aise chup rah ke faeda kya hai
kuchh to kahiye ki majra kya hai

un se shikwa hai kya gila kya hai
jo nahin jaante wafa kya hai

jab na arman na aarzu koi
dil bacha bhi to phir bacha kya hai

ab to aankhon mein aa gae aansu
ab kisi se dhaka-chhupa kya hai

kis ki manzil hai is kharabe mein
dil-e-nadan tu dhundhta kya hai

aaina dekh lo bata dega
sach hai kitna mughaalta kya hai

ek chehra hai aankh mein har-dam
dil se puchhen moamla kya hai

ye bhi 'ghaalib' ka faiz hai 'kawish'
main ne jo kuchh kaha kaha kya hai