ishq mein koi hamsari karta
hum ko ilzam se bari karta

ek botal mein wo sama jati
us ko jadu se main pari karta

chhed masum si chala karti
wo bhi hans hans ke dilbari karta

us ne jangal jala diye lekin
shakh ek ped ki hari karta

chand aata jo roz aangan mein
sath mere sukhan wari karta

shairi hum pe chhod deni thi
mirza 'ghaalib' sipah-gari karta

ek din tujh ko dub jaana tha
jo bhi karta tu sarsari karta

khak hota wo sar-bulandi mein
paemali mein sarwari karta

sher kahta nahin agar main bhi
khirqa pahne qalandari karta

wo jawani 'ayaz' aisi thi
baat main bhi khari khari karta