Dil mera soze nihan se bai muha jal gaya
Atashe khamosh kai manind goya jal gayaDil mein zauqe wasle yar tak baqi nahin
Aag as ghar mein aisee lagi ki jo tha jal gayaMein adam se bhi parey hon’ warna gafil!barha
Meiri aah astin se bal anqa jal gayaArz kijiai jo har andaishah ki garmi kahan
Kuch khayal aya tha wahshat ka ki sahra jal gayaDil nahin tugh ko dikhata warnah dagon ki bahar
Is chiragan ka, karon kya, farma jal gayaMein hon aur afsurdagi ki arzo Ghalib! Ki dil
Daikh kar tarze tapake ahle dunia jal gaya
Dil mera soze nihan se bai muha jal gaya Diwan-e-Ghalib
