kab kahan hum ne ki meamar-e-ghazal hum bhi hain
han sambhaale hue minar-e-ghazal hum bhi hain

'ghaalib'-o-'mir' shahanshah-e-sukhan hain lekin
apne khitte mein zamindar-e-ghazal hum bhi hain

hum ne bhi khun-e-jigar de ke sanwara hai ise
sahibo ghaza-e-rukhsar-e-ghazal hum bhi hain

hum samajhte hain ghazal kaise kahi jati hai
waqif-e-azmat-o-mear-e-ghazal hum bhi hain

us ke daman pe kai dagh lage hain hum se
sach to ye hai ki gunahgar-e-ghazal hum bhi hain

hum ko fan aata hai lafzon ki masihai ka
aur sabab ye hai ki bimar-e-ghazal hum bhi hain

tajiran-e-sukhan-o-sher pe kya tanz karen
khitta-e-raunaq-e-bazar-e-ghazal hum bhi hain

apna bhi zikr hai arbab-e-sukhan mein 'wasif'
ye bahut hai ki parastar-e-ghazal hum bhi hain