dil ko taza malal kaise ho
gham se rishta bahaal kaise ho

is se pahle ki wo na pahchane
kar diya hai sawal kaise ho

ham-safar tu nahin to duniya mein
gardish-e-mah-o-sal kaise ho

yaad khud hi bani ho nashtar jab
zakhm ka indimal kaise ho

aap ka jab gila nahin mitta
phir talluq bahaal kaise ho

hans ke tum guftugu nahin karte
phir sukhan mein kamal kaise ho

'mir'-o-'ghaalib' hain pasban us ke
phir ghazal ko zawal kaise ho