siyāhī jaise gir jaa.e dam-e-tahrīr kāġhaz par
mirī qismat meñ yuuñ tasvīr hai shab-hā-e-hijrāñ kī
kahūñ kyā garm-joshī mai-kashī meñ sho.ala-rūyāñ kī
ki sham-e-ḳhāna-e-dil ātish-e-mai se farozāñ kī
hamesha mujh ko tiflī meñ bhī mashq-e-terah-rozī thī
siyāhī hai mire ayyām meñ lauh-e-dabistāñ kī
dareġh āh-e-sahar-gah kār-e-bād-e-sub.h kartī hai
ki hotī hai ziyāda sard-mehrī sham.a-rūyāñ kī
mujhe apne junūñ kī be-takalluf parda-dārī thī
va-lekin kyā karūñ aave jo rusvā.ī garebāñ kī
hunar paidā kiyā hai maiñ ne hairat-āzmā.ī meñ
ki jauhar aa.ine kā har palak hai chashm-e-hairāñ kī
ḳhudāyā kis qadar ahl-e-nazar ne ḳhaak chhānī hai
ki haiñ sad-raḳhna juuñ ġhirbāl dīvāreñ gulistāñ kī
huā sharm-e-tahī-dastī se se vo bhī sar-nigūñ āḳhir
bas ai zaḳhm-e-jigar ab dekh le shorish namak-dāñ kī
bayād-e-garmī-e-sohbat ba-rañg-e-sho.ala dahke hai
chhupā.ūñ kyūñki 'ġhālib' sozisheñ dāġh-e-numāyāñ kī
junūñ tohmat-kash-e-taskīñ na ho gar shādmānī kī
namak-pāsh-e-ḳharāsh-e-dil hai lazzat zindagānī kī
kashākash-hā-e-hastī se kare kyā sa.i-e-āzādī
hui zanjīr-e-mauj-e-āb ko fursat ravānī kī
na khīñch ai sa.ī-e-dast-e-nā-rasā zulf-e-tamannā ko
pareshāñ-tar hai mū-e-ḳhāma se tadbīr maanī kī
kahāñ ham bhī rag-o-pai rakhte haiñ insāf bahattar hai
na khīñche tāqat-e-ḳhamyāza tohmat nā-tavānī kī
takalluf-bartaraf farhād aur itnī subukdastī
ḳhayāl āsāñ thā lekin ḳhvāb-e-ḳhusrav ne girānī kī
pas-az-murdan bhī dīvāna ziyārat-gāh-e-tiflāñ hai
sharār-e-sañg ne turbat pe merī gul-fishānī kī
'asad' ko boriye meñ dhar ke phūñkā mauj-e-hastī ne
faqīrī meñ bhī baaqī hai sharārat naujavānī kī