baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage
hotaa hai shab-o-roz tamaashaa mere aage
ik khel hai aurang-e-sulemaan mere nazadiik
ik baat hai ejaaz-e-masiihaa mere aage
juz naam nahii.n suurat-e-aalam mujhe manzuur
juz vaham nahii.n hastii-e-ashiyaa mere aage
hotaa hai nihaan gard mein seharaa mere hote
ghisataa hai jabiin khaak pe dariyaa mere aage
mat puuchh ke kyaa haal hai meraa tere piichhe
tuu dekh ke kyaa rang hai teraa mere aage
sach kahate ho Khudbiin-o-Khudaaraa huun na kyon hoon
baithaa hai but-e-aaiinaa siimaa mere aage
phir dekhiye andaaz-e-gulafshaanii-e-guftaar
rakh de koii paimaanaa-e-sahabaa mere aage
nafrat ka gumaan guzre hai main rashk se guzaraa
kyon kar kahoon lo naam naa us kaa mere aage
imaan mujhe roke hai jo khiinche hai mujhe kufr
kaabaa mere piichhe hai kaliisaa mere aage
aashiq hoon pe maashuuqfarebii hai mera kaam
majnuun ko buraa kahatii hai lailaa mere aage
Khush hote hain par vasl mein yuun mar nahiin jaate
aaii shab-e-hijaraan kii tamannaa mere aage
hai maujzan ik qulzum-e-Khuun kaash! yahii ho
aataa hai abhii dekhiye kyaa-kyaa mere aage
go haath ko jumbish nahiin aankhon mein to dam hai
rahane do abhii saaghar-o-miinaa mere aage
hampeshaa-o-hammasharab-o-hamraaz hai meraa
‘Ghalib’ ko buraa kyon kaho achchhaa mere aage
Asadullah Khan Ghalib “Mirza Ghalib”