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Mirza Ghalib

1797 - 1869 | Delhi, India

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Great Urdu poet occupying a place of pride in world literature. Also one of the most quotable poets having shers for almost all situations of life.

Great Urdu poet occupying a place of pride in world literature. Also one of the most quotable poets having shers for almost all situations of life.

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aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hote tak

dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai

hazaron KHwahishen aisi ki har KHwahish pe dam nikle

koi ummid bar nahin aati

ye na thi hamari qismat ki visal-e-yar hota

har ek baat pe kahte ho tum ki tu kya hai

dil hi to hai na sang-o-KHisht dard se bhar na aae kyun

bazicha-e-atfal hai duniya mere aage

na tha kuchh to KHuda tha kuchh na hota to KHuda hota

bas-ki dushwar hai har kaam ka aasan hona

rahiye ab aisi jagah chal kar jahan koi na ho

ishq mujhko nahin wahshat hi sahi

husn-e-mah garche ba-hangam-e-kamal achchha hai

ibn-e-mariyam hua kare koi

dard minnat-kash-e-dawa na hua

muddat hui hai yar ko mehman kiye hue

nukta-chin hai gham-e-dil usko sunae na bane

aaina kyun na dun ki tamasha kahen jise

ishrat-e-qatra hai dariya mein fana ho jaana

aa ki meri jaan ko qarar nahin hai

ghair len mahfil mein bose jam ke

mehrban ho ke bula lo mujhe chaho jis waqt

phir kuchh ek dil ko be-qarari hai

daim paDa hua tere dar par nahin hun main

sab kahan kuchh lala-o-gul mein numayan ho gain

arz-e-niyaz-e-ishq ke qabil nahin raha

rone se aur ishq mein bebak ho gae

naqsh fariyaadi hai kis ki shoKHi-e-tahrir ka

kisi ko de ke dil koi nawa-sanj-e-fughan kyun ho

phir mujhe dida-e-tar yaad aaya

hai bas-ki har ek un ke ishaare mein nishan aur

dil se teri nigah jigar tak utar gai

milti hai KHu-e-yar se nar iltihab mein

ye hum jo hijr mein diwar-o-dar ko dekhte hain

aaina dekh apna sa munh le ke rah gae

dost gham-KHwari mein meri sai farmawenge kya

diwangi se dosh pe zunnar bhi nahin

dard se mere hai tujhko be-qarari hae hae

wo aa ke KHwab mein taskin-e-iztirab to de

jaur se baz aae par baz aaen kya

jahan tera naqsh-e-qadam dekhte hain

wo firaq aur wo visal kahan

koi din gar zindagani aur hai

main unhen chheDun aur kuchh na kahen

kahte ho na denge hum dil agar paDa paya

zulmat-kade mein mere shab-e-gham ka josh hai

taskin ko hum na roen jo zauq-e-nazar mile

zikr us pari-wash ka aur phir bayan apna

ghar jab bana liya tere dar par kahe baghair

hui taKHir to kuchh bais-e-taKHir bhi tha

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