ki vafaa hamase to Gair use jafaa kahate hain
hoti aai hai ke achchhon ko buraa kahate hain
aaj ham apanii pareshaanii-e-Khaatir un se
kahane jaate to hain, par dekhiye kyaa kahate hain
agale vaqton ke hain ye log, inhen kuchh na kaho
jo may-o-naGmen ko andoharuubaa kahate hain
dil me.n 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 koi ghabaraayegaa kyaa
aag mataluub hai hamako, jo havaa kahate hain
dekhiye laati hai us shoKh ki 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
By Mirza Ghalib
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