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