Mirza Ghalib Collection

dard minnat kashe-dawa na hua
main na acha hua, bura na hua

jama karte ho kyon raqibon ko
ik tamasha hua gila na hua

ham kahan qismat azmane jayen
tu hi jab khanjar azma na hua

kitne shirin hain tere lab k raqib
galiyan khak bemaza na hua

hai khabar garm un k ane ki
aj hi ghar mein boriya na hua

kya wo namard ki khudai thi
bandagi mein mera bhala na hua

jan di, di hui usi ki thi
haq to yun hai k haq ada na hua

zakhm gar dab gaya lahu na thama
kam gar ruk gaya rawa na hua

rahzani hai k dilsitanee hai
lek dil, dilsitan rawa na hua

kuch to parhiye k log kahte hain
aj 'ghalib' gazalsara na hua

dayam para hua tere dar par nahi hun main
khak aisi zindagi pe k paththar nahi hun main

kyun gardish-e-mudam se ghabra na jaye dil
insan hun, pyala-o-sagar nahi hun main

yarab! zamana mujh ko mitata hai kis liye
lauh-e-jahan pe harf-e-mukarrar nahi hun main

had chahiye saza mein uqubat k waste
akhir gunahgar hun, kafir nahi hun main

kis waste aziz nahi jante mujhe
lal-o-zumarud-o-zar-o-gauhar nahi hun main

rakhte ho tum qadam meri ankhon se kyun dareg
rutbe mein mahr-o-mah se kamtar nahi hun main

karte ho mujhko mana-e-qadambos kis liye
kya asman k bhi barabar nahi hun main

'ghalib' wazifakhwar ho, do shah ko dua
wo din gaye ki kahte the "naukar nahi hun main"

dekhna qismat k ap apne pe rashk a jaye hai
main use dekhun bhala kab mujhse dekha jaye hai

hath dho dil se yahi garmi gar andeshe mein hai
abgina tundi-e-sahaba se pighala jaye hai

gair ko yarab wo kyon kar mana-e-gustakhi kare
gar haya bhi usko ati hai to sharma jaye hai

shauq ko ye lat k hardam nala khenche jaiye
dil k wo halat k dam lene se ghabara jaye hai

dur chashm-e-bad teri bazm-e-tarab se wah wah
nagma ho jata hai wan gar nala mera jaye hai

garche hai tarz-e-tagaful pardadar-e-raz-e-ishq
par ham aise khoye jate hain k wo pa jaye hai

uski bazmaraiyan sunkar dil-e-ranjur yan
misl-e-naqsh-e-mudda-e-gair baitha jaye hai

ho k ashiq wo parirukh aur nazuk ban gaya
rang khulta jaye hai jitna k urata jaye hai

naqsh ko us k musawwir par bhi kya kya naz hai
khenchta hai jis qadar utna hi khinchta jaye hai

saya mera mujhse misl-e-dud bhage hai 'Asad'
pas mujh atishba-jan k kis se thahra jaye hai

dhota hun jab main pine ko us simtan k paon
rakhta hai zid se khench kar bahar lagan k paon

di sadagi se jan parun kohkan k paon
hai hat kyon na tut gae pirazan k paon

bhage the ham bahut so usi ki saza hai ye
hokar asir dabte hain rahzan k paon

marham ki justaju mein phira hun jo dur-dur
tan se siwa figar hain is khasta tan k paon

Allah re zauq-e-dashtanwardi k baade-marg
hilte hain khud-ba-khud mere andar kafan k paon

hai josh-e-gul bahar mein yan tak k har taraf
urte hue ulajhte hain murg-e-chaman k paon

shab ko kisi k khwab mein aya na ho kahin
dukhte hain aj us but-e-nazukbadan k paon

'ghalib' mere kalam mein kyon kar maza na ho
pita hun khusro-e-shirinsukhan k paon

dil-e-nadan tujhe hua kya hai
akhir is dard ki dawa kya hai

ham hain mushtaq aur wo bezar
ya ilahi ye majara kya hai

main bhi munh mein zaban rakhta hun
kash pucho k mudda kya hai

jab k tujh bin nahi koi maujud
phir ye hangama, ai Khuda kya hai

ye pari chehra log kaise hain
gamaza-o-ishwa-o-ada kya hai

shikan-e-zulf-e-ambari kyon hai
nigah-e-chashm-e-surma sa kya hai

sabza-o-gul kahan se aye hain
abr kya chiz hai hawa kya hai

hamko unse wafa ki hai ummid
jo nahi jante wafa kya hai

han bhala kar tera bhala hoga
aur darwesh ki sada kya hai

jan tum par nisar karta hun
main nahi janta dua kya hai

main ne mana k kuch nahi 'ghalib'
muft hath aye to bura kya hai

dil hi to hai na sang-o-khisht dard se bhar na aye kyun
roenge ham hazar bar koi hamein sataye kyun

dair nahi haram nahi dar nahi astan nahi
baithe hain rahguzar pe ham gair hamein uthaye kyun

jab wo jamal-e-dilfaroz, surat-e-mahr-e-nimaroz
ap hi ho nazrasoz, parde mein munh chupaye kyun

dashna-e-gamza jansitan, nawak-e-naz bepanah
tera hi aks-e-rukh sahi, samane tere aye kyun

qaid-e-hayat-o-band-e-gam asl mein donon ek hain
maut se pahle admi gam se najat paye kyun

husn aur us pe husn-e-zan rah gai bulahawas ki sharm
apne pe etimad hai gair ko azamaye kyun

wan wo guroor-e-izz-o-naz yan ye hijab-e-pas waza
rah mein ham milen kahan, bazm mein wo bulayen kyun

han wo nahi khudaparast, jao wo bewafa sahi
jisko ho din-o-dil aziz, us ki gali mein jaye kyun

"ghalib"-e-khasta k bagair kaun se kam band hain
roie zar-zar kya, kijie haye-haye kyun

dil mera soz-e-nihan se bemuhaba jal gaya
atish-e-khamosh k manind goya jal gaya

dil mein zauq-e-wasl-o-yad-e-yar tak baki nahi
ag is ghar mein lagi aisi k jo tha jal gaya

main adam se bhi pare hun warna gafil! barha
meri ah-e-atshin se bal-e-anqa jal gaya

arz kije jauhar-e-andesha ki garmi kahan
kuch khayal aya tha wehshat ka k sehra jal gaya

dil nahi, tujh ko dikhta warna dagon ki bahar
is charagan ka, karun kya, karfarma jal gaya

main hun aur afsurdagi ki arazu "Ghalib"! k dil
dekh kar tarz-e-tapak-e-ahl-e-duniya jal gaya

dil se teri nigah jigar tak utar gai
donon ko ik ada mein razamand kar gai

shaq ho gaya hai sina khusha lazzat-e-farag
takleef-e-pardadari-e-zakhm-e-jigar gai

wo bada-e-shabana ki saramastiyan kahan
uthiye bas ab k lazzat-e-khwab-e-sahar gai

urti phire hai khak meri ku-e-yar mein
bare ab ai hawa, hawas-e-bal-o-par gai

dekho to dil farebi-e-andaz-e-naqsh-e-pa
mauj-e-khiram-e-yar bhi kya gul katar gai

har bulahawas ne husn parasti shiar ki
ab abaru-e-shewa-e-ahal-e- nazar gai

nazzare ne bhi kam kiya wan naqab ka
masti se har nigah tere rukh par bikhar gai

farda-o-din ka tafarruqa yak bar mit gaya
kal tum gae k ham pe qayamat guzar gai

mara zamane ne 'Asadullah khan" tumhen
wo walwale kahan, wo jawani kidhar gai

diya hai dil agar us ko, bashar hai kya kahiye
hua raqib to ho, namabar hai, kya kahiye

ye zid, k aj na awe aur aye bin na rahe
qaza se shikwa hamein kis qadar hai, kya kahiye

rahe hai yun gah-o-begah k ku-e-dost ko ab
agar na kahiye k dushman ka ghar hai, kya kahiye

zih-e-karishma k yun de rakha hai hamko fareb
k bin kahe hi unhen sab khabar hai, kya kahiye

samajh k karte hain bazar mein wo pursish-e-hal
k ye kahe ki sar-e-rahguzar hai, kya kahiye

tumhen nahi hai sar-e-rishta-e-wafa ka khayal
hamare hath mein kuch hai, magar hai kya kahiye

unhen sawal pe zaom-e-junun hai, kyun lariye
hamein jawab se qata-e-nazar hai, kya kahiye

hasad saza-e-kamal-e-sukhan hai, kya kije
sitam, baha-e-mataa-e-hunar hai, kya kahiye

kaha hai kisne k "ghalib" bura nahi lekin
siway isak ki ashuftasar hai kya kahiye

donon jahan de k wo samjhe ye khush raha
yan a pari ye sharm ki takrar kya karen

thak thak k har maqam pe do char rah gaye
tera pata na payen to nachar kya karen

kya shama k nahin hai hawa khwah ahal-e-bazm
ho gam hi jan gudaz to gamkhwar kya karen