NuktaachiiN hai Gam-e-dil us ko sunaaye na bane

NuktaachiiN hai Gam-e-dil us ko sunaaye na bane 
kyaa bane baat jahaaN baat banaaye na bane 

main bulaataa to huuN us ko magar ae jazbaa-e-dil 
us pe ban jaaye kuchh aisii ki bin aaye na bane 

khel samajhaa hai kahiin chhoD na de, bhuul na jaaye 
kaash yuuN bhii ho ki bin mere sataaye na bane 

Gair phirataa hai lie yuuN tere Khat ko ki agar 
koii puuchhe ki ye kyaa hai to chhupaaye na bane 

is nazaakat kaa buraa ho vo bhale hain to kyaa 
haath aayen to unhen haath lagaaye na bane 

kah sake kaun ki ye jalvaagarii kisakii hai 
pardaa chhoDaa hai vo usane ki uThaaye na bane 

maut kii raah na dekhuuN ki bin aaye na rahe 
tum ko chaahuuN ki na aao to bulaaye na bane 

bojh wo sar pe giraa hai ki uThaaye na uThe 
kaam vo aan paDaa hai ki banaaye na bane 

ishq par zor nahiin, hai ye vo aatish 'Ghalib' 
ki lagaaye na lage aur bujhaaye na bane