dekh kar dar-parda garm-e-daaman-afshaani mujhe — Mirza Ghalib

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"hui taakhir to kuchh baais-e-taakhir bhi thaa aap aate the magar koi inaan-gir bhi thaa tum se bejaa hai mujhe apni tabaahi kaa gila us mein kuchh shaaiba-e-khubi-e-taqdir bhi thaa tu mujhe bhuul gayaa ho to pataa batlaa duun kabhi fitraak mein tere koi nakhchir bhi thaa qaid mein hai tire vahshi ko vahi zulf ki yaad haan kuchh ik ranj-e-giraan-baari-e-zanjir bhi thaa bijli ik kaund gai aankhon ke aage to kyaa baat karte ki main lab-tishna-e-taqrir bhi thaa yusuf us ko kahun aur kuchh na kahe khair hui gar bigaD baiThe to main laaiq-e-taazir bhi thaa dekh kar ghair ko ho kyuun na kalejaa ThanDaa naala kartaa thaa vale taalib-e-taasir bhi thaa peshe mein aib nahin rakhiye na farhaad ko naam ham hi aashufta-saron mein vo javaan-mir bhi thaa ham the marne ko khaDe paas na aayaa na sahi aakhir us shokh ke tarkash mein koi tiir bhi thaa pakDe jaate hain farishton ke likhe par naa-haq aadmi koi hamaaraa dam-e-tahrir bhi thaa rekhte ke tumhin ustaad nahin ho 'ghaalib' kahte hain agle zamaane mein koi 'mir' bhi thaa"

"chaak ki khvaahish agar vahshat ba-uryaani kare subh ke maanind zakhm-e-dil garebaani kare jalve kaa tere vo 'aalam hai ki gar kiije khayaal dida-e-dil ko ziyaarat-gaah-e-hairaani kare hai shikastan se bhi dil naumid yaa-rab kab talak aabgina koh par arz-e-giraan-jaani kare mai-kada gar chashm-e-mast-e-naaz se paave shikast mu-e-shisha dida-e-saaghar ki mizhgaani kare khatt-e-aariz se likhaa hai zulf ko ulfat ne 'ahd yak-qalam manzur hai jo kuchh pareshaani kare haath par gar haath maare yaar vaqt-e-qahqaha kirmak-e-shab-taab-aasaa mah par-afshaani kare vaqt us uftaada kaa khush jo qanaa'at se asad naqsh-paa-e-mor ko takht-e-sulaimaani kare"

"masti ba-zauq-e-ghaflat-e-saaqi halaak hai mauj-e-sharaab yak-mizha-e-khvaab-naak hai juz zakhm-e-tegh-e-naaz nahin dil mein aarzu jeb-e-khayaal bhi tire haathon se chaak hai josh-e-junun se kuchh nazar aataa nahin 'asad' sahraa hamaari aankh mein yak-musht-e-khaak hai"

"shab ki vo majlis-faroz-e-khalvat-e-naamus thaa rishta-e-har-shama khaar-e-kisvat-e-faanus thaa mashhad-e-aashiq se koson tak jo ugti hai hinaa kis qadar yaa-rab halaak-e-hasrat-e-paa-bos thaa haasil-e-ulfat na dekhaa juz-shikast-e-aarzu dil-ba-dil paivasta goyaa yak lab-e-afsos thaa kyaa kahun bimaari-e-gham ki faraaghat kaa bayaan jo ki khaayaa khun-e-dil be-minnat-e-kaimus thaa but-parasti hai bahaar-e-naqsh-bandi-haa-e-dahr har sarir-e-khaama mein yak naalaa-e-naaqus thaa tab' ki vaashud ne rang-e-yak-gulistaan gul kiyaa ye dil-e-vaabasta goyaa baiza-e-taaus thaa kal 'asad' ko ham ne dekhaa gosha-e-gham-khaana mein dast-barsar sar-ba-zaanu-e-dil-e-maayus thaa"

"hai bazm-e-butaan mein sukhan aazurda-labon se tang aae hain ham aise khushaamad-talabon se hai daur-e-qadah vajh-e-pareshaani-e-sahbaa yak-baar lagaa do khum-e-mai mere labon se rindaan-e-dar-e-mai-kada gustaakh hain zaahid zinhaar na honaa taraf in be-adabon se bedaad-e-vafaa dekh ki jaati rahi aakhir har-chand miri jaan ko thaa rabt labon se kyaa puchhe hai bar-khud ghalati-haa-e-azizaan khvaari ko bhi ik aar hai aaali-nasabon se go tum ko razaa-jui-e-aghyaar hai lekin jaati hai mulaaqaat kab aise sababon se mat puchh 'asad' vaada-e-kam-fursati-e-zist do din bhi jo kaaTe tu qayaamat taabon se"

"vo mujhe zindagi bataataa hai phir bhalaa kyon nazar churaataa hai main usi ko uThaa rahaa thaa par vo mujhe hi faqat giraataa hai yaad us ko kiyaa yahaan main ne par mujhe vo vahaan bhulaataa hai raaz saare bataa diye main ne kyon magar raaz vo chhupaataa hai log masruf hain mohabbat mein aur vo dil miraa dukhaataa hai"

"zindagi bojhal hui aazaar se jism jhuktaa jaa rahaa hai baar se doston ne is qadar dhoke diye aur raghbat baDh gai aghyaar se zindagi kaa ik nayaa imkaan huaa ik daricha khul gayaa divaar se ab bayaan kaise karun rudaad-e-gham kaam mushkil hai dil-e-naa-chaar se hijr ki raaton mein bahtaa hi rahaa ek naala chashm-e-dariyaa-baar se misl-e-majnun regzaaron mein rahe sar paTakte ret ki divaar se ham asiraan-e-mohabbat hain yahaan uljhe hain ab gesu-e-khamdaar se 'qalb' teri ghazlein yuun shaadaan karein dard nikle hai tire ashaar se"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"jis din se meraa khvaab suhaanaa badal gayaa us din se zindagi kaa fasaana badal gayaa sunne lagaa huun jab se nasihat baDon ki main jaari thaa jo labon pe taraana badal gayaa pahchaan kaa havaala bhi baaqi nahin rahaa chehre ke saath aaina-khaana badal gayaa uThti nahin hai aankh bhi ab aasmaan ki samt jab se gali kaa chaand puraanaa badal gayaa tahzib jin ke ghar ki 'alaamat thi kal talak afsos aaj un kaa gharaanaa badal gayaa 'azmat kaa taaj sar pe hai 'akhilesh' ke sajaa aisi havaa chali ki zamaana badal gayaa itni sharaafaton mein kami aa gai hai aaj pahle thaa jo libaas puraanaa badal gayaa ahl-e-vafaa ne jis ki thi taarikh ki raqam 'faaruq' 'ishq kaa vo fasaana badal gayaa"

"jab tak mizaaj-e-dost mein kuchh barhami rahi goyaa bujhi bujhi si miri zindagi rahi jis par nigaah-e-lutf-e-karam aap ki rahi hairat se har nigaah use dekhti rahi go main rahaa kashaakash-e-dauraan se ham-kanaar lekin mire labon pe hansi khelti rahi laayaa hai ishq ne mujhe aise maqaam par khud-aagahi rahi na khudaa-aagahi rahi josh-e-junun ne manzil-e-maqsud paa liyaa aql-e-salim dekhti hi dekhti rahi sab kuchh mujhe 'khayaal' ki duniyaa mein mil gayaa lekin tumhaare husn-e-nazar ki kami rahi"

"aaina toD de rihaa kar de bevafaa ik yahi vafaa kar de rishta-e-dard toD de dil se rang ko phuul se judaa kar de zindagi-bhar tujhi ko chaahaa hai qarz kuchh to miraa adaa kar de de rahaa hai zakaat-e-husn agar mire haq se zaraa baDhaa kar de muddatein ho gaiin tujhe dekhe ab to milne kaa silsila kar de phir koi gul khile sar-e-mizhgaan phir dar-e-khvaab koi vaa kar de ik sitaare ko bakhsh kar mire khvaab phir use meraa aaina kar de baiThtaa jaa rahaa hai jaan kaa ghubaar ab use mujh se maavaraa kar de ai faqir-e-dayaar-e-laili-jaan mire haq mein bhi kuchh duaa kar de"