maana ke musht-e-khak se badh kar nahin hoon maiN
lekin hawa ke rehmo-karam par nahiN hoon maiN
insaan hooN dhaDkte huye dil par haath rakh
yoon doob kar na dekh samandar nahiN hoon maiN
chehre pe mal raha hoon siyaahi naseeb ki
aaiynaa haath meiN hai sikandar nahiN hoon maiN
'ghalib' tere zameen meiN likhi to hai ghazal
tere kad-e-sukhan ke baraabar nahiN hoon maiN
lekin hawa ke rehmo-karam par nahiN hoon maiN
insaan hooN dhaDkte huye dil par haath rakh
yoon doob kar na dekh samandar nahiN hoon maiN
chehre pe mal raha hoon siyaahi naseeb ki
aaiynaa haath meiN hai sikandar nahiN hoon maiN
'ghalib' tere zameen meiN likhi to hai ghazal
tere kad-e-sukhan ke baraabar nahiN hoon maiN