Har yaad ko youn zakham banatay nahin dil ka,

Har yaad ko youn zakham banatay nahin dil ka,
har teer ko paivest rug-e-jaan nahin kertay,

Yeh masla ab ahal-e-mohabbat ka hai apna,
Mertay hain tou kuch aap pah ahsaan nahin kertay,

Khat layain na layain tera hum naama bron ko,
Bus daikhtay rehtay hain paraishan nahin kartay,

Aisay bhi tou rakhtay nahin khanjar peh gulo ko,
Itna bhi tou qatil ko pashaiman nahin kartay,

Kub shamain jalata hai shab-e-mah main koi,
Tu aya tou ham ghar main charaghan nahin kartay,

Logon ko guman tuk nahin hota hay junoon ka,
Hum dil ki tarah chaak-e-garaiban nahin kertay,

Hum tu chalay aatay hain yaaro dar-e-janan,
Ghalib ki tarah minnat-e-darban nahin kertay