aaina kyun na dun ki tamasha kahen jise
aisa kahan se laun ki tujh sa kahen jise

hasrat ne la rakha teri bazm-e-khayal mein
gul-dasta-e-nigah suwaida kahen jise

phunka hai kis ne gosh-e-mohabbat mein ai khuda
afsun-e-intizar tamanna kahen jise

sar par hujum-e-dard-e-gharibi se daliye
wo ek musht-e-khak ki sahra kahen jise

hai chashm-e-tar mein hasrat-e-didar se nihan
shauq-e-inan gusekhta dariya kahen jise

darkar hai shaguftan-e-gul-ha-e-aish ko
subh-e-bahaar pumba-e-mina kahen jise

'ghaalib' bura na man jo waiz bura kahe
aisa bhi koi hai ki sab achchha kahen jise

ya rab hamein to khwab mein bhi mat dikhaiyo
ye mahshar-e-khayal ki duniya kahen jise

hai intizar se sharar aabaad rustakhez
mizhgan-e-koh-kan rag-e-khara kahen jise

kis fursat-e-visal pe hai gul ko andalib
zakhm-e-firaq khanda-e-be-ja kahen jise