na fasle ko na rakht-e-safar ko dekhte hain
ajib ranj se diwar-o-dar ko dekhte hain

na jaane kis ke bichhadne ka khauf hai un ko
jo roz ghar se nikal kar shajar ko dekhte hain

ye roz-o-shab hain ibarat usi tawazun se
kabhi hunar ko kabhi apne ghar ko dekhte hain

tu is qadar bhi tawajjoh pe khush-guman na ho
tujhe nahin teri tab-e-nazar ko dekhte hain

firaq hum ko mayassar bhi hai pasand bhi hai
pe kya karen ki teri chashm-e-tar ko dekhte hain

hum ahl-e-hirs-o-hawas tujh se be-niyaz kahan
dua ke baad dua ke asar ko dekhte hain

ye be-sabab nahin sauda khala-nawardi ka
musafiran-e-adam rahguzar ko dekhte hain

wo jis taraf ho nazar us taraf nahin uthti
wo ja chuke to musalsal udhar ko dekhte hain

hamein bhi apna muqallid shumar kar 'ghaalib'
ki hum bhi rashk se tere hunar ko dekhte hain