Aakhir is dard kee dawa kya hai

 Dil-e-Naadaan tujhe huaa kya hai ?

  Aakhir is dard  kee dawa kya hai

ham hain mushtaaq aur woh bezaar

 Ya ilaahee ! yeh maajra kya  hai ?

Main bhee munh mein zabaan rakhta hoon

kaash !   poocho  ki   "muddaa kya hai" ?

Jab ki tujh bin naheeN  koee maujood

fir ye hangaama, 'ei khuda ! kya hai

Ye  paree chehara log  kaise haiN ?

 GHamza-o-ishwa-o-'adaa   kya  hai ?

Shikan-e-zulf-e-ambaree   kyon hai ?

Nigah-e-chashm-e-soorma sa kya hai ?

 Sabja-o-gul kahaan se aaye hain ? 

 Abr kya cheez hai, hawa kya hai ?

  Hamko unse wafa ki hai ummeed

  jo naheeN jaante wafa kya hai

  "Haan bhala kar tera bhala hoga"

   Aur darvesh kee  sada  kya  hai ?

    

Jaan tum  par nisaar karta  hooN

maiN naheen jaanata duaa kya hai

maine maana ki kuchch naheeN 'GHalib'

muft  haath  aaye  to  bura  kya hai ?