Koi umid bar nhi aati
koi ummeed bar naheen aatee
koee soorat nazar naheen aatee
maut ka ek din mu’ayyan hai
neehd kyon raat bhar naheeh aatee?
aage aatee thee haal-e-dil pe hansee
ab kisee baat par naheen aatee
jaanta hoon sawaab-e-taa’at-o-zahad
par tabeeyat idhar naheen aatee
hai kuchch ‘eisee hee baat jo chup hoon
warna kya baat kar naheen aatee?
kyon na cheekhoon ki yaad karate hain
Meri awaaz gar nahin aati.
daagh-e-dil gar nazar naheen aata
boo bhee ‘ei chaaraagar ! naheen aatee
ham wahaan hain jahaan se hamko bhee
kuchch hamaaree khabar naheen aatee
marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki
maut aatee hai par naheen aatee
kaaba’a kis munh se jaaoge ‘Ghalib’
sharm tumko magar naheen aatee
koee soorat nazar naheen aatee
maut ka ek din mu’ayyan hai
neehd kyon raat bhar naheeh aatee?
aage aatee thee haal-e-dil pe hansee
ab kisee baat par naheen aatee
jaanta hoon sawaab-e-taa’at-o-zahad
par tabeeyat idhar naheen aatee
hai kuchch ‘eisee hee baat jo chup hoon
warna kya baat kar naheen aatee?
kyon na cheekhoon ki yaad karate hain
Meri awaaz gar nahin aati.
daagh-e-dil gar nazar naheen aata
boo bhee ‘ei chaaraagar ! naheen aatee
ham wahaan hain jahaan se hamko bhee
kuchch hamaaree khabar naheen aatee
marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki
maut aatee hai par naheen aatee
kaaba’a kis munh se jaaoge ‘Ghalib’
sharm tumko magar naheen aatee