Gham-e-duniya se gar payi bhi fursat sar uthaney ki
Falaq ka dekhna taqreeb tere yaad aane ki
Khulega kis tarah mazmoon mere maqtoob ka yarab
Qasam khayi hai us kafir ne kaghaz ke jalane ki
Kahun kya khoobi-e-auzaag-e-ibnaa-e-zamaan Ghalib
Badi ki usne jis se humne ki thi barhaa neki