ho kaise na hum donon ka andaz-e-bayan aur
hai meri zaban aur farangi ki zaban aur

chaho ki na aae jo mere lab pe fughan aur
maro na wahin chot ki hai dard-e-jahan aur

ya-rab but-e-khush-fam se apni nahin banti
de jild use aur jo de mujh ko na jaan aur

tu sab ka khuda hai to mujhe itna bata de
ye kaisi khudai hai yahan aur wahan aur

in shoalon se to jal na saka mera nasheman
ab dekhiye kya karti hai ye barq-e-tapan aur

ek ghunt pe mabni hai tere rind ki duniya
is jam mein bas itni si ai pir-e-mughan aur

shaidai hun 'ghaalib' ka mujhe kahte hain 'betab'
juz is ke nahin koi mera nam-o-nishan aur