Daayem paRaa hua tere dar par nahi huN maiN

Daayem paRaa hua tere dar par nahi huN maiN

khak aisi zindagi pe K pat-thar nahi huN maiN

Kyun gardish-E-mudam se ghabra na jaye dil

Insan huN! pyala-O-saghar nahi huN maiN

Yarab zamana mujh ko miTata hai kis liye

Lauh-E-jahan pe harf-E-mukarrar nahi huN maiN

Had chahiye saza mein uqoobat k waaste

Akhir gunaahgar hun, kafir nahi huN maiN

Kis waaste azeez nahiN jaante mujhe

Lal-O-zumurrud-O-zar-O-gauhar nahi huN maiN

Rakhte ho tum qadam meri ankhoN se kyun daregh

Rutbe mein mahr-O-mah se kamtar nahi huN maiN

Karte ho mujhko man’a-E-qadambos kis liye

Kya asman k bhi barabar nahi huN maiN

‘Ghalib’ wazifakhwar ho, do shaah ko dua

Wo din gaye K kahte the naukar nahi huN maiN

(Mirza Ghalib)