nashsha-haa shaadaab-e-rang o saaz-haa mast-e-tarab — Mirza Ghalib

"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"

"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"