kitni manus-nigahi ke fusun chaunk pade
us ne begana adai se jab irshad kiya

un ki nazron mein hamin jaur ke qabil thahre
chahne walon ko hi kushta-e-bedad kiya

yaad ek tute ta'alluq ki dilane ke liye
bhuli-bisri hui yaadon ne hamein yaad kiya

dil bhi kya shokh-tabiat hai ki sapnon ka nagar
abhi basne bhi na paya tha ki barbaad kiya

ghut ke marne ke saliqe bhi sikhae hote
dil-figaron ko asiri se to aazad kiya

hum ne to ghar mein bhi dekhi na sukun ki surat
'ghaalib'-e-khasta ne kyon dasht mein ghar yaad kiya

kaisi uftad padi shahr-e-tamanna pe 'rishi'
jis ne aabaad kiya us ne hi barbaad kiya