ab firaq-o-visal bar hue
umr guzri hai be-qarar hue

is ki be-e'tibariyon ke tufail
kitne hi gul yahan pe khar hue

khwab do ek hi bache zinda
qatl baqi to be-shumar hue

kyun raha ghairiyat ka sa ehsas
jab bhi hum us se kam kanar hue

mere us ke muamle ab to
sare aalam pe aashkar hue

kuchh nai ye malamaten to nahin
aise tane to bar bar hue

jurm kya hai pata nahin ab tak
han magar roz sangsar hue

kitne hi trahdar hum jaise
is kharabe mein khaksar hue

kis qadar mubtala the hum khud mein
khud se nikle to be-kanar hue

'mir'-o-'ghaalib' ki khak-e-pa ke tufail
hum bhi kis darja aab-dar hue