vo jo ik shakhs vahan hai vo yahan kaise ho
hijr par vasl ki halat ka guman kaise ho
be-numu khvab men paivast jaden hain meri
ek gamle men koi nakhl javan kaise ho
tum to alfaz ke nashtar se bhi mar jaate the
ab jo halat hain ai ahl-e-zaban kaise ho
aankh ke pahle kinare pe khada akhiri ashk
ranj ke rahm-o-karam par hai ravan kaise ho
bhav-tav men kami beshi nahin ho sakti
haan magar tujh se kharidar ko naan kaise ho
milte rahte hain mujhe aaj bhi ‘ghalib’ ke khutut
vahi andaz-e-takhatub ki miyan kaise ho
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