Category: Mirza Ghalib

Hujūm-e-nāla hairat ājiz-e-arz yak-afġhāñ hai Khamoshī resha-e-sad-nīstāñ se ḳhas-ba-dandāñ hai Takalluf-bar-taraf hai jāñ-sitāñ-tar lutf-e-bad-ḳhūyāñ Nigāh-e-be-hijāb-e-nāz teġh-e-tez-e-uryāñ hai Huī ye kasrat-e-ġham se talaf kaifiyat-e-shādī Ki sub.h-e-īd mujh ko bad-tar az-chāk-e-garebāñ hai Dil o diiñ naqd...

Ham se khul jaao ba-vaqt-e-mai-parastī ek din Varna ham chheḌeñge rakh kar uzr-e-mastī ek din   Gharra-e-auj-e-binā-e-ālam-e-imkāñ na ho Is bulandī ke nasīboñ meñ hai pastī ek din   Qarz kī piite the mai...

Ho ga.ī hai ġhair kī shīrīñ-bayānī kārgar Ishq kā us ko gumāñ ham be-zabānoñ par nahīñ Zabt se matlab bajuz vārastagī dīgar nahīñ Dāman-e-timsāl āb-e-ā.ina se tar nahīñ Bā.is-e-īzā hai barham-ḳhurdan-e-bazm-e-surūr Laḳht laḳht-e-shīsha-e-ba-shkasta juz...

Ham par jafā se tark-e-vafā kā gumāñ nahīñ Ik chheḌ hai vagarna murād imtihāñ nahīñ   Kis muñh se shukr kījiye is lutf-e-ḳhās kā Pursish hai aur pā-e-suḳhan darmiyāñ nahīñ   Ham ko sitam...

Huuñ maiñ bhī tamāshā.i-e-nairañg-e-tamannā Matlab nahīñ kuchh is se ki matlab hī bar aave

Hujūm-e-ġham se yaañ tak sar-nigūnī mujh ko hāsil hai Ki tār-e-dāman o tār-e-nazar meñ farq mushkil hai Rafū-e-zaḳhm se matlab hai lazzat zaḳhm-e-sozan kī Samajhiyo mat ki pās-e-dard se dīvāna ġhāfil hai Vo gul...

Huī tāḳhīr to kuchh bā.is-e-tāḳhīr bhī thā Aap aate the magar koī ināñ-gīr bhī thā Tum se bejā hai mujhe apnī tabāhī kā gila Us meñ kuchh shā.iba-e-ḳhūbi-e-taqdīr bhī thā Tū mujhe bhuul gayā...

Hazāroñ ḳhvāhisheñ aisī ki har ḳhvāhish pe dam nikle Bahut nikle mire armān lekin phir bhī kam nikle   Dare kyuuñ merā qātil kyā rahegā us kī gardan par Vo ḳhuuñ jo chashm-e-tar se...

Havas ko hai nashāt-e-kār kyā kyā Na ho marnā to jiine kā mazā kyā Tajāhul-peshgī se mudda.ā kyā Kahāñ tak ai sarāpā naaz kyā kyā Navāzish-hā-e-bejā dekhtā huuñ Shikāyat-hā-e-rañgīñ kā gila kyā Nigāh-e-be-mahābā chāhtā...

Hasad se dil agar afsurda hai garm-e-tamāshā ho Ki chashm-e-tañg shāyad kasrat-e-nazzāra se vā ho Ba-qadr-e-hasrat-e-dil chāhiye zauq-e-ma.āsī bhī Bharūñ yak-gosha-e-dāman gar āb-e-haft-dariyā ho     Agar vo sarv-qad garm-e-ḳhirām-e-nāz aa jaave Kaf-e-har-ḳhāk-e-gulshan shakl-e-qamrī...