ye na thii hamaarii qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa

agar aur jiite rahate yahii intazaar hotaa

ko_ii mere dil se puuchhe tere tiir-e-niim_kash ko

ye Khalish kahaa.N se hotii jo jigar ke paar hotaa

kahuu.N kis se mai.n ke kyaa hai shab-e-Gam burii balaa hai

mujhe kyaa buraa thaa maranaa agar ek baar hotaa

huye mar ke ham jo rusavaa huye kyo.n na garq-e-dariyaa

na kabhii janaazaa uThataa na kahii.n mazaar hotaa

ye masaa_il-e-tasavvuf ye teraa bayaan ‘Ghalib’

tujhe ham valii samajahate jo na baadaaKhvaar hotaa