'ġhālib' chhuTī sharāb par ab bhī kabhī kabhī — Mirza Ghalib

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana

Hazaaron khwahishein aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan, lekin phir bhi kam nikle

bār-hā dekhī haiñ un kī ranjisheñ
par kuchh ab ke sargirānī aur hai

maiñ bhī ruk ruk ke na martā jo zabāñ ke badle
dashna ik tez sā hotā mire ġham-ḳhvār ke paas

dost-dār-e-dushman hai e'timād-e-dil ma.alūm
aah be-asar dekhī naala nā-rasā paayā

nazzāre ne bhī kaam kiyā vaañ naqāb kā
mastī se har nigah tire ruḳh par bikhar ga.ī

justujū kho.e huoñ kī umr bhar karte rahe
chāñd ke hamrāh ham har shab safar karte rahe

dil meñ na ho jur.at to mohabbat nahīñ miltī
ḳhairāt meñ itnī baḌī daulat nahīñ miltī

hijr kī rātoñ meñ lāzim hai bayān-e-zulf-e-yār
niiñd to jaatī rahī hai qissa-ḳhvānī kījiye

vo qahr thā ki raat kā patthar pighal paḌā
kyā ātishīñ gulāb khilā āsmān par

kab Thahregā dard ai dil kab raat basar hogī
sunte the vo ā.eñge sunte the sahar hogī

shab vahī lekin sitāra aur hai
ab safar kā isti.āra aur hai