Mirza Ghalib's poetry

Ghalib Mirza Asadullah Khan

aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak

aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak
kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak

daam har mauj me.n hai halqaa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahang
dekhe.n kyaa guzare hai qatare pe gauhar hone tak

aashiqii sabr-talab aur tamannaa betaab
dil kaa kyaa rang karuu.N Khuun-e-jigar hone tak

ham ne maanaa ke taGaaful na karoge lekin
Khaak ho jaaye.nge ham tum ko Khabar hone tak

partav-e-Khuur se hai shabanam ko fanaa kii taaliim
mai.n bhii huu.N ek inaayat kii nazar hone tak

yak_nazar besh nahii.n fursat-e-hastii Gaafil
garmii-e-bazm hai ik raqs-e-sharar hone tak

Gam-e-hastii kaa 'Asad' kis se ho juz marg ilaaj
shammaa har rang me.n jalatii hai sahar hone tak

baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage

baaziichaa-e-atfaal hai duniyaa mere aage
hotaa hai shab-o-roz tamaashaa mere aage

ik khel hai aurang-e-sulemaaN mere nazadiik
ik baat hai ejaaz-e-masiihaa mere aage

juz naam nahiin suurat-e-aalam mujhe manzuur
juz vaham nahiin hastii-e-ashiyaa mere aage

hotaa hai nihaaN gard me.n seharaa mere hote
ghisataa hai jabii.n Khaak pe dariyaa mere aage

mat puuchh ke kyaa haal hai meraa tere piichhe
tuu dekh ke kyaa rang hai teraa mere aage

sach kahate ho Khud_biin-o-Khud_aaraa huu.N na kyoN huuN
baiThaa hai but-e-aa_iinaa siimaa mere aage

phir dekhiye andaaz-e-gul_afshaanii-e-guftaar
rakh de ko_ii paimaanaa-e-sahabaa mere aage

nafrat ka gumaaN guzare hai main rashk se guzaraa
kyoN kar kahuuN lo naam naa us kaa mere aage

imaaN mujhe roke hai jo khiinche hai mujhe kufr
kaabaa mere piichhe hai kaliisaa mere aage

aashiq huuN pe maashuuq_farebii hai mera kaam
majanuuN ko buraa kahatii hai lailaa mere aage

Khush hote hain par vasl men yuuN mar nahiin jaate
aa_ii shab-e-hijaraaN kii tamannaa mere aage

hai mauj_zan ik qulzum-e-KhuuN kaash! yahii ho
aataa hai abhii dekhiye kyaa-kyaa mere aage

go haath ko jumbish nahii.n aa.Nkho.n me.n to dam hai
rahane do abhii saaGar-o-miinaa mere aage

ham_peshaa-o-ham_masharab-o-ham_raaz hai meraa
'Ghalib' ko buraa kyoN kaho achchhaa mere aagedil-e-naadaaN tujhe hu’aa kyaa hai

dil-e-naadaaN tujhe hu’aa kyaa hai
aaKhir is dard kii davaa kyaa hai

ham haiN mushtaaq aur vo bezaar
yaa ilaahii ! ye maajraa kyaa hai

ham bhii muuNh meN zabaan rakhate huuN
kaash puuchho ke mudda’a kyaa hai

jab ki tujh bin nahiiN ko’ii maujuud
phir ye hangaamaa ai Khudaa kyaa hai

ye parii-cheharaa log kaise haiN
Ghamzaa-o-ishvaa-o-adaa kyaa hai

shikan-e-zulf-e-ambarii kyoN hai
nigah-e-chashm-e-suurmaa saa kyaa hai

sabzaa-o-gul kahaaN se aaye haiN
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

hamko unse vafaa kii hai ummiid
jo nahiiN jaante vafaa kyaa hai

haaN bhalaa kar teraa bhalaa hogaa
aur darvesh kii sadaa kyaa hai

jaan tum par nisaar kartaa huuN
maiN nahiiN jaantaa du’aa kyaa hai

ham ne maanaa ke kuchh nahiiN “Ghalib”
muft haath aaye to buraa kyaa hai

kii vafaa hamase to Gair use jafaa kahate hain

kii vafaa hamase to Gair use jafaa kahate hain
hotii aa_ii hai ke achchho.n ko buraa kahate hain

aaj ham apanii pareshaanii-e-Khaatir un se
kahane jaate to hain, par dekhiye kyaa kahate hain

agale vaqto.n ke hai.n ye log, i.nhe.n kuchh na kaho
jo may-o-naGmen ko andoharuubaa kahate hain

dil men aa jaa_e hai, hotii hai jo fursat Gash se
aur phir kaun se naale ko rasaa kahate hain?

hai par-e-sarahad-e-idaraak se apanaa masjuud
qible ko, ahal-e-nazar, qiblaanumaa kahate hain

paa-e-afagaar pe jab se tujhe raham aayaa hai
Khaar-e-raah ko tere ham mehr-e-giyaa kahate hain

ik sharar dil men hai, us se ko_ii ghabaraayegaa kyaa
aag mataluub hai hamako, jo havaa kahate hain

dekhiye laatii hai us shoKh kii naKhvat kyaa rang
us kii har baat pe ham naam-e-Khudaa kahate hain

vahashat-o-sheftaa ab marsiyaa kahave.n shaayad
mar gayaa "Ghalib"-e-aashuftaanavaa kahate hain

rone se aur ishq me.n bebaak ho gae

rone se aur ishq me.n bebaak ho gae
dhoe gae ham aise ki bas paak ho gae

sarf-e-bahaa-e-mai hue aalaat-e-maikashii
the ye hii do hisaab so yon paak ho gae

rusavaa-e-dahar go hue aavaargii se tum
baare tabiiyaton ke to chaalaak ho gae

kahataa hai kaun naalaa-e-bul_bul ko beasar
parde men gul ke laakh jigar chaak ho gae

puuchhe hai kyaa vajuud-o-adam ahl-e-shauq kaa
aap apanii aag se Khas-o-Khaashaak ho gae

karane gaye the us se taGaaful kaa ham gilaa
kii ek hii nigaah ki bas Khaak ho gae

is rang se uThaaii kal us ne 'Asad' kii naash
dushman bhii jis ko dekh ke Gam_naak ho gae