surma e muft e nazar huun mirii qiimat ye hai
— Mirza Ghalib
Surma-e-muft-e-nazar huun miree qeemat ye hai
Ki rahe chashm-e-khareedaar pe ehsaan meraa
Rukhsat-e-naala mujhe de ki mabaadaa zaalim
Tere chehre se ho zaahir gham-e-pinhaan meraa
Khalvat-e-aabila-e-paa men hai jaulaan meraa
Khuun hai dil tangi-e-vahshat se bayaabaan meraa
Zauq-e-sarshaar se be-parda hai toofaan meraa
Mauj-e-khamyaaza hai har zakhm numaayaan meraa
'aish-baazee-kada-e-hasrat jaaved-rasaa
Khoon-e-aadeena se rangeen hai dabistaan meraa
Hasrat-e-nashsha-e-vahshat na ba-sa.i-e-dil hai
Arz-e-khamiyaaza-e-majnoon hai garebaan meraa
'aalam-e-be-sar-o-saamaanee-e-fursat mat poochh
Langar-e-vahshat-e-majnoon hai bayaabaan meraa
Be-dimaagh tapish-e-rashk huun ai jalva-e-husn
Tishna-e-khoon-e-dil-o-deeda hai paimaan meraa
Fahm zanjeeree-e-be-rabtee-e-dil hai yaa-rab
Kis zabaan men hai laqab khvaab-e-pareshaan meraa
Ba-havas-e-dard-e-sar-e-ahl-e-salaamat taa-chand
Mushkil-e-ishq huun matlab naheen aasaan meraa
Boo-e-yoosuf mujhe gulzaar se aatee thee 'asad'
Dai ne barbaad kiyaa pairahanistaan meraa