ho gaii hai gair kii shiiriin bayaanii kaargar

Mirza Ghalib

Ho ga.ee hai ghair kee sheereen-bayaanee kaargar 'ishq kaa us ko gumaan ham be-zabaanon par naheen Zabt se matlab ba-juz vaarastagee deegar naheen Daaman-e-timsaal aab-e-aa.ina se tar naheen Hai vatan se baahar ahl-e-dil kee qadr-o-manzilat 'uzlat-aabaad-e-sadaf men qeemat-e-gohar naheen Baa.is-e-eezaa hai barham-khurdan-e-bazm-e-suroor Lakht lakht-e-sheesha-e-bashkasta juz nishtar naheen Vaan siyaahee mardumuk hai aur yaan daagh-e-sharaab Mah hareef-e-naazish-e-ham-chashmee-e-saaghar naheen Hai falak baalaa-nasheen-e-faiz-e-kham gar deedanee 'aajizee se zaahiran rutba koee bartar naheen Dil ko iz.haar-e-sukhan andaaz-e-fat.h-ul-baab hai Yaan sareer-e-khaama ghair-az-istikaak-e-dar naheen Kab talak phere 'asad' lab-ha-e-tafta par zabaan Taaqat-e-lab tishnagee ai saaqee-e-kausar naheen