Category: Mirza Ghalib

Bazm-e-shāhanshāh meñ ash.ār kā daftar khulā Rakhiyo yā rab ye dar-e-ganjīna-e-gauhar khulā Shab huī phir anjuman-e-raḳhshanda kā manzar khulā Is takalluf se ki goyā but-kade kā dar khulā Garche huuñ dīvāna par kyuuñ dost...

Bāzīcha-e-atfāl hai duniyā mire aage Hotā hai shab-o-roz tamāshā mire aage   Ik khel hai aurañg-e-sulemāñ mere Nazdīk Ik baat hai ejāz-e-masīhā mire aage Juz naam nahīñ sūrat-e-ālam mujhe Manzūr Juz vahm nahīñ hasti-e-ashiyā...

Bas-ki dushvār hai har kaam kā āsāñ honā Aadmī ko bhī mayassar nahīñ insāñ honā Girya chāhe hai ḳharābī mire kāshāne kī Dar o dīvār se Tapke hai bayābāñ honā Vā-e-dīvāngi-e-shauq ki har dam...

Ba-nāla hāsil-e-dil-bastagī Farāham kar Matā-e-ḳhāna-e-zanjīr juz sadā malūm Ba-qadr-e-hausla-e-ishq jalva-rezī hai Vagarna ḳhāna-e-ā.īna kī fazā malūm ‘Asad’ farefta-e-intiḳhāb-e-tarz-e-Jafā Vagarna dilbarī-e-vāda-e-vafā malūm

Balā se haiñ jo ye pesh-e-nazar dar-o-Dīvār Nigāh-e-shauq ko haiñ bāl-o-par dar-o-Dīvār Vufūr-e-ashk ne kāshāne kā kiyā ye Rañg Ki ho ga.e mire dīvār-o-dar dar-o-Dīvār Nahīñ hai saaya ki sun kar naved-e-Maqdam-e-yār Ga.e haiñ...

Bahut sahī ġham-e-gītī sharāb kam kyā hai Ghulām-e-sāqi-e-kausar huuñ mujh ko ġham kyā hai Tumhārī tarz-o-ravish jānte haiñ ham kyā hai Raqīb par hai agar lutf to sitam kyā hai Suḳhan meñ ḳhāma-e-ġhālib kī...

Baaġh pā kar ḳhafaqānī ye Darātā hai mujhe Sāya-e-shāḳh-e-gul af.ī Nazar aatā hai mujhe Jauhar-e-teġh ba-sar-chashma-e-dīgar mālūm Huuñ maiñ vo sabza ki zahrāb ugātā hai mujhe Mudda.ā mahv-e-tamāshā-e-shikast-e-Dil hai Aaina-ḳhāna meñ koī liye jaatā...

Az-Mehr Tā-Ba-Zarra Dil-O-Dil Hai Aaina Tuutī ko shash-jihat se muqābil hai Aaina Hairat hujūm-e-lazzat-e-ġhaltānī-e-Tapish Sīmāb-e-bālish o kamar-e-dil hai Aaina Ghaflat ba-bāl-e-jauhar-e-shamshīr par-fishāñ Yaañ pusht-e-chashm-e-shoḳhī-e-qātil hai Aaina Hairat-nigāh-e-barq-e-tamāshā bahār-e-shoḳh Dar-parda-e-havā par-e-bismil hai Aaina Yaañ rah...

‘Asad’ ham vo junūñ-jaulāñ gadā-e-be-sar-o-pā haiñ Ki hai sar-panja-e-mizhgān-e-āhū pusht-ḳhār Apnā

Arz-e-niyāz-e-ishq ke qābil nahīñ rahā Jis dil pe naaz thā mujhe vo dil nahīñ rahā Jaatā huuñ dāġh-e-hasrat-e-hastī liye hue Huuñ sham-e-kushta dar-ḳhur-e-mahfil nahīñ rahā Marne kī ai dil aur hī tadbīr kar ki...