aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak

aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak

kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak
daam har mauj me.n hai halqaa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahang
dekhe.n kyaa guzare hai qatare pe gauhar hone tak
aashiqii sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab
dil kaa kyaa rang karuu.N Khuun-e-jigar hone tak
ham ne maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin
Khaak ho jaaye.nge ham tum ko Khabar hone tak
partav-e-Khuur se hai shabanam ko fanaa kii taaliim
mai.n bhii huu.N ek inaayat kii nazar hone tak
yak_nazar besh nahii.n fursat-e-hastii Gaafil
garmii-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak
Gam-e-hastii kaa 'Asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
shammaa har rang me.n jalatii hai sahar hone tak

baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage

baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage
hotaa hai shab-o-roz tamaashaa mere aage
ik khel hai aurang-e-sulemaaN mere nazadiik
ik baat hai ejaaz-e-masiihaa mere aage
juz naam nahiin suurat-e-aalam mujhe manzuur
juz vaham nahiin hastii-e-ashiyaa mere aage
hotaa hai nihaaN gard me.n seharaa mere hote
ghisataa hai jabii.n Khaak pe dariyaa mere aage
mat puuchh ke kyaa haal hai meraa tere piichhe
tuu dekh ke kyaa rang hai teraa mere aage

sach kahate ho Khud_biin-o-Khud_aaraa huu.N na kyoN huuN

baiThaa hai but-e-aa_iinaa siimaa mere aage
phir dekhiye andaaz-e-gul_afshaanii-e-guftaar
rakh de ko_ii paimaanaa-e-sahabaa mere aage
nafrat ka gumaaN guzare hai main rashk se guzaraa
kyoN kar kahuuN lo naam naa us kaa mere aage
imaaN mujhe roke hai jo khiinche hai mujhe kufr
kaabaa mere piichhe hai kaliisaa mere aage
aashiq huuN pe maashuuq_farebii hai mera kaam
majanuuN ko buraa kahatii hai lailaa mere aage
Khush hote hain par vasl men yuuN mar nahiin jaate
aa_ii shab-e-hijaraaN kii tamannaa mere aage
hai mauj_zan ik qulzum-e-KhuuN kaash! yahii ho
aataa hai abhii dekhiye kyaa-kyaa mere aage
go haath ko jumbish nahii.n aa.Nkho.n me.n to dam hai
rahane do abhii saaGar-o-miinaa mere aage
ham_peshaa-o-ham_masharab-o-ham_raaz hai meraa
'Ghalib' ko buraa kyoN kaho achchhaa mere aage