gaafil ba vahm e naaz khud aaraa hai varna yaan
— Mirza Ghalib
Ghaafil ba-vahm-e-naaz khud-aaraa hai varna yaan
Be-shaana-e-sabaa naheen turra gayaah kaa
Bazm-e-qadah se aish-e-tamannaa na rakh ki rang
Said-e-ze-daam-e-jasta hai us daam-gaah kaa
Rahmat agar qubool kare kyaa ba.iid hai
Sharmindagee se uzr na karnaa gunaah kaa
Maqtal ko kis nashaat se jaataa huun main ki hai
Pur-gul khayaal-e-zakhm se daaman nigaah kaa
Jaan dar-havaa-e-yak-nigah-e-garm hai 'asad'
Parvaana hai vakeel tire daad-khvaah kaa
Taa.oos-e-dar-rikaab hai har zarra aah kaa
Yaa-rab nafas ghubaar hai kis jalva-gaah kaa
Uzlat-guzeen-e-bazm hain vaamaandagaan-e-deed
Meenaa-e-mai hai aabla paa-e-nigaah kaa
Har gaam aable se hai dil dar-tah-e-qadam
Kyaa biim ahl-e-dard ko sakhtee-e-raah kaa
Jeb-e-niyaaz-e-ishq nishaan-daar-e-naaz hai
Aa.eena huun shikastan-e-tarf-e-kulaah kaa