aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
ishq ne 'ġhālib' nikammā kar diyā
varna ham bhī aadmī the kaam ke
Ghalib, a worthless person, this love has made of me
otherwise a man of substance I once used to be
ishq ne 'ghaalib' nikamma kar diya
warna hum bhi aadmi the kaam ke
kaifiyyat-e-chashm us kī mujhe yaad hai 'saudā'
sāġhar ko mire haath se liijo ki chalā maiñ
kaifiyyat-e-chashm us ki mujhe yaad hai 'sauda'
saghar ko mere hath se lijo ki chala main
kabhī kisī ko mukammal jahāñ nahīñ miltā
kahīñ zamīn kahīñ āsmāñ nahīñ miltā
kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahan nahin milta
kahin zamin kahin aasman nahin milta
ik baar us ne mujh ko dekhā thā muskurā kar
itnī to hai haqīqat baaqī kahāniyāñ haiñ
ek bar us ne mujh ko dekha tha muskura kar
itni to hai haqiqat baqi kahaniyan hain
ghar se nikal kar jaatā huuñ maiñ roz kahāñ
ik din apnā pīchhā kar ke dekhā jaa.e
ghar se nikal kar jata hun main roz kahan
ek din apna pichha kar ke dekha jae
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