Source: diivaan-e ;Gaalib ba;xa:t:t-e ;Gaalib , nus;xah-e ((arshiizaadah . Editor: akbar ((alii ;xaan ((arshiizaadah . Rampur: Idarah-e Yadgar-e Ghalib, 1969, pp. 2 and 3.
 

 

VERSES FROM AN EARLY VERSION OF {1}

naqsh faryaadii hai kis kii sho;xii-e ta;hriir kaa
kaa;Gazii hai pairahan har paikar-e ta.sviir kaa

aatishii;N-paa huu;N gudaaz-e va;hshat-e zindaa;N nah puuchh
muu-e aatish-diidah hai har ;halqah yaa;N zanjiir kaa

sho;xii-e nairang .said-e va;hshat-e :taa))uus hai
daam sabze me;N hai parvaaz-e chaman tas;xiir kaa

la;z;zat-e ((iijaad-e naaz afsuun-e ((ar.z-e ;zauq-e qatl
la((l aatish me;N hai te;G-e yaar se na;xchiir kaa

kaav-kaav-e sa;xt-jaanii-haa-e tanhaa))ii nah puuchh
.sub;h karnaa shaam kaa laanaa hai juu-e shiir kaa

;xisht pusht-e dast-e ((ijz-o-qaalib-aa;Gosh-e vidaa((
pur hu))aa hai sail se paimaanah kis ta((miir kaa

va;hshat-e ;xvaab-e ((adam shor-e tamaashaa hai asad
jo mizhah jauhar nahii;N aa))iinah-e ta((biir kaa

 

VERSES FROM AN EARLY VERSION OF {8}

junuun garm-inti:zaar -o-naalah betaabii-kamand aayaa
suvaidaa taa-ba-lab zanjiirii-e duud-e sipand aayaa

ta;Gaaful bad-gumaanii balkih merii sa;xt-jaanii se
nigaah-e be-;hijaab-e naaz ko biim-e gazand aayaa

((adam hai ;xair-;xvaah -e jalvah ko zindaan-e betaabii
;xiraam-e naaz barq-e ;xirman-e sa((ii-e sipand aayaa

fi.zaa-e ;xandah-e gul tang-o-;zauq-e ((aish be-parvaa
faraa;Gat-gaah-e aa;Gosh-e vidaa((-e dil pasand aayaa

jaraa;hat tu;hfah almaas armu;Gaa;N daa;G-e jigar ;hadyah
mubaarak baad asad ;Gam-;xvaar-e jaan-e dardmand aayaa [=the fard {2,1}]

bah-fai.z-e bedilii naumiidii-e jaaved aasaa;N hai
kushaayash ko hamaaraa ((uqdah-e mushkil pasand aayaa

bah-istiqbaal tim;saal az-mah-e aa;xir-fishaa;N sho;xii
tamaashaa kishvar-e aa))iinah me;N aa))iinah band aayaa

shumaar-e sub;hah mar;Guub-e but-e mushkil-pasand aayaa
tamaashaa-e ba-yak-kaf burdan-e .sad dil pasand aayaa

suvaad-e chashm-e bismil inti;xaab-e nuq:tah-aaraa))ii;
xiraam-e naaz-e be-parvaa))ii-e qaatil pasand aayaa

hu))ii jis ko bahaar-e fur.sat-e hastii se aagaahii
barang-e laahah jaam-e baadah bar mu;hmil pasand aayaa