Shayari
sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai
hamaare sher hain ab sirf dil-lagi ke 'asad'
khulaa ki faaeda arz-e-hunar mein khaak nahin
ہے خیال حسن میں حسن عمل کا سا خیال
خلد کا اک در ہے میری گور کے اندر کھلا
hamāre sher haiñ ab sirf dil-lagī ke 'asad'
khulā ki fā.eda arz-e-hunar meñ ḳhaak nahīñ

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
hai kahaan tamannaa kaa dusraa qadam yaa-rab
ham ne dasht-e-imkaan ko ek naqsh-e-paa paayaa
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
jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai
gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae
ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair
ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate
husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin
main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai