Ghaalib

tum jo aa jao aaj dilli mein
KHud ko paoge ajnabi ki tarah

tum phiroge bhaTakte raston mein
ek be-chehra zindagi ki tarah

din hai dast-e-KHasin ki manind
raat hai daman-e-tahi ki tarah

panja-e-zar-gari o zar-giri
aam hai rasm-e-rahzani ki tarah

aaj har mai-kade mein hai kohram
har gali hai teri gali ki tarah

wo zaban jis ka nam hai urdu
uTh na jae kahin KHushi ki tarah

ham-zaban kuchh idhar udhar sae
nazar aaenge aadmi ki tarah

tum the apni shikast ki aawaz
aaj sab chup hain munsifi ki tarah

aa rahi hai nida bahaaron se
ek gumnam raushni ki tarah

is andhere mein ek rupahli lakir
ek aawaz-e-haq nabi ki tarah!