Mirza Ghalib Collection

kabhi neki bhi us k ji main a jaye hai mujhse
jafayen kark apni yad sharma jaye hai mujhse

Khudaya! Jazba-e-dil ki magar tasir ulti hai
k jitna khenchta hun aur khinchta jaye hai mujhse

wo bad khu aur meri dastan-e-ishq tulani
ibarat mukhtasar, qasid bhi ghabra jaye hai mujhse

udhar wo badgumani hai, idhar ye natawani hai
na pucha jaye hai usse, na bola jaye hai mujhse

sanbhalne de mujhe ae naumidi, kya qayamat hai
k damane khayale yar chuta jaye hai mujhse

takalluf bar taraf nazzaragi mein bhi sahi, lekin
wo dekha jaye, kab ye zulm dekha jaye hai mujhse

hue hain paon hi pahle nabard-e-ishq mein zakhmi
na bhaga jaye hai mujhse, na thahra jaye hai mujhse

qayamat hai k hoe muddai ka hamsafar Ghalib
wo kafir, jo Khuda ko bhi na saunpa jaye hai mujhse

kahte ho na denge ham dil agar para paya
dil kahan k gum kije hamne muddaa paya

ishq se tabiat ne zist ka maza paya
dard ki dawa pai dard-e-bedawa paya

dostdar-e-dushman hai etimad-e-dil malum
ah beasar dekhi nala narasa paya

sadagi-o-purkari bekhudi-o-hoshiyari
husn ko tagaful main juraat azama paya

guncha phir laga khilne aj ham ne apna dil
khun kiya hua dekha gum kiya hua paya

hal-e-dil nahin malum lekin is qadar yani
ham ne bara dhunda tum ne bara paya

shor-e-pand-e-naseh ne zakhm par namak chirka
ap se koi puche tum ne kya maza paya

ki wafa hamse to gair use jafa kahte hain
hoti ai hai k achon ko bura kahte hain

aj ham apni pareshani-e-khatir un se
kahne jate to hain, par dekhiye kya kahte hain

agle waqton k hain ye log, inhen kuch na kaho
jo may-o-nagmein ko andohruba kahte hain

dil mein a jae hai, hoti hai jo fursat gash se
aur phir kaun se nale ko rasa kahte hain?

hai par-e-sarhad-e-idrak se apna masjud
qible ko, ahal-e-nazar, qiblanuma kahte hain

pa-e-afgar pe jab se tujhe raham aya hai
khar-e-rah ko tere ham mehr-e-giya kahte hain

ik sharar dil mein hai, us se koi ghabrayga kya
ag matalub hai hamako, jo hawa kahate hain

dekhiye lati hai us shokh ki nakhwat kya rang
us ki har bat pe ham nam-e-Khuda khate hain

wehshat-o-shefta ab marsiya kahwen shayad
mar gaya "Ghalib"-e-ashuftanawa kahte hain

kisi ko dek dil koi nawsanj-e-fugan kyon ho
na ho jab dil hi sine main to phir munh main zuban kyon ho

wo apni khu na chorenge ham apni waza kyon badlen
subuksar banak kya puchen k ham se sargiran kyon ho

kiya gamkhwar ne ruswa lage ag is muhabbat ko
na laye tab jo gam ki wo mera razdan kyon ho

wafa kaisi kahan ka ishq jab sar phorna thahra
to phir ai sangdil tera hi sang-e-astan kyon ho

qafas mein mujh se rudad-e-chaman kahte na dar hamdam
giri hai jis pe kal bijli wo mera ashiyan kyon ho

ye kah sakte ho ham dil mein nahi hain par ye batao
k jab dil main tumhin tum ho to ankhon se nihan kyon ho

galat hai jazba-e-dil ka shikawa dekho jurm kiska hai
na khincho gar tum apne ko kashakash darmiyan kyon ho

ye fitna admi ki khanawirani ko kya kam hai
hue tum dost jisk dushman uska asman kyon ho

yahi hai azmana to satana kis ko kahte hain
adu k ho liye jab tum to mera imtihan kyon ho

kaha tumne k kyon ho gair k milne mein ruswai
baja kahte ho sach kahte ho phir kahiyo k han kyon ho

nikla chahta hai kam kya tanon se tu "Ghalib"
tere bemahar kahne se wo tujh par meharban kyon ho

koi din gar zindagani aur hai
apne ji mein hamne thani aur hai

atish-e-dozakh mein ye garmi kahan
soz-e-gam hai nihani aur hai

barha dekhin hain un ki ranjishen
par kuch ab k sargirani aur hai

dek khat munh dekhta hai namabar
kuch to paigam-e-zabani aur hai

qata-e-amar hai aksar nujum
wo bala-e-asmani aur hai

ho chukin "Ghalib" balayen sab tamam
ek marg-e-nagahani aur hai

koi ummid bar nahi ati
koi surat nazar nahi ati

maut ka ek din muayyan hai
nind kyon rat bhar nahi ati

age ati thi hal-e-dil pe hansi
ab kisi bat par nahi ati

janta hun sawab-e-tahat-o-zahad
par tabiyat idhar nahi ati

hai kuch aisi hi bat jo chup hun
warna kya bat kar nahi ati

kyon na chikhun k yad karte hain
meri awaz gar nahi ati

dag-e-dilgarnazar nahi ata
bu bhi ai charagar nahi ati

ham wahan hain jahan se ham ko bhi
kuch hamari khabar nahi ati

marte hain arzu mein marne ki
maut ati hai par nahi ati

kaba kis munh se jaoge 'Ghalib'
sharm tumko magar nahi ati

kyonkar us but se rakhun jan aziz
kya nahin hai mujhe iman aziz

dil se nikla pa na nikla dil se
hai tere tir ka paikan aziz

tab laye hi banegi 'Ghalib'
baqia sakht hai aur jan aziz

lazim tha k dekho mera rasta koi din aur
tanha gaye kyon ab raho tanha koi din aur

mit jayega sar, gar tera paththar na ghisega
hun dar pe tere nasiyafarsa koi din aur

aye ho kal aur aj hi kahte ho k jaun
mana k hamesha nahi acha koi din aur

jate hue kahte ho qayamat ko milenge
kya khub! qayamat ka hai goya koi din aur

han ae falak-e-pir, jawan tha abhi arif
kya tera bigarta jo na marta koi din aur

tum mah-e-shab-e-charduhum the mere ghar k
phir kyon na raha ghar ka wo naqsha koi din aur

tum kaun se aise the khare dad-o-sitad k
karta malikulmaut taqaza koi din aur

mujhse tumhen nafrat sahi, nayyar se ladai
bachon ka bhi dekha na tamasha koi din aur

guzri na baharhal ya muddat khushi-nakhush
karna tha jawanmarg! guzara koi din aur

nadan ho jo kahte ho k kyon jite ho 'Ghalib'
qismat main hai marne ki tamanna koi din aur

maharban ho k bula lo mujhe chaho jis waqt main
gaya waqt nahi hun k phir a bhi na sakun

zauf mein tana-e-agyar ka shikwa kya hai bat
kuch sar to nahi hai k utha bhi na sakun

zahar milta hi nahi mujhko sitamgar warna
kya qasam hai tere milne ki k kha bhi na sakun

main unhen cherun aur kuch na kahen
chal nikalte jo mai piye hote

qahar ho ya bala ho, jo kuch ho
kash k tum mere liye hote

meri qismat mein gam gar itna tha
dil bhi ya rab kai diye hote

a hi jata wo rah par 'Ghalib'
koi din aur bhi jiye hote