hui takhir to kuch bais-e-takhir bhi tha

hui takhir to kuch bais-e-takhir bhi tha
ap ate the magar koi inangir na tha

tum se beja hai mujhe apni tabahi ka gila
us main kuch shaib-e-khubi-e-taqdir bhi tha

tu mujhe bhul gaya ho to pata batla dun
kabhi fitrak main tere koi nakhchir bhi tha

qaid main hai tere wahshi ko wahi zulf ki yad
han kuch ek ranj-e-garanbari-e-zanjir bhi tha

bijli kaund gai ankhon k age, to kya
bat karte, k main lab tashna-e-taqrir bhi tha

yusuf us ko kahun aur kuch na kahe, khair hui
gar bigar baithe to main layaq-e-ta'zir bhi tha

dekh kar gair ko kyun ho na kaleja thanda
nala karta tha wale talib-e-tasir bhi tha

peshe main aib nahin, rakhiye na farhad ko nam
ham hi ashufta-saron main wo jawan 'Meer' bhi tha

ham the marne ko khare pas na aya na sahi
akhir us shaukh k tarkash main koi tir bhi tha

pakre jate hain farishton k likhe par nahak
admi koi hamara dam-e-tahrir bhi tha

rekhta k tumhin ustad nahin ho "Ghalib"
kahte hain agle zamane main koi 'meer' bhi tha