"dil hii to hai na sang-o-Khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyuu.N

roye.nge ham hazaar baar ko_ii hame.n sataaye kyuu.N

dair nahii.n haram nahii.n dar nahii.n aastaa.N nahii.n

baiThe hai.n rah_guzar pe ham Gair hame.n uThaaye kyuu.N

qaid-e-hayaat-o-band-e-Gam asl me.n dono ek hai.n

maut se pahale aadamii Gam se nijaat paaye kyuu.N

'Ghalib'-e-Khastaa ke baGair kaun se kaam band hai.n

royiye zaar zaar kyaa kiijiye haaye haaye kyuu.N"

Everyone must listen to Begum Akhtar sing this one. Brilliant is an understatement.