ab ke bazar mein ye turfa tamasha dekha
bechne nikle to yusuf ka kharidar na tha

dosto rasm-e-mohabbat pe ye kya bait gai
shahr-e-yaran mein koi shakhs sar-e-dar na tha

aur bhi log the taufiq-e-wafa rakhte the
ek main hi to tere gham ka saza-war na tha

dil ke kahne pe laga li hai wafa ki tohmat
warna jina to mujhe bais-e-azar na tha

maslahat-kesh bane baithe hain sab ahl-e-wafa
itna ruswa to kabhi ishq ka pindar na tha

tujh ko chaha to kisi aur ko chaha na gaya
main to fankar tha 'ghaalib' ka taraf-dar na tha