khatkhatata hai dar-e-dil ki bhala zanjir kaun
de raha hai mere khwabon ko nai tabir kaun

meri aankhon ke hawale se mere rukhsar par
likh gaya kajal se apne dard ki tahrir kaun

jis ko pane ke liye mar mar ke jite hain sabhi
qabr tak le kar gaya duniya ki wo jagir kaun

jab khuda ne hi nahin likkha use mere liye
us ko duniya mein bana deta meri taqdir kaun

wo jo kahte the mohabbat nafraton ka hai jawab
un labon par rakh gaya nafrat bujhi shamshir kaun

ye zamin sabza ye pani aasman shams-o-qamar
kaun hai in ka musawwir hai pas-e-taswir kaun

mujh ko bakhsha hai khuda ne jab ye ghazlon ka hunar
mere fan ki phir ghataega bhala tauqir kaun

falsafa 'ghaalib' ke jaisa kaun likkhega 'hina'
bhar sakega shairi mein phir se rang-e-'mir' kaun