arz e naaz e shokhi e dandaan baraae khanda hai

Mirza Ghalib

Arz-e-naaz-e-shokhi-e-dandaan baraa.e-khanda hai Daavaa-e-jam'iyyat-e-ahbaab jaa-e-khanda hai Hai adam men ghuncha mahv-e-ibrat-e-anjaam-e-gul Yak-jahaan zaanoo ta.ammul dar-qafaa-e-khanda hai Kulfat-e-afsurdagee ko aish-e-betaabee haraam Varna dandaan dar dil afshurdan binaa-e-khanda hai Shorish-e-baatin ke hain ahbaab munkir varna yaan Dil muheet-e-girya o lab aashnaa-e-khanda hai Khud-faroshee-haa-e-hastee bas-ki jaa-e-khanda hai Har shikast-e-qeemat-e-dil men sadaa-e-khanda hai Naqsh-e-ibrat dar nazar yaa naqd-e-ishrat dar bisaat Do-jahaan vus'at ba-qadr-e-yak-fa.zaa-e-khanda hai Jaa-e-istihzaa hai ishrat-koshi-e-hastee 'asad' Sub.h o shabnam fursat-e-nashv-o-numaa-e-khanda hai