dil se taat teri nahin hoti
hum se ab bandagi nahin hoti

aisi kuchh be-dili si 'ghaalib' hai
ki teri yaad bhi nahin hoti

dil na jab tak ho ek shoala-e-ishq
zindagi zindagi nahin hoti

haif wo jas se shiddat-e-gham mein
khwahish-e-marg bhi nahin hoti

ras aati nahin koi tadbir
yas-e-jawed bhi nahin hoti

zabt-e-gham bhi muhaal hai hum se
aur fariyaad bhi nahin hoti

dil-parasti khuda-parasti hai
khud-parasti khudi nahin hoti

al-hazar tishnagi-e-ishq 'jigar'
hae taskin hi nahin hoti