Quasid ke aate aate khat ek aur likh rakhun, <br /> main jaanta hoon jo wo likhenge jawaab mein .. <br />Kab se hoon kya bataun ..jahaan-e-kharaab mein .. <br /> Kab se hoon kya bataun...jahaan-e-kharaab mein .. <br /> shab haaye hijr ko bhi rakhun gar hisaab mein.... <br /> <br /> mujh tak kab unki bazm mein ... aata tha daur-e-jaam. <br /> mujh tak kab unki bazm mein ... aata tha daur-e-jaam, <br /> saaqi ne kuchh mila na diya ho sharaab mein .... <br /> <br /> <br /> ta-fir na intezaar mein neend aaye umra bhar ... <br /> ta-fir na intezaar mein neend aaye umra bhar ... <br /> aane ka ahad kar gaye aaye jo khwaab mein .. <br /> <br /> Ghalib chhuti sharaab... par ab bhi kabhi kabhi <br /> Ghalib chhuti sharaab ... par ab bhi kabhi kabhi ... <br />peeta hoon roz-e-abr-o-shab-e-maahtaab mein . .(Tanhaiii)
