ye aur baat terii galii me.n na aaye.n ham
lekin ye kyaa ki shahar teraa chho.D jaaye.n ham

muddat hu_ii hai kuu-e-butaa.N kii taraf gaye
aavaaragii se dil ko kahaa.N tak bachaaye.n ham

[muddat = long time; kuu = lane; butaa.N = beloved]

shaayad ba_qaid-e-ziist ye saa_at na aa sake
tum daastaan-e-shauq suno aur sunaaye.n ham

[ba_qaid-e-ziist = within the prison of life (while alive)]
[saa_at = moment; daastaan = story/tale]

be_nuur ho chukii hai bahut shahar kii fazaa
taariik raasto.n me.n kahii.n kho na jaaye.n ham

[be_nuur = without light; taariik = dark]

us ke ba_Gair aaj bahut jii udaas hai
’Jalib’ chalo kahii.n se use Dhuu.NDh laaye.n ham

is shahar-e-Kharaabii me.n Gam-e-ishq ke maare
zindaa hai.n yahii baat ba.Dii baat hai pyaare

ye ha.Nsataa huaa chaa.Nd ye pur_nuur sitaare
taabindaa-o-paa_indaa hai.n zarro.n ke sahaare

[taabindaa-o-paa_indaa = burning bright and eternally]

hasarat hai ko_ii Gunchaa hame.n pyaar se dekhe
aramaa.N hai ko_ii phuul hame.n dil se pukaare

har subah merii subah pe rotii rahii shabanam
har raat merii raat pe ha.Nsate rahe taare

kuchh aur bhii hai.n kaam hame.n ai Gam-e-jaanaa.N
kab tak ko_ii ulajhii hu_ii zulfo.n ko sa.Nvaare

dil kii baat labo.n par laakar ab tak ham dukh sahate hai.n
ham ne sunaa thaa is bastii me.n dil vaale bhii rahate hai.n 

biit gayaa saavan kaa mahiinaa mausam ne nazare.n badalii
lekin in pyaasii aa.Nkho.n me.n ab tak aa.Nsuu bahate hai.n 

ek hame.n aavaaraa kahanaa ko_ii ba.Daa ilzaam nahii.n
duniyaa vaale dil vaalo.n ko aur bahut kuchh kahate hai.n 

jis kii Khaatir shahar bhii chho.Daa jis ke liye bad_naam hue
aaj vahii ham se begaane begaane se rahate hai.n 

vo jo abhii rah_guzar se chaak-e-garebaa.N guzaraa thaa
us aavaaraa diivaane ko ’Jalib’-’Jalib’ kahate hai.n 

aur sab bhuul gaye harf-e-sadaaqat likhanaa
rah gayaa kaam hamaaraa hii baGaavat likhanaa

laakh kahate rahe.n zulmat ko na zulmat likhanaa
ham ne siikhaa hii nahii.n pyaare baa_ijaazat likhanaa

na sile kii na sitaa_ish kii tamannaa ham ko
haq me.n logo.n ke hamaarii to hai aadat likhanaa

ham ne jo bhuul ke bhii shaah kaa qasiidaa na likhaa
shaayad aayaa isii Khuubii kii badaulat likhanaa

us se ba.Dh kar merii tahasiin bhalaa kyaa hogii
pa.Dh ke naaKhush hai.n meraa saahab-e-sarvat likhanaa

dahar ke Gam se huaa rabt to ham bhuul gaye
sarv qaamat kii javaanii ko qayaamat likhanaa

kuchh bhii kahate hai.n kahe.n shaah ke masaahib ’Jalib’
rang rakhanaa yahii apanaa isii suurat likhanaa