ohde se madh e naaz ke baahar na aa sakaa
— Mirza Ghalib
'ohde se mad.h-e-naaz ke baahar na aa sakaa
Gar ik adaa ho to use apnee qazaa kahoon
Halqe hain chashm-haa-e-kushaada ba-soo-e-dil
Har taar-e-zulf ko nigah-e-surma-saa kahoon
Main aur sad-hazaar navaa-e-jigar-kharaash
Too aur ek vo na-shuneedan ki kyaa kahoon
Zaalim mire gumaan se mujhe munfa'il na chaah
Hai hai khudaa-na-karda tujhe bevafaa kahoon
Aansoo kahoon ki aah savaar-e-havaa kahoon
Aisa 'inaan-guseekhta aayaa ki kyaa kahoon
Iqbaal-e-kulfat-e-dil-e-be-mudda'aa rassaa
Akhtar ko daagh-e-saaya-e-baal-e-humaa kahoon
Mazmoon-e-vasl haath na aayaa magar use
Ab taa.ir-e-par-bureeda-e-rang-e-hinaa kahoon
Duzdeedan-e-dil-e-sitam-aamaada hai muhaal
Mizhgaan kahoon ki jauhar-e-tegh-e-qazaa kahoon
Tarz-aafreen-e-nukta-saraa.ee-e-tab' hai
Aa.eena-e-khayaal ko tootee-numaa kahoon
'ghaalib' hai rutba-faham-e-tasavvur se kuchh pare
Hai ijz-e-bandagee ki 'alee ko khudaa kahoon