kahte hue saaqi se hayaa aati hai varna — Mirza Ghalib

kahte hue saaqi se hayaa aati hai varna
hai yuun ki mujhe durd-e-tah-e-jaam bahut hai

Urdu

کہتے ہوے ساقی سے حیا آتی ہے ورنہ
ہے یوں کہ مجھے درد تہ جام بہت ہے

Hindi

kahte hue saaqī se hayā aatī hai varna
hai yuuñ ki mujhe durd-e-tah-e-jām bahut hai

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