saabit huaa hai gardan-e-minaa pe khun-e-khalq — Mirza Ghalib

hasti ke mat fareb mein aa jaaiyo 'asad'
aalam tamaam halqa-e-daam-e-khayaal hai

sar paa-e-khum pe chaahiye hangaam-e-be-khudi
ru su-e-qibla vaqt-e-munaajaat chaahiye

phunkaa hai kis ne gosh-e-mohabbat mein ai khudaa
afsun-e-intizaar tamannaa kahein jise

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

marte hain aarzu mein marne ki
maut aati hai par nahin aati

puchhte hain vo ki 'ghaalib' kaun hai
koi batlaao ki ham batlaaein kyaa

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

ruuh kis mast ki pyaasi gai mai-khaane se
mai uDi jaati hai saaqi tire paimaane se

is havaa mein kar rahe hain ham tiraa hi intizaar
aa kahin jaldi se saaqi shisha o saaghar samet

vo dard huun koi chaara nahin hai jis kaa kahin
vo zakhm huun ki hai dushvaar indimaal miraa

uD gae sab chaman ko rah gae ham
chaar tinkon kaa aashiyaan le kar