na thaa kuchh to Khudaa thaa, kuchh na hotaa to Khudaa hotaa

Duboyaa mujh ko hone ne, na hotaa mai.n to kyaa hotaa

huaa jab Gam se yuu.N behis to Gam kyaa sar ke kaTane kaa

na hotaa gar judaa tan se to zaa.Nno.n par dharaa hotaa

[behis=shocked/stunned, zaa.Nno.n=thigh]

huii muddat ke ‘Ghalib’ mar gayaa par yaad aataa hai

wo har ek baat pe kahanaa ke yuu.N hotaa to kyaa hotaa

[muddat=duration/period ]