Mirza Ghalib Collection

ham rashk ko apne bhi gawara nahin karte
marte hain wale un ki tamanna nahin karte

dar parda unhen gair se hai rabt-e-nihani
zahir ka ye parda hai k parda nahin karte

yah bais-e-naumidi-e-arbab-e-hawas hai
Galib ko bura kahte ho acha nahin karte

har ek bat pe kahte ho tum k tu kya hai
tumhin kaho k ye andaz-e-guftagu kya hai

na shole mein ye karishma na barq mein ye ada
koi batao ki wo shokh-e-tundakhu kya hai

ye rashk hai k wo hota hai hamsukhan hamse
wagarna khauf-e-badamozi-e-ad kya hai

chipak raha hai badan par lahu se pairahan
hamari jeb ko an hajat-e-rafu kya hai

jala hia jism jahan dil bhi jal gaya hoga
kuredate ho jo ab rakh justaju kya hai

ragon mein daurate phirne k ham nahi qayal
jab ankh hi se na tapka to phir lahu kya hai

wo chiz jis k liye ham ko ho bahisht aziz
siwae bada-e-gulfam-e-mushkabu kya hai

piyun sharab agar khum bhi dekh lun do char
ye shisha-o-qadah-o-kuza-o-subu kya hai

rahi na taqat-e-guftar aur agar ho bhi
to kis ummid pe kahiye k arazu kya hai

bana hai shah ka musahib, phire hai itarata
wagarna shahar mein "ghalib" ki abaru kya hai

hazaron khwahishen aisi k har khwaish pe dam nikle
bahut nikle mere arman lekin phir bhi kam nikle

dare kyun mera qatil kya rahega usaki gardan par
wo khun jo chashm-e-tar se umr bhar yun dam-ba-dam nikle

nikalna khuld se adam ka sunte aye hain lekin
bahut be-abaru hokar tere kuche se ham nikle

bharam khul jaye zalim tere qamat ki darazi ka
agar is turra-e-purapech-o-kham ka pech-o-kham nikle

magar likhwaye koi us ko khat to hamase likhawaye
hui subah aur ghar se kan par rakkhar qalam nikle

hui is daur mein mansub mujhse bada-ashmi
phir aya wo zamana jo jahan se jam-e-jam nikle

hui jinse tawaqqo khastagi ki dad pane ki
wo hamse bhi ziyada khasta-e-teg-e-sitam nikle

muhabbat mein nahi hai farq jine aur marne ka
usi ko dekh kar jite hain jis kafir pe dam nikle

zara kar jor sine par ki tir-e-pursitam nikle
jo wo nikle to dil nikle jo dil nikle to dam nikle

Khuda k waste parda na kabe se utha zalim
kahi aisa na ho yan bhi wahi kafir sanam nikle

kahan maikhane ka darwaza 'ghalib' aur kahan waiz
par itna jante hain kal wo jata tha k ham nikle

hui takhir to kuch bais-e-takhir bhi tha
ap ate the magar koi inangir na tha

tum se beja hai mujhe apni tabahi ka gila
us main kuch shaib-e-khubi-e-taqdir bhi tha

tu mujhe bhul gaya ho to pata batla dun
kabhi fitrak main tere koi nakhchir bhi tha

qaid main hai tere wahshi ko wahi zulf ki yad
han kuch ek ranj-e-garanbari-e-zanjir bhi tha

bijli kaund gai ankhon k age, to kya
bat karte, k main lab tashna-e-taqrir bhi tha

yusuf us ko kahun aur kuch na kahe, khair hui
gar bigar baithe to main layaq-e-ta'zir bhi tha

dekh kar gair ko kyun ho na kaleja thanda
nala karta tha wale talib-e-tasir bhi tha

peshe main aib nahin, rakhiye na farhad ko nam
ham hi ashufta-saron main wo jawan 'Meer' bhi tha

ham the marne ko khare pas na aya na sahi
akhir us shaukh k tarkash main koi tir bhi tha

pakre jate hain farishton k likhe par nahak
admi koi hamara dam-e-tahrir bhi tha

rekhta k tumhin ustad nahin ho "Ghalib"
kahte hain agle zamane main koi 'meer' bhi tha

husn-e-mah garche bahangam-e-kamal acha hai
us se mera mah-e-khurshid-e-jamal acha hai

bosa dete nahi aur dil pe hai har lahja nigah
ji mein kahte hain muft aye to mal acha hai

aur bazar se le ayen agar tut gaya
sagar-e-jam se mera jam-e-sifal acha hai

betalab den to maza usmen siwa milta hai
wo gada jisko na ho khu-e-sawal acha hai

un k dekhe se jo a jati hai munh par raunaq
wo samajhte hain k bimar ka hal acha hai

dekhiye pate hain ushshaq buton se kya faiz
ik birahman ne kaha hai k ye sal acha hai

hamsukhan teshe ne farhad ko shirin se kiya
jis tarah ka bhi kisi mein ho kamal acha hai

qatra darya mein jo mil jaye to darya ho jaye
kam acha hai wo jiska maal acha hai

khijr sultan ko rakhe khaliq-e-akbar sarsabz
shah k bag main ye taza nihal acha hai

hamko malum hai jannat ki haqiqat lekin
dil k khush rakhne ko Ghalib ye khayal acha hai

husn gamze k kashakash se chuta mere bad
bare aram se hai ahl-e-jafa mere bad

mansab-e-sheftagi k koi qabil na raha
hui mazuli-e-andaz-o-ada mere bad

shama bujhti hai to us mein se dhuan uthta hai
shola-e-ishq siyahposh hua mere bad

khun hai dil khak mein ahwal-e-butan par, yani
unk nakhun hue mohtaj-e-hina mere bad

darkhur-e-arz nahi jauhar-e-bedad ko ja
nigah-e-naz hai surme se khafa mere bad

hai junun ahl-e-junun k liye agosh-e-wida
chaq hota hai gareban se juda mere bad

kaun hota hai harif-e-mai-e-mard-afgan-e-ishq
hai mukarrar lab-e-saqi pe sala mere bad

gam se mata hun k itna nahi dunya mein koi
k kare taziyat-e-mehar-o-wafa mere bad

aye hai bekasi-e-ishq pe rona 'Ghalib'
kisk ghar jayega sailab-e-bala mere bad

ibn-e-mariym hua kare koi
mere dukh ki dawa kare koi

shura-o-ain par madar sahi
aise qatil ka kya kare koi

chal jaise kadi kaman ka tir
dil main aise k ja kare koi

bat par wan zuban katti hai
wo kahen aur suna kare koi

bak raha hun junun main kya kya kuch
kuch na samjhe Khuda kare koi

na suno gar bura kahe koi
na kaho gar bura kare koi

rok lo gar galat chale koi
bakhsh do gar khata kare koi

kaun hai jo nahi hai hajatmand
kiski hajat rawa kare koi

kya kiya khijr ne sikandar se
ab kise rahnuma kare koi

jab tawaqqo hi uth gayi "Ghalib"
kyon kisi ka gila kare koi

ishq mujhko nahi wahshat hi sahi
meri wahshat teri shohrat hi sahi

qata kije na talluq ham se
kuch nahi hai to adawat hi sahi

mere hone mein hai kya ruswai
ye wo majlis nahi khalwat hi sahi

ham bhi dushman to nahi hain apne
gair ko tujh se mohabbat hi sahi

apni hasti hi se ho jo kuch ho
agahi gar nahi gaflat hi sahi

umr har chand ki hai barq-e-khiram
dil k khun karne ki fursat hi sahi

ham koi tarq-e-wafa karte hain
na sahi ishq musibat hi sahi

kuch to de ai falak-e-nainsaf
ah-o-fariyad ki rukhsat hi sahi

ham bhi taslim ki khu dalenge
beniyazi teri adat hi sahi

yar se cheda chali jaye "Asad"
gar nahi wasl to hasrat hi sahi

ishq tasir se naumed nahi
jan supari shajr-e-bed nahi

sultnat dast-ba-dast ai hai
jam-e-mai khatam-e-jamshed nahi

hai tajalli teri samne wajud
jara be partawe khurshid nahi

raz-e-mashuq na ruswa ho jaye
warna mar jane mein kuch bhed nahi

gardish-e-rang-e-tarab se dar hai
gam-e-mahrumi-e-jawed nahi

kahte hain jite hain ummid pe log
ham ko jine ki bhi ummid nahi

kab wo sunta hai kahani meri
aur phir wo bhi zabani meri

khalish-e-gamza-e-khunrez na puch
dekh khunbafishani meri

kya bayan kar k mera royege yar
magar ashufta-bayani meri

hun zikhud rafta-e-baida-e-khayal
bhul jana hai nishani meri

mutaqabil hai muqabil mera
ruk gaya dekh rawani meri

qadr-e-sang-e-sar-e-rah rakhta hun
sakht arzan hai girani meri

dahan us ka jo na malum hua
khul gai hao chamandani meri

kar diya zof ne ajiz "Ghalib"
nang-e-piri hai jawani meri