dil mera soz-e-nihan se bemuhaba jal gaya

atish-e-khamosh k manind goya jal gaya

dil mein zauq-e-wasl-o-yad-e-yar tak baki nahi

ag is ghar mein lagi aisi k jo tha jal gaya

main adam se bhi pare hun warna gafil! barha

meri ah-e-atshin se bal-e-anqa jal gaya

arz kije jauhar-e-andesha ki garmi kahan

kuch khayal aya tha wehshat ka k sehra jal gaya

dil nahi, tujh ko dikhta warna dagon ki bahar

is charagan ka, karun kya, karfarma jal gaya

main hun aur afsurdagi ki arazu ‘Ghalib’! k dil

dekh kar tarz-e-tapak-e-ahl-e-duniya jal gaya