baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage

baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage

hotaa hai shab-o-roz tamaashaa mere aage

ik khel hai aurang-e-sulemaan mere nazadiik

ik baat hai ejaaz-e-masiihaa mere aage

juz naam nahiin suurat-e-aalam mujhe manzuur

juz vaham nahiin hastii-e-ashiyaa mere aage

hotaa hai nihaaN gard men seharaa mere hote

ghisataa hai jabiin Khaak pe dariyaa mere aage

mat puuchh ke kyaa haal hai meraa tere piichhe

tuu dekh ke kyaa rang hai teraa mere aage

sach kahate ho Khudbiin-o-Khudaaraa huuN na kyoN huuN

baiThaa hai but-e-aaiinaa siimaa mere aage

phir dekhiye andaaz-e-gulafshaanii-e-guftaar

rakh de koii paimaanaa-e-sahabaa mere aage

nafrat ka gumaaN guzare hai main rashk se guzaraa

kyoN kar kahuuN lo naam naa us kaa mere aage

imaaN mujhe roke hai jo khiinche hai mujhe kufr

kaabaa mere piichhe hai kaliisaa mere aage

aashiq huuN pe maashuuqfarebii hai mera kaam

majanuuN ko buraa kahatii hai lailaa mere aage

Khush hote hain par vasl men yuuN mar nahiin jaate

aaii shab-e-hijaraaN kii tamannaa mere aage

hai maujzan ik qulzum-e-KhuuN kaash! yahii ho

aataa hai abhii dekhiye kyaa-kyaa mere aage

go haath ko jumbish nahiin aaNkhon men to dam hai

rahane do abhii saaGar-o-miinaa mere aage

hampeshaa-o-hammasharab-o-hamraaz hai meraa

'Ghalib' ko buraa kyoN kaho achchhaa mere aage