kaar gaah e hastii men laala daag saamaan hai

Mirza Ghalib

Kaar-gaah-e-hastee men laala daagh-saamaan hai Barq-e-khirman-e-raahat khoon-e-garm-e-dahqaan hai Ghuncha taa shaguftan-haa barg-e-aafiyat maa'loom Baa-vajood-e-dil-jam.ee khvaab-e-gul pareshaan hai Ham se ranj-e-betaabee kis tarah uThaayaa jaa.e Daagh pusht-e-dast-e-ijz sho'la khas-ba-dandaan hai Hairat tapeedan-haa khuun bahaa-e-deedan-haa Rang-e-gul ke parde men aa.eena pur-afshaan hai 'ishq ke taghaaful se harzah-gard hai 'aalam Roo-e-shash-jihat-aafaaq pusht-e-chashm-e-zindaan hai Gul-ba-koh az laala bazm-e-saaz-e-betaabi Misl-e-dood-e-mijmarhaa daagh baal afshaan hai Ai karam na ho ghaafil varna hai 'asad' be-dil Be-guhar sadaf goyaa pusht-e-chashm-e-naisaan hai