diyaa hai dil agar us ko, bashar hai kyaa kahiye
huaa raqiib to ho, naamaabar hai, kyaa kahiye
ye zid, ki aaj na aave aur aaye bin na rahe
qazaa se shikavaa hame kis qadar hai, kyaa kahiye
rahe hai yuu. gah-o-begah ke kuu-e-dost ko ab
agar na kahiye ki dushman kaa ghar hai, kyaa kahiye
zih-e-karishma ke yuu.n de rakhaa hai hamako fareb
ki bin kahe hii unhe sab Khabar hai, kyaa kahiye
samajh ke karate hain baazaar me vo pursish-e-haal
ki ye kahe ki sar-e-rahaguzar hai, kyaa kahiye
tumhe nahii hai sar-e-rishtaa-e-vafaa kaa Khayaal
hamaare haath me kuchh hai, magar hai kyaa kahiye
unhe savaal pe zaom-e-junuu.n hai, kyuu ladiye
hame javaab se qata-e-nazar hai, kyaa kahiye
hasad sazaa-e-kamaal-e-suKhan hai, kyaa kiije
sitam, bahaa-e-mataa-e-hunar hai, kyaa kahiye
kahaa hai kisane ki "Ghalib" buraa nahii lekin
sivaay iske ki aashuftaa-sar hai kyaa kahiye
[aashuftaa_sar=mentally deranged/sar-phiraa]
huaa raqiib to ho, naamaabar hai, kyaa kahiye
ye zid, ki aaj na aave aur aaye bin na rahe
qazaa se shikavaa hame kis qadar hai, kyaa kahiye
rahe hai yuu. gah-o-begah ke kuu-e-dost ko ab
agar na kahiye ki dushman kaa ghar hai, kyaa kahiye
zih-e-karishma ke yuu.n de rakhaa hai hamako fareb
ki bin kahe hii unhe sab Khabar hai, kyaa kahiye
samajh ke karate hain baazaar me vo pursish-e-haal
ki ye kahe ki sar-e-rahaguzar hai, kyaa kahiye
tumhe nahii hai sar-e-rishtaa-e-vafaa kaa Khayaal
hamaare haath me kuchh hai, magar hai kyaa kahiye
unhe savaal pe zaom-e-junuu.n hai, kyuu ladiye
hame javaab se qata-e-nazar hai, kyaa kahiye
hasad sazaa-e-kamaal-e-suKhan hai, kyaa kiije
sitam, bahaa-e-mataa-e-hunar hai, kyaa kahiye
kahaa hai kisane ki "Ghalib" buraa nahii lekin
sivaay iske ki aashuftaa-sar hai kyaa kahiye
[aashuftaa_sar=mentally deranged/sar-phiraa]