gham khaane mein buudaa dil-e-naakaam bahut hai — 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"

"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"

"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"

"dekh kar dar-parda garm-e-daaman-afshaani mujhe kar gai vaabasta-e-tan meri uryaani mujhe ban gayaa tegh-e-nigaah-e-yaar kaa sang-e-fasaan marhabaa main kyaa mubaarak hai giraan-jaani mujhe kyuun na ho be-iltifaati us ki khaatir jama hai jaantaa hai mahv-e-pursish-haa-e-pinhaani mujhe mere gham-khaane ki qismat jab raqam hone lagi likh diyaa min-jumla-e-asbaab-e-viraani mujhe bad-gumaan hotaa hai vo kaafir na hotaa kaash ke is qadar zauq-e-navaa-e-murgh-e-bustaani mujhe vaae vaan bhi shor-e-mahshar ne na dam lene diyaa le gayaa thaa gor mein zauq-e-tan-aasaani mujhe vaada aane kaa vafaa kiije ye kyaa andaaz hai tum ne kyuun saunpi hai mere ghar ki darbaani mujhe haan nashaat-e-aamad-e-fasl-e-bahaari vaah vaah phir huaa hai taaza saudaa-e-ghazal-khvaani mujhe di mire bhaai ko haq ne az-sar-e-nau zindagi mirzaa yusuf hai 'ghaalib' yusuf-e-saani mujhe"

"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"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"Tuut kar ab sanvar gayaa huun main is tarah se bikhar gayaa huun main jo tire naam ki gali hai vo us gali se guzar gayaa huun main yaadein teri sameT laayaa huun aaj jab se udhar gayaa huun main khud mukarnaa sikhaa diyaa us ne phir kahaa ki mukar gayaa huun main kal talak jo na kar sakaa thaa main aaj vo kaam kar gayaa huun main yuun kahin main nahin Thahartaa par tere dar par Thahar gayaa huun main"

"bistar-e-karb pe jab niind jalaai main ne tab kisi khvaab ki buniyaad uThaai main ne zakhm aise the ki har shakhs ke aage rakkhe baat aisi thi ki khud se bhi chhupaai main ne hurmat-e-gham ke liye khud ko aziyyat bakhshi phir usi dard se taskin bhi paai main ne main ne zakhmon ko kuredaa unhein taaza rakkhaa tab kahin dasht mein ki naghma-saraai main ne apni khiDki se yunhi khud ko pukaaraa kal shab aur phir khud ko vo aavaaz sunaai main ne jaane vaale se rag-e-jaan kaa bhi rishta thaa 'samir' ye samajhne mein bahut der lagaai main ne"

"choT par choT khaa rahaa huun main 'aadatan muskuraa rahaa huun main us ke uupar to kuchh asar hi nahin apnaa dil kyon jalaa rahaa huun main aaj tanhaai mein jo baiThe ho kyaa tumhein yaad aa rahaa huun main kaun aaegaa mujh se milne ko apnaa ghar kyon sajaa rahaa huun main aaj ji bhar ke dekh lo mujh ko ab bahut duur jaa rahaa huun main kyaa tumhein ab bhi kuchh shikaayat hai ab to sab kuchh kamaa rahaa huun main haath mein Digriyaan sajaae hue Thokarein kitni khaa rahaa huun main ab mujhe peT in se bharnaa hai ye jo khanjar banaa rahaa huun main kal koi is ko bhi na chhoDegaa ye jo paudaa lagaa rahaa huun main"

"zindagi dushvaar hogi ye kabhi sochaa na thaa vo bagule gham ke uTThe jin kaa andesha na thaa saamne tum aa gae ho to bataa duun jaan-e-jaan jaise dil dhaDkaa thaa ab ki vaise dil dhaDkaa na thaa ye iraada kar liyaa thaa ham na bichhDeinge kabhi TuTeinge ik pal mein rishte ye kabhi sochaa na thaa yaad-e-maazi miT rahi hai vaqt ki raftaar se ab tasavvur mein hamaare koi bhi chehra na thaa sakht hairat ho rahi hai dekh kar apnaa vajud dhuup mein the sab ke saaye par miraa saayaa na thaa shauq-e-manzil dekh meri dekh meraa hausla shahr-e-dil ke raaston mein main kabhi Thahraa na thaa 'qalb' ko sahraa-navardi raas kyaa aati bhalaa vo kabhi aavaargi mein dar-ba-dar bhaTkaa na thaa"