Mirza Ghalib Collection

dost gamkhwari main meri sai farmayenge kya
zakhm k bharne talak nakhun na barh jayenge kya

beniyazi had se guzri banda parwar kab talak
ham kahenge hal-e-dil aur ap farmayenge kya

hazrat-e-naseh gar ayen dida-o-dil farsh-e-rah
koi mujh ko ye to samjha do k samajhayenge kya

aj wan teg-o-kafan bandhe hue jata hun main
uzr mera qatl karne main wo ab layenge kya

gar kiya naseh ne ham ko qaid acha yon sahi
ye junun-e-ishq k andaz chut jayenge kya

khana zad-e-zulf hain zanjir se bhagenge kya
hain giraftar-e-wafa zindan se ghabarayenge kya

hai ab is mamure main qahat-e-gam-e-ulfat asad
ham ne ye mana k dilli main rahe khayenge kya

ek ek qatre ka mujhe dena para hisab
khun-e-jigar wadiat-e-mishagan-e-yar tha

ab main hun aur matam-e-yak shahar-e-arazu
tora jo tu ne aina timsal dar tha

galiyon main meri nash ko khenche phiro k main
jan dad-e-hawa-e-sar-e-rahguzar tha

mauj-e-sarab-e-dasht-e-wafa ka na puch hal
har zarra misl-e-jauhar-e-teg abdar tha

kam jante the ham bhi gam-e-ishq ko par ab
dekha to kam hue pa gam-e-rozgar tha

gai wo bat k ho guftagu to kyonkar ho
kahe se kuch na hua phir kaho to kyonkar ho

hamare zahan main is fikr ka hai nam wisal
k gar na ho to kahan jayen ho to kyonkar ho

adab hai aur yahi kashmakash to kya kije
haya hai aur yahi gomago to kyonkar ho

tumhin kaho k guzra sanam paraston ka
buton ki ho agar aisi hi khu to kyonkar ho

uljhte ho tum agar dekhte ho aina
jo tum se shahar main ho ek do to kyonkar ho

jise nasib ho roz-e-siyah mera sa
wo shakhs din na kahe rat ko to kyonkar ho

hamain phir un se umid aur unhen hamari qadr
hamari bat hi puche na wo to kyonkar ho

galat na tha hamain khat par guman tasalli ka
na mane dida-e-didar ju to kyonkar ho

batao us misha ko dekhkar ho mujh ko qarar
yah nesh ho rag-e-jan main faro to kyonkar ho

mujhe junun nahin Galib wale baqaul-e-huzur
firaq-e-yar main taskin ho to kyonkar ho

gair len mahfil mein bose jam k
ham rahen yun tashnalab paigam k

khastagi ka tum se kya shikwa k ye
hathakande hain charkh-e-nili fam k

khat likhenge garche matlab kuch na ho
ham to ashiq hain tumhare nam k

rat pi zam-zam pe may aur subh-dam
dhoe dhabbe jama-e-ehram k

dil ko ankhon ne phansaya kya magar
ye bhi halqe hain tumhare dam k

shah k hai gusl-e-sehat ki khabar
dekhiye din kab phiren hammam k

ishq ne 'ghalib' nikamma kar diya
warna ham bhi adami the kam k

bargashta-e-yazdan se kuch bhul hui hai
bhatke hue insan se kuch bhul hui hai

ta hadd-e-nazar shole hi shole hain chaman mein
phulon k nigehban se kuch bhul hui hai

jis ahad mein lut jaye faqiron ki kamai
us ahad ke sultan se kuch bhul hui hai

hanste hain meri surat-e-maftun pe shagufe
mere dil-e-nadan se kuch bhul hui hai

huron ki talab aur mai-o-sagar se hai nafrat
zahid tere irfan se kuch bhul hui hai

gam-e-duniya se gar pai bhi fursat sar uthane ki
falak ka dekhna taqrib tere yad ane ki

khulega kis tarah mazmun mere maktub ka yarab
qasam khai hai us kafir ne kagaz k jalane ki

lipatna paraniyan main shola-e-atish ka asan hai
wale mushkil hai hikmat dil main soz-e-gam chupane ki

unhen manzur apne zakhmiyon ka dekh ana tha
uthe the sair-e-gul ko dekhna shokhi bahane ki

hamari sadagi thi iltafat-e-naz par marna
tera ana na tha zalim magar tamahid jane ki

laqad-kob-e-hawadis ka tahammul kar nahin sakti
meri taqat k zamin thi buton k naz uthane ki

kahun kya khubi-e-auzag-e-ibna-e-zaman "Ghalib"
badi ki usne jis se hamne ki thi barha neki

ghar hamara, jo na rote bhi, to wiran hota
bahr gar bahr na hota to bayaban hota

tangi-e-dil ka gila kya, ye wo kafir dil hai
k agar tang na hota, to pareshan hota

bad-e-yak umr-e-wara, bar to deta bare
kash rizwan hi dar-e-yar ka darban hota

ghar jab bana liya hai tere dar par kahe bagair
janega ab bhi tu na mera ghar kahe bagair

kahte hain, jab rahi na mujhe taqat-e-sukhan
janun kisi k dil ki main kyunkar kahe bagair

kam us se a para hai k jisaka jahan mein
lewe na koi nam sitamagar kahe bagair

ji mein hi kuch nahi hai hamare wagarna ham
sar jaye ya rahe na rahen par kahe bagair

chorunga main na us but-e-kafir ka pujana
chore na khalq go mujhe kafir kahe bagair

maqsad hai naz-o-gamza wale guftagu mein kam
chalta nahi hai, dashna-o-khanjar kahe bagair

har chand ho mushahida-e-haq ki guftagu
banti nahi hai bada-o-sagar kahe bagair

bahra hun main to chahiye duna ho iltfat
sunta nahi hun bat muqarrar kahe bagair

"ghalib" na kar huzur mein tu bar-bar arz
zahir hai tera hal sab un par kahe bagair

hai bas k har ik un k ishare mein nishan aur
karte hain muhabbat to guzarta hai guman aur

ya rab wo na samjhe hain na samajhenge meri bat
de aur dil un ko jo na de mujhko zuban aur

abaru se hai kya us nigah -e-naz ko paiband
hai tir muqarrar magar us ki hai kaman aur

tum shahar mein ho to hamein kya gam jab uthenge
le ayenge bazar se jakar dil-o-jan aur

har chand subukdast hue butshikni mein
ham hain to abhi rah mein hai sang-e-giran aur

hai khun-e-jigar josh mein dil khol k rota
hote kai jo dida-e-khunnabafishan aur

marta hun is awaz pe har chand sar ur jaye
jalad ko lekin wo kahe jaye k han aur

logon ko hai khurshid-e-jahan tab ka dhoka
har roz dikhata hun main ik dag-e-nihan aur

leta na agar dil tumhen deta koi dam chain
karta jo na marta koi din ah-o-fugan aur

pate nahi jab rah to char jate hain nale
rukti hai meri taba to hoti hai rawan aur

hain aur bhi duniya mein sukhanawar bahut ache
kahte hain ki 'Ghalib' ka hai andaz-e-bayan aur

hairan hun dil ko roun k pitun jigar ko main
maqadur hun to sath rakhun nauhagar ko main

chora na rashk ne k tere ghar ka nam lun
har ek se puchta hun k jaun kidhar ko main

jana para raqib k dar par hazar bar
ai kash janta na teri rahguzar ko main

hai kya jo kas k bandhiye meri bala dare
kya janta nahi hun tumhari kamar ko main

lo wo bhi kahte hain k ye benang-o-nam hai
ye janta agar to lutata na ghar ko main

chalta hun thori dur har ik tez rau k sath
pahchanta nahi hun abhi rahbar ko main

khwahish ko ahmaqon ne parastish diya qarar
kya pujta hun us but-e-bedadagar ko main

phir bekhudi mein bhul gaya rah-e-ku-e-yar
jata wagarna ek din apni khabar ko main

apne pe kar raha hun qiyas ahal-e-dahar ka
samjha hun dil pazir mata-e-hunar ko main

"ghalib" Khuda kare k sawar-e-samand-e-naz
dekhun ali bahadur-e-aliguhar ko main