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!