garm rakkhe hai abhi tak bhi rukh-e-yar ki aanch
wo dahakti hui surat lab-o-rukhsar ki aanch

pet ki aag hi kya kam thi jalane ke liye
ghar ke ghar rakh kiye deti hai bazar ki aanch

pahle aati thi saba le ke gulon ki khushbu
ab to sahra ko jala deti hai gulzar ki aanch

garm-joshi ke bhulawe mein agar aa bhi gae
thaharne hi nahin degi kisi diwar ki aanch

waqt se bhi na bujhi hai ye wo aatish 'ghaalib'
ruh ko aaj bhi garmae hai ashaar ki aanch

shahr jal jate hain is aanch mein dhime dhime
aur mahsus nahin hoti hai akhbar ki aanch

ye jo ehsas hai duri ko mita deta hai
hum ko is par laga karti hai us par ki aanch