiguftan-e-gul haye aish ko
subh-e-bahar panba-e-mina kahen jise

"ghalib" bura na man jo waiz bura kahe
aisa bhi koi hai k sab acha kahen jise

ah ko chahiye ik umr asar hone tak

ah ko chahiye ik umr asar hone tak
kaun jita hai teri zulf k sar hone tak

dam har mauj mein hai halqa-e-sadkam-e-nahang
dekhen kya guzare hai qatre pe gauhar hone tak

ashiqi sabr-talab aur tamanna betab
dil ka kya rang karun khun-e-jigar hone tak

ham ne mana k taaful na karoge lekin
khak ho jayenge ham tum ko khabar hone tak

a ki meri jan mein qarar nahi hai

a ki meri jan mein qarar nahi hai
taqat-e-bedad-e-intazar nahi hai

dete hain jannat hayat-e-dahar ke badle
nasha ba andaza-e-Khumar nahi hai

giriya nikle hai teri bazm se mujh ko
haye! k rone pe ikhtiyar nahi hai

ham se abas hai guman-e-ranjish-e-khatir
khak mein ushshaq ki gubar nahi hai

dil se utha lutf-e-jalwa haye mani
gair-e-gul aina-e-bahar nahi hai

qatl ka mere kiya hai ahad to bare
waye! agar ahad ustawar nahi hai

tu ne qasam maikashi ki khai hai 'Ghalib'
teri qasm ka kuch aitabar nahi hai