nikohish hai sazaa fariyaadi e be daad e dilbar kii
— Mirza Ghalib
Nikohish hai sazaa fariyaadi-e-be-daad-e-dilbar kee
Mabaadaa khanda-e-dandaan-numaa ho sub.h mahshar kee
Rag-e-lailaa ko khaak-e-dasht-e-majnoon reshgee bakhshe
Agar bove bajaa-e-daana dahqaan nok nishtar kee
Par-e-parvaana shaayad baadbaan-e-kashtee-e-mai thaa
Huee majlis kee garmee se ravaanee daur-e-saaghar kee
Karoon be-daad-e-zauq-e-par-fishaanee arz kyaa qudrat
Ki taaqat uD ga.ee uDne se pahle mere shahpar kee
Kahaan tak ro.uun us ke kheme ke peechhe qayaamat hai
Miree qismat men yaa-rab kyaa na thee deevaar patthar kee
Ba-juz deevaangee hotaa na anjaam-e-khud-aaraa.ee
Agar paidaa na kartaa aa.ina zanjeer jauhar kee
Ghuroor-e-lutf-e-saaqee nashsha-e-be-baakee-e-mastaan
Nam-e-daamaan-e-isyaan hai taraavat mauj-e-kausar kee
Miraa dil maangte hain aariyat ahl-e-havas shaayad
Ye jaanaa chaahte hain aaj daavat men samundar kee
'asad' juz aab-e-bakhsheedan ze-dariyaa khizr ko kyaa thaa
Dubotaa chashma-e-haivaan men gar kashtee sikandar kee