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hasti ke mat fareb mein aa jaaiyo 'asad'
aalam tamaam halqa-e-daam-e-khayaal hai
vaa-hasrataa ki yaar ne khinchaa sitam se haath
ham ko haris-e-lazzat-e-aazaar dekh kar
واحسرتا کہ یار نے کھینچا ستم سے ہاتھ
ہم کو حریص لذت آزار دیکھ کر
vā-hasratā ki yaar ne khīñchā sitam se haath
ham ko harīs-e-lazzat-e-āzār dekh kar

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
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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
jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai
na koi dost na hamdam na aashnaa na habib
usi se khauf ziyaada jo hai ziyaada qarib
baad marne ke bhi chhoDi na rifaaqat meri
meri turbat se lagi baiThi hai hasrat meri
hamaaraa dost tufaili bhi hai baDaa shaaer
agarche ek baDe aadmi kaa chamcha hai
murdamaan bisyaar honge aur jaa-e-qabr tang
qabr ki taqsim par murdon mein chhiD jaaegi jang
ik haal ho to yaaro us kaa bayaan karein ham
kyaa kyaa na aashiqi mein haalaat kaaTte hain