na the shair hi kuchh bade ghaalib
dil-lagi mein bhi khub the ghaalib

khub hanste hansate rahte the
badi pur-lutf baat kahte the

aam un ko pasand the behad
yani rasiya the aam ke behad

khud bhi bazar se mangate the
dost bhi aam un ko bhijwate

phir bhi aamon se ji na bharta tha
aam ka shauq un ko itna tha

un ke qisse tumhein sunaen hum
un ki baaton se kuchh hansaen hum

ek mahfil mein wo bhi baithe the
log aamon ka zikr karte the

aam aisa ho aam waisa ho
puchha ghaalib se aam kaisa ho

bole ghaalib ki puchhte ho agar
sirf do khubiyon pe rakhiye nazar

baat pahli ye hai ki mitha ho
dusri baat ye bahut sa ho

ek din dost un ke ghar aae
aam ghaalib ne the bahut khae

samne ghar ke the pade chhilke
us gali mein se kuchh gadhe guzre

un gadhon ne na chhilke wo khae
sungh kar un ko badh gae aage

dost ne jab ye majra dekha
socha ghaalib ko ab hai samjhana

dost bole hai shai buri si aam
dekho khate nahin gadhe bhi aam

hans ke ghaalib ye dost se bole
ji han be-shak gadhe nahin khate

baadshah kar rahe the sair-e-bagh
khush tha aamon se un ka qalb-o-dimagh

baadshah ke the sath ghaalib bhi
dalte the nazar wo lalchai

ji mein ye tha ki khub khaen aam
baadshah se jo aaj paen aam

ghurte the jo ghaalib aamon ko
baadshah bole ghurte kya ho

baadshah se ye bole wo hans kar
muhr hoti hai dane dane par

dekhta hun yun ghur kar main aam
shayad un par likha ho mera nam

maqsad un ka jo baadshah pae
phir bahut aam un ko bhijwae