**Ye na thi hamari qismat ke visal e yar hota,
Agar aur jeete rehte, yehi intezar hota !
Tere vaade pe jiye hum, to ye jan jhoot jana,
Ke khushi se mar na jatay agar eitebar hota !
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Teri nazuki se jana ke bandha tha ehd buoda,
Kabhi tu na tor sakta, agar astawaar hota !
Ye kahan ki dosti hai, ke bane hain dost naasih,
Koi chara saaz hota, koi gham gusaar hota !
Kahon kis se main ke kia hai, shab e gham buri bala hai,
Mujhe kia bura tha marna, agar eitebar hota !
Hoye mar ke hum jo ruswa, hoye kyon na gharq e darya,
Na kabhi janaza uthta, na kaheen mazaar hota !
Ye masa’il e tasawwuf, ye tera bayan Ghalib,
Tujhe hum wali samajhte jo na bada khuwar hota !**
