Aah KO chaahiye ik 'umr asar hone tak

Kaun jeeta hai teree zulf ke SAR hone tak?

Daam har mauj meiN hai halqa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahaNg
DekhaiN kya guzre hai qatre pe guhar hone tak

Aashiqee sabr talab aur tamanna betaab
Dil ka kya rang karooN KHoon-e-jigar hone tak?

Ham ne maana ke taGHaful Na karoge, lekin
KHaak ho jaayeNge ham tumko KHabar hone tak

Partav-e-khur se hai shabnam KO fana'a ki taaleem
MaiN bhee hooN ik inaayat ki nazar hone tak

Yak_nazar besh naheeN fursat-e-hastee GHaafil
Garmi-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak

GHam-e-hastee ka 'Asad' kis'se ho juz marg ilaaz
Shamma'a har rang meiN jaltee hai sahar hone tak

AA, ki meree jaan ko qaraar naheeN hai
Taaqat-e-bedaad-e-intazaar naheeN hai

Dete haiN jannat hayaat-e-dahar ke badle
Nashsha ba_andaaza-e-KHummaar naheeN hai

Giriya nikaale hai teree bazm se mujh KO
Haay! ki roone pe iKHtiyaar naheeN hai

Hamse 'abas hai gumaan-e-ranjish-e-KHaatir
KHaak meiN ushshaaq kee GHubaar naheeN hai

Dil se uThaa lutf-e-jalva haay ma'anee
GHair-e-gul aainaa-e-bahaar naheeN hai

Qatl ka mere kiya hai 'ahad to baare
Waae! Akhar 'ahad ustuwaar naheeN hai

Toone qasam mai_kashee kee khaaee hai 'GHalib'
Teree qasam ka kuchch 'eitbaar naheeN hai