kabe mein ja raha to na do tana kya kahen
bhula hun haqq-e-sohbat-e-ahl-e-kunisht ko

taat mein ta rahe na mai-o-angbin ki lag
dozakh mein dal do koi le kar bahisht ko

hun munharif na kyun rah-o-rasm-e-sawab se
tedha laga hai qat qalam-e-sarnawisht ko

'ghaalib' kuchh apni sai se lahna nahin mujhe
khirman jale agar na malakh khae kisht ko