અમૃતથી હોઠ સહુના એંઠા કરી શકું છું,

મૃત્યુના હાથ પળમાં હેઠા કરી શકું છું;

આ મારી શાયરી યે સંજીવની છે ‘ઘાયલ’,

શાયર છું પાળિયાને બેઠા કરી શકું છું.

paliyane betha kari shakun chhun

amritthi hoth sahuna entha kari shakun chhun,

mrityuna hath palman hetha kari shakun chhun;

a mari shayari ye sanjiwni chhe ‘ghayal’,

shayar chhun paliyane betha kari shakun chhun

shun thayun?

jamshedniy wat kari, jamani kari,

e pan tame kahyun ke sikandaranun shun thayun;

‘ghayal’ wishe kashun ja tame bolta nathi,

e to kaho, e mast kalandaranun shun thayun?

hun jiwine wicharun chhun

jiwan jewun jiwun chhun ewun kagal par utarun chhun

utarun chhun pachhi thoDunghanun ene matharun chhun

taphawat e ja chhe tara ane mara wishe jahid,

wicharine tun jiwe chhe hun jiwine wicharun chhun

paliyane betha kari shakun chhun

amritthi hoth sahuna entha kari shakun chhun,

mrityuna hath palman hetha kari shakun chhun;

a mari shayari ye sanjiwni chhe ‘ghayal’,

shayar chhun paliyane betha kari shakun chhun

shun thayun?

jamshedniy wat kari, jamani kari,

e pan tame kahyun ke sikandaranun shun thayun;

‘ghayal’ wishe kashun ja tame bolta nathi,

e to kaho, e mast kalandaranun shun thayun?

hun jiwine wicharun chhun

jiwan jewun jiwun chhun ewun kagal par utarun chhun

utarun chhun pachhi thoDunghanun ene matharun chhun

taphawat e ja chhe tara ane mara wishe jahid,

wicharine tun jiwe chhe hun jiwine wicharun chhun