Mirza Ghalib

Ragon mein daudte firne ke hum nahi qaayal

Jab aankh se hi na tapka to fir lahu kya hai

Bazeechaaye atfaal hai dunya mere aage

Hota hai shabo roz tamasha mere aage

Qai’de hayaat -o-bando ghum, asl mein dono ek hain

Maut se pehle aadmi ghum se nijaat paye kyun

Hazaaro’n khwaahishen aisi ki har khwaahish pe dum nikle

Bahut nikle mere armaa’n magar fir bhi kam nikle

Waiz, teri dua’a me asar ho

To masjid ko hila ke dikha

Nahi to do ghoont pi.

Hum ne mohabbat ke nashe mein aakar use khuda bana daala

Hosh tab aaya, jab usne kaha khuda kisi ek ka nahi hota’a

Aah ko chahiye ik umr asar hone tak,

Kaun jeeta hai teri umr ke sa’r hone tak

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Dil’e nadaan tujhe hua’a kya hai,

Aakhir is dard ki dawa’a kya hai

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Bas ki duswaar hai, har kaam ka aasaan hona

Aadmi ko bhi mayassar nahi insaan hona

Hain aur bhi dunya mein sukhan, var bahut acche

Kehte hain ki ghalib ka hai andaaz-e-bayaan aur

Hum ko maalum hai zannat ki haqeeqat lekin

Dil ke khush rakhne ko Ghalib yeh khyaal accha hai

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Jate huye kehte ho, quayamat ko milenge
kya khoob quayamat ka hai, goya koi din aur.

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Ki wafa humse, ghair ise zafa kehte hain,

hoti aayi hai, ke acchhon ko bura kehte hain.

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