baaton baaton mein bade hi pyar se chhidka namak
zakhm dushman ki ata ahbab ka tohfa namak

mausam-e-gham mein sada hota raha paida namak
jazr-o-mad dil mein uthe aur aankh se barsa namak

zabt jab bhi tutne ki had talak badhne laga
halq mein gole ki surat barha atka namak

bhul baithe hain namak ka pas rakhna log ab
jis taraf bhi dekhiye hai us taraf bikhra namak

hum na kahte the munafiq se na kariye dosti
kar diya aakhir ko us ne aap ka ruswa namak

khud pe jab biti to 'ghaalib' ka kaha yaad aa gaya
zakhm se girta to main palkon se chunta tha namak