kuchh khwab se na khwab ki tabir se hua
duniya ka sara kaam to tadbir se hua

mansab to bas yahan pe muqaddar ki baat hai
wo namwar hua hai to taqdir se hawa

main bandagan-e-dahr ka kab tha bhala harif
mera to sara kaam hi takhir se hua

'ghaalib' ne ye to sach hi kaha tha ki dahr mein
ruswa hua jo apni hi tahrir se hua

haalat ki giraft mein guzri tamam umr
taham na shor kuchh meri zanjir se hua