Meer-o-Ghaalib Bane Yagana Bane

'Meer'-o-'Ghaalib' bane 'Yagana' bane,
Aadmi ai khuda, khuda na bane..

Maut ki dastaras mein kab se hain,
Zindagi ka koi bahana bane..

Apna shayad yahi tha jurm ai dost,
Ba-wafa ban ke be-wafa na bane..

Hum pe ek aitiraaz ye bhi hai,
Be-nawa ho ke be-nawa na bane..

Ye bhi apna qusoor kya kam hai,
Kisi qaatil ke hum-nawa na bane..

Kya gila sang-dil zamane ka,
Aashna hi jab aashna na bane..

Chhorh kar us gali ko ai 'Jalib',
Ek haqeeqat se hum fasana bane.!!

"Habeeb Jalib"
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Be-nawa = indigent, destitute, beggar,