Mirza Ghalib

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aa ki merii jaa.N me.n qaraar nahii.n hai
aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak
aa_iinaa kyuu.N na duu.N ke tamaashaa kahe.n jise
aamad-e-Khat se huaa hai sard jo baazaar-e-dost
aamo.n kii taariif me.n (masnavi)
apanaa ahavaal-e-dil-e-zaar kahuu.N
arz-e-niyaaz-e-ishq ke qaabil nahii.n rahaa
baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage
bahut sahii Gam-e-getii sharaab kam kyaa hai
be-aitadaaliyo.n se subuk sab me.n ham hue
bas ki dushvaar hai har kaam ka aasaa.N honaa
chaahiye achchho.n ko jitanaa chaahiye
daayam pa.Daa huaa tere dar par nahii.n huu.N mai.n
dard minnat_kash-e-davaa na huaa
dard se mere hai tujh ko beqaraarii haaye haaye
dekhanaa qismat ki aap apane pe rashk aajaaye hai
dhotaa huu.N jab mai.n piine ko us siim_tan ke paa.Nv
dil meraa soz-e-nihaa.N se bemuhaabaa jal gayaa
dil-e-naadaa.N tujhe huaa kyaa hai
dil hii to hai na sang-o-Khisht dard se bhar na aaye kyo.n
dil se terii nigaah jigar tak utar ga_ii
diyaa hai dil agar us ko bashar hai kyaa kahiye
dono.n jahaa.N deke vo samajhe ye Khush rahaa
dost Gam_Khvaarii me.n merii sa_ii farmaaye.nge kyaa
ek ek qatare kaa mujhe denaa pa.Daa hisaab
ga_ii vo baat ki ho guftaguu to kyo.nkar ho
Gair le mahafil me.n bose jaam ke
Gam-e-duniyaa se gar paa_ii bhii fursat sar uThaane kii
ghar hamaaraa jo na rote bhii to viraa.N hotaa
ghar jab banaa liyaa hai tere dar par kahe baGair
giranii thii ham pe barq
hai aaj kyo.n zaliil ki kal tak thaa naapasand
hai bas ki har ik un ke ishaare me.n nishaa.N aur
hairaa.N huu.N dil ko ro_uu.N ki piiTuu.N jigar ko mai.n
ham rashk ko apane bhii gavaaraa nahii.n karate
har ek baat pe kahate ho tum ki tuu kyaa hai
har qadam duurii-e-manzil hai
hazaaro.n Khvaaishe.n aisii ki har Khvaaish pe dam nikale
hu_ii taaKhiir to kuchh baa_is-e-taaKhiir bhii thaa
husn-e-maah garche baa_hangaam-e-kamaal achchaa hai
husn Gamze kii kashaakash se chhuTaa mere baad
ibn-e-maryam huaa kare ko_ii
ishq mujh ko nahii.n vahashat hii sahii
ishq taasiir se naumed nahii.n
ishrat-e-qataraa hai dariyaa me.n fanaa ho jaanaa
jaur se baaz aaye par baaz aaye kyaa
jis bazm me.n tuu naaz se guftaar me.n aave
kabhii nekii bhii us ke jii me.n gar aa jaaye hai mujh se
kab vo sunataa hai kahaanii merii
kahate ho na de.nge ham dil agar pa.Daa paayaa
kal ke liye aaj na kar Khassat sharaab me.n
kal_katte kaa jo zikr kiyaa tuune ham_nashii.n
Khushii kyaa khet par mere
kii vafaa ham se to Gair use jafaa kahate hai.n
kisii ko de ke dil koii navaa_sanj-e-fuGaa.N kyo.n ho
ko_ii din gar zindagaanii aur hai
ko_ii ummiid bar nahii.n aatii
kyo.nkar us but se rakhuu.N jaan aziiz
laazim thaa ki dekho meraa rasta ko_ii din aur
maanaa-e-dasht naavardii ko_ii tadabiir nahii.n
main unhe.n chhe.Duu.N aur vo
maze jahaa.N ke apanii nazar me.n Khaak nahii.n
maharbaa.N ho ke bulaa lo mujhe chaaho jis vaqt
meharam nahii.n hai tuu hii navaa-haaye raaz kaa
milatii hai Khuu-e-yaar se naar iltihaab me.n
muddat hu_ii hai yaar ko mehamaa.N kiye hue
na hogaa yak bayaabaa.N maa.ndagii se zauq kam meraa
na hu_ii gar mere marane se tasallii na sahii
na thaa kuchch to Khudaa thaa kuchch na hotaa to Khudaa hotaa
nahii.n ki mujh ko qayaamat kaa etiqaad nahii.n
naqsh fariyaadii hai kis kii shoKhii-e-tahariir ka
nuktaachii.n hai Gam-e-dil us ko sunaaye na bane
phir is andaaz se bahaar aa_ii
phir kuchch is dil ko beqaraarii hai
phir mujhe diidaa-e-tar yaad aayaa
rahiye ab aisii jagah chal kar jahaa.N ko_ii na ho
rone se aur ishq me.n bebaak ho gaye
saadagii par us kii mar jaane kii hasarat dil me.n hai
sab kahaa.N kuchh laalaa-o-gul me.n numaayaa ho ga_ii.n
sar gashtagii me.n aalam-e-hastii se yaas hai
shauq har rang raqiib-e-sar-o-saamaa.N nikalaa
shikave ke naam se bemehar Khafaa hotaa hai
siine kaa daaG hai
surmaa-e-muft-e-nazar huu.N merii qiimat ye hai
taskii.n ko ham na roye.n jo zauq-e-nazar mile
tuu dost kisii kaa bhii sitam_gar na hu_aa thaa
us bazm me.n mujhe nahii.n banatii hayaa kiye
vo aake Khvaab me.n taskiin-e-iztiraab to de
vo firaaq aur vo visaal kahaa.N
ye jo ham hijr me.n diiwaar-o-dar ko dekhate hai.n
ye na thii hamaarii qismat ke visaal-e-yaar hotaa
zahar-e-Gam kar chukaa thaa meraa kaam
zikr us pariivash kaa aur phir bayaa.N apanaa
zulmat_kade me.n mere shab-e-Gam kaa josh hai

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