dil e naadaan tujhe huaa kyaa hai
— Mirza Ghalib
Dil-e-naadaan tujhe huaa kyaa hai
Aakhir is dard kee davaa kyaa hai
Ham hain mushtaaq aur vo be-zaar
Yaa ilaahee ye maajraa kyaa hai
Main bhee munh men zabaan rakhtaa huun
Kaash poochho ki mudda.aa kyaa hai
Jab ki tujh bin naheen koee maujood
Phir ye hangaama ai khudaa kyaa hai
Ye paree-chehra log kaise hain
Ghamza o ishva o adaa kyaa hai
Shikan-e-zulf-e-ambareen kyuun hai
Nigah-e-chashm-e-surma saa kyaa hai
Sabza o gul kahaan se aa.e hain
Abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai
Ham ko un se vafaa kee hai ummeed
Jo naheen jaante vafaa kyaa hai
Haan bhalaa kar tiraa bhalaa hogaa
Aur darvesh kee sadaa kyaa hai
Jaan tum par nisaar kartaa huun
Main naheen jaantaa duaa kyaa hai
Main ne maanaa ki kuchh naheen 'ghaalib'
Muft haath aa.e to buraa kyaa hai