hisab-e-umr karo ya hisab-e-jam karo
ba-qadr-e-zarf shab-e-gham ka ehtimam karo
agar zara bhi rivayat ki pasdari hai
ḳhirad ke daur men rasm-e-junun ko aam karo
ḳhuda gavah faqiron ka tajraba ye hai
jahan ho sub.h tumhari vahan na shaam karo
na rind o shaiḳh na mulla na mohtasib na faqih
ye mai-kada hai yahan sab ko shad-kam karo
vahi hai tesha bayaban vahi hai daar vahi
jo ho sake to zamane men tum bhi naam karo
ḳhiram-e-yar ki aahaT si dil se aati hai
sarishk-e-ḳhun se charaghan ka ehtimam karo
asir-e-zulf hamin ik nahin hain ‘mir’ bhi the
magar ab uTh ke do-alam ko zer-e-dam karo
‘arrib’ dekho na itrao chand sheron par
ghazal vo fan hai ki ‘ghalib’ ko tum salam karo
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