har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ke to kya hai

har ek baat pe kehte ho tum ke  ‘too kya hai’ ?

tumheeN kaho ke yeh andaaz-e-guftgoo kya hai  ?

na shole meiN yeh karishma na barq meiN yeh ada
koee  batao  ki woh shoKH-e-tund_KHoo  kya  hai ?

yeh rashk  hai ki wo hota hai ham_suKHan tumse

wagarna   KHauf-e-bad_aamozi-e-adoo   kya  hai ?

chipak raha hai badan par lahoo se pairaahan
hamaaree  jeb ko ab  haajat-e-rafoo  kya hai ?

jalaa hai jicm jahaaN dil bhee jal gaya hoga
kuredate  ho jo ab  raakh,  justjoo kya  hai ?

ragoN meiN  dauDte firne  ke ham naheeN qaayal

jab aaNkh hee se na Tapka to fir lahoo kya hai ?

woh cheez jiske liye hamko ho bahisht azeez

siwaay baada-e-gul_faam-e-mushkaboo kya hai ?

piyooN sharaab agar KHum bhee dekh looN do chaar
yeh   sheesha-o-qadah-o-kooza-o-suboo   kya  hai ?

rahee na taaqat-e-guftaar, aur agar ho bhee
to kis ummeed pe  kahiye ke aarzoo  kya hai ?

bana  hai  shaah ka musaahib, fire hai itaraatawagarna shehar meiN ‘GHalib’ kee aabroo kya hai ?