Category: Mirza Ghalib

Gar tujh ko hai yaqīn-e-ijābat duā na maañg Ya.anī baġhair-e-yak-dil-e-be-mudda.ā na maañg Aatā hai dāġh-e-hasrat-e-dil kā shumār yaad Mujh se mire gunah kā hisāb ai ḳhudā na maañg Ai aarzū shahīd-e-vafā ḳhūñ-bahā na maañg...

Gar na andoh-e-shab-e-furqat bayāñ ho jāegā Be-takalluf dāġh-e-mah mohr-e-dahāñ ho jāegā Zohra gar aisā hī shām-e-hijr meñ hotā hai aab Partav-e-mahtāb sail-e-ḳhānumāñ ho jāegā   Le to luuñ sote meñ us ke paañv kā...

Gar ḳhāmushī se fā.eda iḳhfā-e-hāl hai Khush huuñ ki merī baat samajhnī muhāl hai Kis ko sunā.ūñ hasrat-e-iz.hār kā gila Dil fard-e-jama-o-ḳharch Zabāñ-hā-e-lāl hai Kis parde meñ hai ā.ina-pardāz ai ḳhudā Rahmat ki uzr-ḳhvāh-e-lab-e-be-savāl...

Gaī vo baat ki ho guftugū to kyūñkar ho Kahe se kuchh na huā phir kaho to kyūñkar ho Hamāre zehn meñ is fikr kā hai naam visāl Ki gar na ho to kahāñ...

Fariyād kī koī lai nahīñ hai Naala pāband-e-nai nahīñ hai   Kyuuñ bote haiñ bāġhbāñ toñbe Gar baaġh gadā-e-mai nahīñ hai   Har-chand har ek shai meñ tū hai Par tujh sī koī shai...

Fāriġh mujhe na jaan ki mānind-e-sub.h-o-mehr Hai dāġh-e-ishq zīnat-e-jeb-e-kafan hunūz Hai nāz-e-muflisāñ zar-e-az-dast-rafta par Huuñ gul-farosh-e-shoḳhi-e-dāġh-e-kohan hunūz Mai-ḳhāna-e-jigar meñ yahāñ ḳhaak bhī nahīñ Khamyāza khīñche hai but-e-be-dād-fan hunūz Juuñ jaada sar-ba-kū-e-tamannā-e-be-dilī Zanjīr-e-pā hai rishta-e-hubbul-vatan...

Ek ek qatre kā mujhe denā paḌā Hisāb Khūn-e-jigar vadī.at-e-mizhgān-e-yār thā Ab maiñ huuñ aur mātam-e-yak-shahr-Arzū Todā jo tū ne aa.ina timsāl-dār thā Galiyoñ meñ merī na.ash ko khīñche phiro ki maiñ Jāñ-Dāda-e-havā-e-sar-e-rahguzār thā...

Dil-e-nādāñ tujhe huā kyā hai Aḳhir is dard kī davā kyā hai Ham haiñ mushtāq aur vo be-zār Yā ilāhī ye mājrā kyā hai   Maiñ bhī muñh meñ zabān rakhtā huuñ Kaash pūchho...

Dil mirā soz-e-nihāñ se be-muhābā jal gayā Atish-e-ḳhāmosh kī mānind goyā jal gayā   Dil meñ zauq-e-vasl o yād-e-yār tak baaqī nahīñ Aag is ghar meñ lagī aisī ki jo thā jal gayā  ...

Dil se tirī nigāh jigar tak utar ga.ī Donoñ ko ik adā meñ razā-mand kar ga.ī Shaq ho gayā hai siina ḳhushā lazzat-e-farāġh Taklīf-e-parda-dāri-e-zaḳhm-e-jigar ga.ī Vo bāda-e-shabāna kī sarmastiyāñ kahāñ Uthiye bas ab ki...