khudaa sharmaae haathon ko ki rakhte hain kashaakash mein — Mirza Ghalib

khudaa sharmaae haathon ko ki rakhte hain kashaakash mein
kabhi mere garebaan ko kabhi jaanaan ke daaman ko

Urdu

خدا شرمائے ہاتھوں کو کہ رکھتے ہیں کشاکش میں
کبھی میرے گریباں کو کبھی جاناں کے دامن کو

Hindi

ḳhudā sharmā.e hāthoñ ko ki rakhte haiñ kashākash meñ
kabhī mere garebāñ ko kabhī jānāñ ke dāman ko

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.

About Mirza Ghalib

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

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

— Mirza Ghalib

koi viraani si viraani hai
dasht ko dekh ke ghar yaad aayaa

— Mirza Ghalib

hai kahaan tamannaa kaa dusraa qadam yaa-rab
ham ne dasht-e-imkaan ko ek naqsh-e-paa paayaa

— Mirza Ghalib

dam liyaa thaa na qayaamat ne hanuz
phir tiraa vaqt-e-safar yaad aayaa

— Mirza Ghalib

huaa hai shah kaa musaahib phire hai itraataa
vagarna shahr mein 'ghaalib' ki aabru kyaa hai

— Mirza Ghalib

'ghaalib' chhuTi sharaab par ab bhi kabhi kabhi
piitaa huun roz-e-abr o shab-e-maahtaab mein

— Mirza Ghalib

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

— Iqbal Sajid

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

— Divyansh Rawat

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham

— Wali Aasi

jab talak shisha rahaa main baar-haa toDaa gayaa
ban gayaa patthar to sab ne devtaa maanaa mujhe

— Shams Deobandi

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

— Nadeem Bhabha

ghurur bhi jo karun main to aajizi ho jaae
khudi mein lutf vo aae ki be-khudi ho jaae

— Riyaz Khairabadi