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sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai
hai kahaan tamannaa kaa dusraa qadam yaa-rab
ham ne dasht-e-imkaan ko ek naqsh-e-paa paayaa
ہے کہاں تمنا کا دوسرا قدم یا رب
ہم نے دشت امکاں کو ایک نقش پا پایا
hai kahāñ tamannā kā dūsrā qadam yā-rab
ham ne dasht-e-imkāñ ko ek naqsh-e-pā paayā

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known by his pen name Ghalib, was a renowned Urdu and Persian poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire.
Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known by his pen name Ghalib, was a renowned Urdu and Persian poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire.
1797–1869
View all quotes by Mirza Ghalibsabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai
koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa
allaah re zauq-e-dasht-navardi ki baad-e-marg
hilte hain khud-ba-khud mire andar kafan ke paanv
dam liyaa thaa na qayaamat ne hanuz
phir tiraa vaqt-e-safar yaad aayaa
huaa hai shah kaa musaahib phire hai itraataa
vagarna shahr mein 'ghaalib' ki aabru kyaa hai
'ghaalib' chhuTi sharaab par ab bhi kabhi kabhi
piitaa huun roz-e-abr o shab-e-maahtaab mein
miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar
us shaan-e-aajizi ke fidaa jis ne 'aarzu'
har naaz har ghurur ke qaabil banaa diyaa
main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai
bin maange mil rahaa ho to khvaahish fuzul hai
suraj se raushni ki guzaarish fuzul hai
ab bhi barsaat ki raaton mein badan TuTtaa hai
jaag uThti hain ajab khvaahishein angDaai ki
sab ummidein mire aashob-e-tamannaa tak thiin
bastiyaan ho gaiin gharqaab to dariyaa utraa