laazim thaa ki dekho meraa rastaa koii din aur - Mirza Ghalib

laazim thaa ki dekho meraa rastaa koii din aur

tanhaa gaye kyon ab raho tanhaa koii din aur

mit jaayegaa sar, gar teraa paththar na ghisegaa

huun dar pe tere naasiyaafarsaa koii din aur

aaye ho kal aur aaj hii kahate ho ki jaauun

maanaa ki hameshaa nahiin achchaa koii din aur

jaate hue kahate ho qayaamat ko milenge

kyaa khuub! qayaamat kaa hai goyaa koii din aur

haan ae falak-e-piir, javaan thaa abhii aarif

kyaa teraa bigadataa jo na marataa koii din aur

tum maah-e-shab-e-charduhum the mere ghar ke

phir kyon na rahaa ghar kaa vo naqshaa koii din aur

tum kaun se aise the khare daad-o-sitad ke

karataa malakulmaut taqaazaa koii din aur

mujhase tumhen nafrat sahii, nayyar se ladaaii

bachhon kaa bhii dekhaa na tamaashaa koii din aur

guzarii na baharhaal yaa muddat khushii-naakhush

karanaa thaa javaanmarg! guzaaraa koii din aur

naadaan ho jo kahate ho ki kyon jiite ho 'ghalib'

qismat men hai marane kii tamannaa koii din aur