hazaaroN KHwahishaiN 'eisee ke har KHwahish pe dam nikle
        bohot  nikle  mere  armaaN  lekin  fir  bhee  kam  nikle

     Dare   kyooN  mera  qaatil  kya   rahega  uskee gardan   par
        wo KHooN, jo chashm-e-tar se 'umr bhar yooN dam_ba_dam nikle

     nikalna KHuld se aadam ka sunte aayaiN haiN lekin
        bohot  be_aabru hokar tere  kooche  se  ham nikle

     bharam  khul  jaaye zaalim  tere  qaamat ki daraazee ka
        agar  is turra-e-pur_pech-o-KHam  ka  pech-o-KHam nikle

     magar likhwaaye  koee usko KHat, to hamse likhawaaye
        huee subah aur ghar  se kaan par rakhkar qalam nikle

     huee is  daur meiN mansoob  mujhse baada_aashaamee
        fir aaya wo zamaana, jo jahaaN se jaam-e-jam nikle

     huee jinse  tavaqqo KHastagee  kee daad paane kee
        wo hamse bhee ziyaada KHasta-e-teGH-e-sitam nikle

     mohabbat meiN naheeN  hai farq jeene aur  marne kaa
        usee ko dekh kar jeete haiN jis kaafir pe dam nikle

     zara kar  jor  seene  par  ki  teer-e-pursitam  nikle
        jo wo  nikle to dil  nikle, jo dil nikle to dam nikle

     KHuda  ke  waaste  parda  na  kaabe  se  uThaa zaalim
        kaheeN 'eisa na ho yaaN bhee wohee kaafir sanam nikle

     kahaaN maiKHaane ka darwaaza 'GHalib' aur kahaaN waaiz
        par itana  jaante haiN  kal wo jaata tha ke ham  nikle



-Mirza Ghalib