hum khud bhi hue nadim jab harf-e-dua nikla
samjhe the jise patthar wo shakhs khuda nikla

is dasht se ho kar bhi ek sail-e-ana nikla
kuchh barg-e-shajar tute kuchh zor-e-hawa nikla

uljhan ka sulajh jaana ek kham-khayali thi
jab ghaur kiya hum ne ek pech naya nikla

ai fitrat-e-sad mani 'ghaalib' ki ghazal hai tu
jab husn tera parkha pahle se sawa nikla

hum pas bhi jaane se jis shakhs ke darte the
chhu kar jo use dekha mitti ka bana nikla

phulon mein 'hilal' aao ab raqs-e-khizan dekhen
kanton ke nagar mein to har bagh hara nikla