Hain aur bhi duniya mein sukhan-war bahut achchhe

hai bas-ki har ek un ke ishaare mein nishan aur 

karte hain mohabbat to guzarta hai guman aur 

ya-Rab wo na samjhe hain na samjhenge meri baat 

de aur dil un ko jo na de mujh ko zaban aur 

abru se hai kya us nigah-e-naaz ko paiwand 

hai tir muqarrar magar is ki hai kaman aur 

tum shahr mein ho to hamein kya gham jab uthenge 

le aaenge bazar se ja kar dil o jaan aur 

har chand subuk-dast hue but-shikani mein 

hum hain to abhi rah mein hai sang-e-giran aur 

hai khun-e-jigar josh mein dil khol ke rota 

hote jo kai dida-e-khun-naba-fishan aur 

marta hun is aawaz pe har chand sar ud jae 

jallad ko lekin wo kahe jaen ki han aur 

logon ko hai khurshid-e-jahan-tab ka dhoka 

har roz dikhata hun main ek dagh-e-nihan aur 

leta na agar dil tumhein deta koi dam chain 

karta jo na marta koi din aah-o-fughan aur 

pate nahin jab rah to chadh jate hain nale 

rukti hai meri taba to hoti hai rawan aur 

hain aur bhi duniya mein sukhan-war bahut achchhe 

kahte hain ki 'Ghaalib' ka hai andaz-e-bayan aur

-- Asadullah Khan Ghalib (Mirza Ghalib)