Aah KO chaahiye ik 'umr asar hone tak

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